Go to Source   SOUTHWICK – Area Emergency Management personnel will be joined by licensed amateur radio operators for a two-day emergency communications exercise here June 28 and 29. Several emergency communications stations, of various equipment, will be set up at the Town Hall complex and adjacent Prifti Park as part of the effort to […]

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Go to Source World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC-2014) has announced the call signs that will be used by the 59 competing teams. The WRTC competitors will use 1 × 1 call signs starting with W, K, or N with the US First District designator. Sixteen of the available 75 call signs will not be used, […]

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Go to Source   West Manheim Township officials have approved a local amateur radio club’s request to be allowed to set up at the township’s park for a 24-hour group radio session from 2 p.m. June 28 until 2 p.m. June 29.   The event will be part of the American Radio Relay League’s annual […]

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Go to Source   Sun City Center, Florida — They’re some of the most critical people for a hurricane response, but you may be surprised, even concerned, when you first hear who they are: amateurs.   10 News looked at the people our rescuers rely on when the power goes out and the phones go […]

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Go to Source   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police amateur radio Group in Ottawa will be operating a Special Event Station VE3RCMP during the Field Day contest weekend, June 28-29, 2014.  We plan also to activate the call sign during the RAC Canada Day Contest July 1st.   The Special Event Amateur Station will be […]

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Go to Source   The University of Florida/Lake County Extension Office will offer the following free financial management “webinars” (seminars on the Web) from noon to 1 p.m.   •June 26 is “Introduction to Mutual Funds.” Participants will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of mutual funds, fund options, how to analyze fees, investing for […]

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    A Northumberland-based amateur-radio club wants to broadcast its existence to the world with the aim of attracting new members.   Northumbria Amateur Radio Club (NARC) has its base in Ellington, but welcomes enthusiasts from all o ver the county.   Formed in 1969, the club moved around for a number of years before […]

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Today Guernsey Walk-in Immunization Clinics, 2 to 5 p.m., Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department, 326 Highland Ave., Cambridge. For information call 439-3577. Cambridge Amateur Radio Association, 6:30 p.m., Community Healthlink, Clark Street in Cambridge. There will be a short program on Severe Spring Weather Preparedness. The meeting is open to anyone interested in amateur radio. For […]

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Posted on 3/31/2014 by Rich Casey Rich Casey is a retired corporate communications manager and lifelong ham radio operator (callsign N5CSU) living at Cedar Creek Lake. He covers technology issues for cedarcreeklake.com and blogs at his own website, www.richcasey.com. You can also follow his hi tech tweets at www.twitter.com/richcasey or email rich@richcasey.net. […]

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03/31/2014 World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-2014) has announced that it is the recipient of what it called “a significant financial contribution” in the form of an ARRL Colvin Award grant. WRTC-2014 will take place July 8-14 in New England. The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by the late Lloyd D. Colvin, […]

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