NBC posted a video report on hams in Hawaii talking about emergency communications. A little light on the details, but a great look at the hobby/service for the uninitiated. Hawaii’s recent false nuclear missile alert showed us how reliant we are on cell phones and modern technology—and how unprepared we are if they become inaccessible.
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The 3Y0Z DXpedition to Bouvet Island has been aborted due to safety concerns with the ship’s engines.
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At the January 2018 meeting, Mike N8QQN was introduced as SARA’s official historian. Mike has put out a call to all of you that may any SARA items so that he can recover and preserve them. Mike is looking for: pictures (old or new) old rosters and membership lists old copies of the SARA news
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The following comes from Fred KD8GYS, the Net Control for the unbelievably successful and growing Sunday Evening 6m Net. Thanks Fred for the information and for keeping the net going and growing! N8XPK 6 Meter System Marty setup the first version of the 53.17 MHz repeater as a single site system at the Akron Baptist
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The Barometer Net has been a tradition on SARA’s 147.39 repeater for at least 25 years, and has gone through 3 major evolutions since its start in the 1990’s. The first generation of the net got it’s start with a group of friends including Garlock K8BYR (SK), Dorothy WB8JTW (SK), Tom K8DSD (SK), and was
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