Connecticut radio amateur Keith Mutch, KB1RBI, of Torrington, was on Ocean Beach looking out over New London Harbor the evening of May 4 when he spotted a young girl and her dog in distress in a canoe. The unidentified 12-year-old, not wearing a life vest, was attempting to paddle through rough water and increased winds when she got into difficulty.
Unable to contact authorities via his cell pho…
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Amateur Radio volunteers assisting with communications in the aftermath of the devastating Colorado flooding came in for high praise recently for their role in helping to safely evacuate youngsters and others from a mountain environmental education center threatened with being cut off by road washouts. In an Op-Ed piece last week in the Longmont Times-Call, Sandra Harem, the executive director …
Amateur Radio operators kept National Weather Service meteorologists and state and local emergency operations centers up to date on changing conditions as Tropical Storm Flossie passed over the Island State July 29-30. The NWS had earlier notified residents to prepare for heavy rains, high winds and flooding. Clem Jung, KH7HO, opened a SKYWARN net from the NWS Honolulu office ham station the ev…
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For the past 11 years, the US Office of Personnel Management has designated the ARRL to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In that time, this campaign for federal government civilian employees, US Postal Service workers and members of the military has generated almost $ 192,000 for ARRL programs since it first became an option for federal employees to donate to the League. The C…
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Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac came calling. But instead of making landfall right at New Orleans like Katrina (a Category 3 storm) did on August 28, 2005, Isaac veered slightly to the west of the city. Through it all, hams at WX4NHC — the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida — and those supporti…
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English Lessons at 85 Help Seniors Hold Down Japan Unemployment
Now 85, her readiness to use savings to fulfill a decades-delayed dream is part of a wave of spending by the elderly that's aiding the Japanese economy. “At my age, I thought it was OK to … Private consumption reached 60.6 percent of gross domestic …
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Illinois Beloved as Worst Pension Fails to Scourge: Muni Credit
At the same time, neighboring Wisconsin, with a 99.8 percent pension-funding ratio, has seen spreads on similar debt more than double over the same period. “Investors are believing the … That decline accompanied a wave of about $ 142 billion flowing …
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Fantasy Football 2012: Top 60 Players in Standard-Scoring Leagues
Skinny: Before I hand over a free pass to Matt Schaub for last year's incomplete stats from a truncated season (2,479 yards passing, 17 TDs in 10 starts), let's talk about the ridiculousness of his August standing on one average draft position chart …
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