Welcome to the Sunday evening edition of “Big Island ARRL News”. Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Topics cited in this post are from the UK-based Southgate Amateur Radio Club.
Accessed on 21 January 2019, 0455 UTC, Post 842.
Source: http://www.southgatearc.org
This report covers the period 18 January 2019 to 20 January 2019.
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News for Sunday 20 January
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U.S. Islands Awards Program celebrates 25 years |
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QSO Today – Ray Waldemar – WA6NVL |
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Radio hams ready if disaster strikes |
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Secunda Radio Club – field station event |
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Lime SDR (and PLUTO, too) sends TV |
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News for Saturday 19 January
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Emergency Grid Down Communications Winter Edition |
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Ham radio regulation changes in Bulgaria |
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AmateurLogic 126: Blue Thumb DV & 1/4 Wave Stubs |
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WIA Board Comment |
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VK6WIA NewsWest |
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RSGB launch Photo Friday on Twitter |
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Propagation de K7RA |
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News for Friday 18 January
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #189 |
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Earth’s shifting magnetic poles are affecting your phone |
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Amateur radio tax abolished in France |
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2019 Rally Diary filling up fast |
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Reports on death of two New Zealand radio hams |
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Long-range RFID with feedback |
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Infringing Hytera products banned from importation to United States |
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YOTA in VK ? |
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DX News from the ARRL |
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Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
The Original Big Island of Hawaii International Swap Meet/Ham Fest is set for Saturday, 02 February 2019, at the Waimea Community Center, next to the ball field off the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea (Kamuela). The event, sponsored by the Kohala Hamakua Radio Club (KHRC), runs from 0930 HST to 1400 HST, with swap meet ending at 1200 HST. The rest of the afternoon will be used for an EMCOMM forum and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For more information, please contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
The Puna Emergency Radio Club (PERC) needs licensed radio amateurs to provide communications support for the Sunday, 17 March 2019, Big Island International Marathon in Hilo. If you can help, please contact Sean Fendt (KH6SF) at 430-1884 or via email at sean@sfendt.net.
Alan Maenchen (AD6E/KH6TU) is taking registrations for the next online CW class, beginning in April 2019. The current class began in January 2019 and should be done by mid-February 2019. According to Alan, the CW course “is an on-line video chat meeting twice a week for eight weeks for an hour each. Exact days and times could change depending on student availability. Since this is an internet based virtual classroom, no commute is needed. You can do this from home….” For more information, please visit this website:
https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/
For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and events, 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