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09/30/2008 | Canadian and American Hams Provide "Textbook Example" of Amateur Radio's EmComm Role
On Sunday, September 27, the VoIP Hurricane Net formally activated at 5 PM EDT to provide surface reports as Hurricane Kyle affected portions of extreme Northeastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. The activation was in coordination with WX4
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09/29/2008 | Montana Ham Assists in Rescue of Fellow Amateur 600 Miles Away
On Sunday, September 21, Bob Williams, N7ODM, of Bozeman, Montana, was just tuning around on 40 meters, giving his rig a test just before a scheduled QSO with his brother Rich, K7URU, in Spokane, when he heard a faint CW signal around 1 PM (MDT): Glenn Ru
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09/29/2008 | Another World Championship Medal for ARDF Team USAUSA’s Amateur Radio Direction Finding team is just back from the World Championships in Korea, where for the second consecutive time, the Stars and Stripes were displayed on the medal podium.
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09/29/2008 | Radio Amateurs Assist with Hurricane Kyle Operations
As Hurricane Kyle brushed its way across Eastern New England region on its way to the Canadian Maritimes, hams in the area were prepared for impact. Heavy rain associated with a stalled out boundary, as well as some influence from Kyle, caused heavy rainf
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09/29/2008 | It Seems to Us: The Next Time Could Be DifferentLabor Day Weekend 2008 and the two that followed will be long remembered at ARRL Headquarters. On three successive weekends major tropical events made landfall in the United States: Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana on September 1, Tropical Storm Hanna in Sou
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09/28/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net and WX4NHC to Activate for Kyle
As Hurricane Kyle, a Category 1 hurricane, makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) plan to activate. According to the N
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09/26/2008 | Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, Retires from ARRL
Technical Relations Specialist Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, part of the ARRL's Technical Relations Office (TRO) in Washington, DC, retired from the League this past summer. Ireland came to ARRL in April 1997 from the Voice of America (VOA) where he was responsib
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09/26/2008 | North American Missions Board Stands Down after Gustav, Ike
On Wednesday, September 24, the hams with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, a program sponsored by the North American Missions Board, NA4MB, stood down after assisting with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The group had been helping providing backup communi
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