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Hawaii Island Amateur Radio News:
The Big Island Amateur Radio Club will hold its next meeting on Saturday, 11 May 2019, 1400 HST, at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island.
Hawaii Island radio amateurs are encouraged to sign up for the new ARRL EMCOMM Course (EC-001), which begins in June 2019. To register, contact Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), Clem Jung (KH7HO), at kh7ho@arrl.net.
Doug Wilson (KH7DQ) is continuing his free Technician License Classes on Hawaii Island. Here’s the schedule for the remaining classes of 2019: 23 May 2019 in Waimea (location TBA) and 17 October 2019 at the Keaau Community Center in Keaau, Hawaii Island. For details, contact Doug at douscelle@aol.com.
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