= NOW 35 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2022 QST PAGE 70 = THE STATION WILL BE PROMINENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE CCIC MAIN ENTRANCE. AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ROLE THAT ITS PLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDS. WHEN THE STATION IS NOT STAFFED, VISITORS CAN INTERACT WITH IT USING A CUSTOM TOUCHSCREEN THAT CONTROLS AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION ON AMATEUR RADIO AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO MARINERS, AVIATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND EXPLORERS WHO VISIT THE RUGGED ISLANDS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WEBCAMS CONNECTED TO THE STATION VIA SBARCS MICROWAVE DATA NETWORK WILL OFFER VISITORS A VIEW OF THE ISLANDS TERRAIN IN REAL TIME. AN ARRL AFFILIATED CLUB, SBARC ALREADY MAINTAINS OPEN REPEATERS, DATA SYSTEMS, AND A CLUB STATION IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. OREGON HAMWAN HAS RECEIVED AN ARDC GRANT OF 88,000 TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SALEM, OREGON. THE NONPROFIT PLANS TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BY DEPLOYING 12 NETWORK BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SITES BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. EVENTUALLY, THE SITES WILL CONNECT TO THE PUGET SOUND DATA RING, WHICH CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. THE NETWORK WOULD ALLOW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO COMMUNICATE IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER THAT DISRUPTS = END OF 35 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <