Welcome to the “Hawaii Island Amateur Radio News” update from Big Island ARRL News.
Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content provided by the March 2019 “BIARC Newsletter” and the Southgate Amateur Radio Club.
Accessed on 11 March 2019, 0155 UTC, Post 893.
Sources: March 2019 “BIARC Newsletter” and the Southgate Amateur Radio Club (http://www.southgatearc.org).
Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio Notes:
The Puna Emergency Radio Club (PERC) needs licensed Hawaii Island radio amateurs to provide communications support for the 17 March 2019 Big Island International Marathon in Hilo, Hawaii. According to comms coordinator Sean Fendt (KH6SF), the race is “a prime opportunity to practice in-the-field-radio skills, learn news operating techniques and network with fellow hams and others who help with the marathon…” For details, contact Sean at 430-1884 or via email — sean@sfendt.net.
Doug Wilson (KH6DQ) is offering a series of free Technician License classes on Hawaii Island, The next class begins on 14 March 2019 at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Kona, Hawaii. The six-week classes include five training sessions, with licensing exams given on the final week. For more information, please contact Doug at douscelle@aol.com.
Alan Maenchen (AD6E/KH6TU) is taking registrations for his April 2019 Online CW course. According to Alan, “This is an on-line video chat meeting twice a week for eight weeks for an hour each. Exact days and time could change depending on student availability. Since this is an internet based virtual classroom, no commute is needed. You can do this from home. Technician class hams can participate and practice their skills on their 80, 40, 15, and 10M CW allocations.” For details, visit https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/
Southgate Amateur Radio Club News:
Source: http://www.southgatearc.org
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This report covers the period 08 March 2019 through 10 March 2019.
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MIT ham radio videos
MIT’s Amateur Radio Society W1MX has released videos of their recent radio technology lectures that include presentations by Dr. Mary Knapp KB1WUA, Kristina Collins KD8OXT and Dr. Anthea Coster |
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Wednesday 80 metre Club Sprint
This is a CW and Phone sprint and the scores of individual operators are added together to get the Club score – the Club station may not participate |
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Help support a ham
Mike, V51MA, has been a very active ham in Namibia and he has been through a lot of difficulty. We should help to get him back on the air soon |
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Reunion Island
Croatian operators from the Radio Club Marjan (9A1CBM) and Radioclub Kastilac (9A1CIG) will use the special callsign, TO19A, between April 27th and May 8th |
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How to support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space |
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News for Saturday 9 March
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Wormwood Scrubs 434 MHz balloon launch today
Medad Rufus reports two balloons with 434 MHz transmitters built by Imperial College Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (ICSEDS) will launch from Wormwood Scrubs, London on Saturday, March 9 |
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NASA coverage for next Space Station crew launch and docking
Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to join the crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, March 14. The trio’s arrival will return the orbiting laboratory’s population to six, including three NASA astronauts |
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VK6WIA NewsWest
NewsWest for 10th March 2019, History of Amateur Radio edition. NewsWest is the VK6 news programme by, for and about Radio Amateurs |
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Propagation de K7RA
After no sunspots over the entire month of February, sunspot group 2734 appeared on March 5. So far the new sunspot numbers are 14, 17, and 14 on March 5-7. I believe this was the longest consecutive period (33 days) with no sunspots on this declining side of Cycle 24 |
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Foundations of Amateur Radio #196
Creativity comes with practice
I grew up with Lego, plastic blocks that you can put together in infinite variety. My oldest Lego kit hails from 1964, kit 324: House with Garage and it’s still in pretty good nick today. It’s missing the tree and the car and the garage door is broken and a few blocks have vanished, but putting it together the other day reminded me of the art of building |
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St. Patrick’s Day Special Event
Members of the West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club which is based in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, will activate the special event station, GB1SPD, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the weekend of March 16th and 17th
The station will be operational from approximately 0930-1800 hrs Saturday and from 1000-1600 hrs on Sunday. |
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Somalian op
Ali, EP3CQ, who works for United Nations in African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), in Mogadishu, is once again active as 6O1OO between now and March 24th |
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Joint action plan on nuisance calls
Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office have today published an update on our joint action plan to tackle nuisance calls and text messages |
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DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay League’s round-up of the forthcoming week’s DX activity on the amateur radio bands |
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Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM).
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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