The ARRL Letter for 16 August 2018

Accessed on 17 August 2018, 0757 UTC, Post #657.

Source:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2018-08-16

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Comment:

Here are today’s top Amateur/Ham Radio news stories from “The ARRL Letter”, published by the ARRL, Newington, CT, 06111.  Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

• HAARP’s WSPR Research Campaign Yields Hundreds of Reports on 40 and 80 Meters
• Indonesian Hams Take Advantage of Satellite for Post-Earthquake Communication
• NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH
• Texas Volunteer Examiner Setting Sights on Next 1,000 Exam Sessions
• The Doctor Will See You Now!
• ARISS Packet Radio System Expected to be Back Late this Year
• 4U1UN UN Amateur Radio Club Operation Could Resume Later this Year
• Storm Takes Down Antennas at Memorial Ham Station on Swedish-Norwegian Border
• Ham-Astronauts among First Nine Astronauts Scheduled to Fly on Commercial Spacecraft
• Dave Popkin, W2CC/AAR2BU, Receives Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
• In Brief…
• The K7RA Solar Update
• Just Ahead in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
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• Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:

• Oscar Resto (KP4RF), the Puerto Rico ARRL Section Manager, will present two Hawaii Island briefings on the impact of Hurricane Maria and how radio amateurs helped restore communications to the storm ravaged Commonwealth.  On Tuesday, 28 August 2018, Mr. Resto will be speaking at the Orchidland LDS Church at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. HST.  RSVP to Pascal (ac7n@arrl.net). We need a head count for event planning.  Mr. Resto will discuss disaster preparedness, emergency communications, and infrastructure problems caused by Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rico. Mr. Resto will present his remarks on 29 August 2018, 6:30 p.m. HST at the North Hawaii Community Hospital conference room in Waimea (Hawaii Island).  Please RSVP to Norm (nh7ua@arrl.net).
• For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please check the blog sidebars and links.  These news feeds are updated daily and weekly.  Thanks for joining us today.
• Aloha es 73 de Russell Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Coordinator, Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section.