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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.  IN SUCH CASES, AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WILL BE
ABLE TO QUICKLY SET UP NETWORK NODES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION VIA THE OREGON HAMWAN DIGITAL NETWORK.  THIS WILL
BE A GAME CHANGER FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PORTLAND AREA, SAID
OREGON HAMWAN PROJECT LEADER HERB WEINER, AA7HW.  DECIDING TO FUND THE
OREGON HAMWAN PROJECT WAS AN EASY DECISION, SAID ARDC GRANTS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHN HAYS, K7VE.  IT IS A WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL STAFFED
PROJECT THAT USES MULTIPLE AMATEUR RADIO TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THE 44NETIP
ADDRESS SPACE, 5 GHZ RADIOS, AND PROVEN SOFTWARE METHODOLOGIES.  IT WILL
PROVIDE A STRONG BACKBONE NETWORK IN OREGON AND HELP PRESERVE OUR MICROWAVE
BANDS.  AMSAT NA ELECTS OFFICERS, DISCUSSES ONGOING AND FUTURE SATELLITE
PROJECTS AMSAT NA PRESIDENT ROBERT BANKSTON, KE4AL, TOLD ATTENDEES OF THE
2021 AMSAT DR. TOM CLARK, K3IO, MEMORIAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM ON OCTOBER 30,
THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING AHEAD TO FUTURE SATELLITE MISSIONS, BUT
WILL GO COMMERCIAL IN ORDER TO KEEP ENOUGH SATELLITES IN SPACE.  BANKSTON,
WHO WAS RE ELECTED AT A VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER 29, SAID AMSAT IS
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