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Barometer Net: 7:30AM Monday-Saturday on 147.390 MHz repeater
Weekly Net: 8:00PM Wednesdays on 147.390 MHz repeater
Meeting
The official club meeting is held each first Saturday of the month at Buehler's Restaurant (a.k.a. "The Mill") in Wadsworth, Ohio. We meet at 7:30AM, and order breakfast at 8:00AM. Directions are available here.
In addition to the official club meeting, we also meet informally every Saturday at 7:30AM, also at Buehler's Restaurant in Wadsworth, Ohio. Everyone is invited to join us.
ARRL Amateur Radio News
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International Space Station On-The-Air with ARISS- Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:05:00 +0000July looks to be a busy month for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). On Friday, July 4, members of the Austin Amateur Radio Club (AARC) facilitated a successful ARISS contact between the International Space Station (ISS) and Cub Scout Pack #304 and Blackland Prairie Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas. Before an audience of 100, 10 Cub Scouts asked nearly 20 questions of Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ. Chamitoff launched into space on May 31 on the space shuttle Discovery and took over on the ISS for Garrett Reisman, KE5HAE. Chamitoff is scheduled to return to Earth in November. |
Kansas Teen Named 2008 Young Ham of the Year- Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:21:00 +0000Emily Stewart, KC0PTL, a 17 year old from Leavenworth, Kansas, has been named the 2008 Young Ham of the Year (YHOTY), announced YHOTY Award Administrator Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF. Emily was selected based on her commitment to Amateur Radio, along with leadership, outreach, and her technical and public service achievements of the Amateur Radio Service to others. She will receive her award as part of the Huntsville Hamfest. More than two dozen young people were nominated for this award, now in its 22nd year. |
Get Ready for the IARU HF World Championship- Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:08:00 +0000HF Contesting usually hits a dry spell during the summer months, but the weekend of July 12-13 brings a summer bright spot for HF contesters -- the IARU HF World Championship. |
Roof, Attic and Basement (Repeat)- Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:44:00 +0000It was an absolutely beautiful Memorial Day weekend. No rain, not too hot and not too cold. It was perfect for picnicking, yard work, washing your car -- whatever you wanted to do. The soggy days had departed just in time for a much-deserved and much-needed three-day weekend. Or so the weather forecast said. |
Look for the July/August Issue of QEX- Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:32:00 +0000The July/August issue of QEX is out, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss. |
Surfin' Logging Online- Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000This week, Surfin’ considers Google Docs as an online Amateur Radio application. |
Riley Hollingsworth to Retire July 3: The End of an Era- Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:08:00 +0000On Thursday, July 3, Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH -- the man who has come to embody Amateur Radio Enforcement - will say goodbye to the FCC as he retires and begins his life as a private citizen. In May, Hollingsworth announced he would definitely retire; he had contemplated retiring in January 2008, but cited "several issues on the table that I want[ed] to continue to work through with the amateur community." While his successor has not yet been named, he was quick to point out that the FCC's Amateur Radio enforcement program will continue. |
ARRL Tells Red Cross of Remaining Background Check Policy Concerns- Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:51:47 +0000ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has written to Armond T. Mascelli, Vice President for Domestic Disaster response for the American Red Cross (ARC) to identify the ARRL's remaining concerns over the background check policy for ARC partners. Harrison emphasized that the commencement of negotiation of a replacement Statement of Understanding (SOU) between the two organizations should not be further delayed while these concerns are resolved and that he looked forward to signing a new SOU once additional edits to the background check Disclosure Form and clarifications of the background check Authorization Form are in place for those radio amateurs who volunteer their service to the Red Cross. |
US Government Recalls RadioShack Power Supplies- Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:50:01 +0000On July 2, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with RadioShack, announced a voluntary recall of 13.8 V dc power supplies. The CPSC said that consumers should stop using these power supplies immediately, as the "power supplies are wired incorrectly, posing electrocution and fire hazards." No injuries have been reported in conjunction with the power supplies that were sold in RadioShack stores nationwide from October 2004-January 2008 for between $50 and $85. Manufactured in China, the CPSC said that the recall involves RadioShack 13.8 V DC Power Supplies, catalog numbers 22-507 and 22-508 with date codes from 08A04 through 01A08. Date code format is MMAYY where MM is the month and YY is the year. The catalog number and date code are located on the back of the power supply. Power supplies with a green dot on the product and the product's packaging have already been repaired and are not included in the recall. The CPSC recommends for consumers to unplug the recalled power supply immediately and take it to any RadioShack store for a free repair. Registered owners of the recalled power supplies will be mailed a notice. For additional information, contact RadioShack at 800-843-7422 anytime, or visit their Web site. |
ARRL Presence at HAM RADIO 2008 in Friedrichshafen- Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000HAM RADIO 2008, the 33rd International Exhibition for Radio Amateurs in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was held June 27-29. This annual event, billed as Europe's biggest hamfest, focused this year on the radio amateur satellite program and included many programs and activities for youth. The event drew more than 17,000 visitors from over 30 countries. The fourth annual Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC) preceded the event. A team representing ARRL attended, greeting international ARRL members throughout HAM RADIO 2008. ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, who attended the event, has posted a blog recapping the event. |
ARRL Audio News: Jul 3, 2008; Vol 27 Number 26- Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:06:35 GMTARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; ARRL Tells Red Cross of Remaining Background Check Policy Concerns; An Era Comes To a Close as Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Retires; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; Philadelphia Area Hams Nail Rogue Radio Signals; Get Ready for the IARU HF World Championship Next Weekend; Check Out the July/August NCJ; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE |
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