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Reward offered for return of missing weather balloon

Reward offered for return of missing weather balloon
Carrollton-based Bears on Patrol and the West Georgia Amateur Radio Society are offering a $ 100 reward to anyone who finds and returns a missing weather balloon. The balloon was launched in Carrollton on Nov. 6. It contained radio tracking equipment …
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Apple co-founder started as Radio Ham
The newspaper says "When Wozniak was 10 years old, he received his ham radio operator license and built his own ham radio — an amateur radio that uses a designated frequency for private recreational purposes." Steve initially got a Novice call sign …
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WIA Amateur Radio Club Grant Scheme
The first category was projects and activities to be conducted before 1 June 2012 to attract new amateurs, but focussed on people under 25 and the second category was amateur radio projects that are useful and innovative and that utilise both …
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As howling storm battered Alaska, ham operators provided vital link
As howling winds whipped up and crashing waves pounded beaches, the people who live in the remote, isolated villages along the storm's path stayed connected via a web of global radio frequencies. When other communications failed, ham radio operators …
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Latest Amateur Radio News

Mercer County ham radio operators needed to assist in emergencies
By Chuck Gysi Mercer County's amateur radio operators are needed to provide communications assistance in emergency and disaster situations. The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency is recruiting hams to become a part of the Mercer County Amateur …
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Local amateur radio club honours 150th birthday of Dr. James Naismith
This occurred nine years later (1900) when Reginald Fessenden – born in East Bolton (Canada's Eastern Townships) – transmitted speech by radio waves. This weekend (Nov. 5-6) the Almonte Amateur Radio Club (AARC) will commemorate the 150th anniversary …
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Ham Radio Field Day ’05 3

Some cool Ham Radio images:

Ham Radio Field Day ’05 3

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Turns out I had stumbled onto Amateur Radio Field Day 2005. I’d never heard of this before! Apparently ham radio operators emergency preparedness skills and play a game to make it fun. I was curious so I talked to this guy for a few minutes and he explained everything, except he couldn’t really explain how one scores points. I kept asking questions, but I guess I wasn’t asking the right questions.

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Latest Amateur Radio Emergency Service News

AR Newsline Report 1785 — Oct. 26 2011:
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale, Arizona. As we go to air, close to 500 aftershocks have been recorded in the area since the earthquake. More amateur radio emergency communications information will be posted on the …
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Ham Radio hams it up Oct. 15
Operating this year from the Emergency Operations Centre for Halton Region and the North Halton Red Cross in Milton, Ham radio operators from the radio groups in Halton region, including the Oakville Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Halton Region …
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Ham radio operators fill communications void

Ham radio operators fill communications void
The group also developed a walking stick antenna, which is used for search and rescue operations to boost the power of radios. Helping others is a large part of the group's motivation, he said. “It's almost like being a Boy Scout for the rest of your …
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ARNewsline Report 1784 — Oct 21 2011:
Packed in a rainproof canvas box, the HF sets included a short wire antenna that would work using skywave or NVIS propagation. This, to contact any of several radio command posts set up and manned by WICEN of New South Wales. …
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The godfathers of Steve Jobs's genius

The godfathers of Steve Jobs's genius
As a boy radio ham recovering in Yonkers from St. Vitus's dance (chorea), he built a wooden tower to fix an antenna 125 feet above the ground so he could pick up signals on his headphones. All his life he was intoxicated by height and speed. …
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Council supports chief's ordinances
It was noted that local ham operators share the same antenna service as the local ambulance service. The ham radio operators are used as back up communication in case of a local disaster. Hollowell suggested renting the ham repeater space on Reservoir …
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Hiram Council Approves FY2012 Budget
Amateur Radio Emergency Services are often called on in severe weather or other disaster situations, McDaniel said, to play a key role in communications. McDaniel proposed adding a VHF repeater system and antenna to the Hiram water tower facing Highway …
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Home Depot to host safety and preparedness event

What’s this? great Drake ham radio gear

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Drake radio gear @ ham radio flea market ARI Torino

Home Depot to host safety and preparedness event
… event from 9 am to 2 pm Saturday, featuring representatives from the Warrenton fire and police departments, Medix Ambulance Service, Clatsop County Emergency Management Services, American Red Cross, US Coast Guard Auxiliary and ham radio operators. …
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Economic crisis hits Portuguese amateur radio repeaters
Portugal's amateur radio and EchoLink repeaters would appear to be the latest casualties of the current economic crisis. The economy crisis consequences are worst and worst everyday in Portugal and have made its first victims at ham radio. …
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