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February 2013

Amateur Radio Supplies Announces Winner of Its “Promote Youth in Amateur ...
PR.com (press release)
“After receiving and evaluation hundreds of entries, we'd like to congratulate our winner, Adam Donaldson, callsign KC9VIV, of Weston, Wisconsin,” said Jeff Demers, owner, Amateur Radio Supplies. “Adam was selected as the winner after being nominated ...

Sussex Co. seeking ham radio volunteers
Sussex Countian
The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center is seeking amateur radio operators interested in volunteering during disasters and other large-scale events. Email; Share; Print. By Scott Goss. Sussex Countian. By Scott Goss. Feb. 2, 2013 4:57 pm. Sussex ...

Local amateur radio operators to install radio at Community Church
The Cannon Beach Gazette
The Cannon Beach Amateur Radio Society (CBARS) is working to install a new radio and antenna at the Cannon Beach Community Church. The church serves as an emergency shelter, and the radio will allow local amateur radio operators to communicate ...

CW DX enthusiast - Dr. Kimberly Elmore, N5OP from Norman, Oklahoma.

Kim was on NPR's All Things Considered.

 

http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_22410766/ham-radio-alive-and-well-boulder-county?IADID=Search-www.timescall.com-www.timescall.com

 

Ham Radio in Velveeta Cheese commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTeAtPFEuyc

 

the Savannah Morning News, online edition; these hams are working with the Wounded Warrior Project to provide assistance and a hobby for those who made horrible sacrifices to protect our country and its interests.  http://savannahnow.com/bryan-county-now/2013-02-07/local-amateur-radio-enthusiasts-looks-ways-give-back#.URUczWflU4A

 

Dixie Regional adds amateur radio to its back up communications systems
Dixie Press Online
Steve Ikuta, (left) the emergency management coordinator for Intermountain Healthcare's southwest region, Bob Vosper (middle) and Jim Ashby (right) of the Washington County Emergency Amateur Radio Service, posing by Dixie Regional's newest back ...

100 plus years of amateur radio broadcast
Iowa State Daily
The history of ISU amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is described as a technological revolution by Jeff Stein, who is an Iowa broadcasting historian, author and a former lecturer at Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

Sheriff Ellis joins Leon County CERT
Leon County Today
Most of the CERT members have obtained their Ham radio licenses and will now be working hand in hand with the Leon County Amateur Radio Club

Learn more about amateur radio volunteering Feb. 19
Cape Gazette
Amateur radio operators, also known as “hams,” regularly support the EOC during weather emergencies and large public events, providing both tactical and backup communications, particularly when conventional means such as telephone and Internet ...

Ratcliffs operate hams as unique family affair
Cleveland Daily Banner
by By JOYANNA WEBER Banner Staff Writer THE RATCLIFF FAMILY are all certified ham radio operators. Parents, back row from left, Jennifer and Scott Ratcliff ...

Hams help train emergency responders
The Ridgefield Press
By The Ridgefield Press on February 19, 2013 in People · 0 Comments Tom Kimball, left, of Ridgefield demonstrates ham radio equipment installed at the ...

Man accused of threatening amateur radio club members
KSAT San Antonio
Northeast Bexar County resident John Watkins III is accused of making death threats to members of an amateur radio club. Watkins was arrested on two counts of making a terroristic threat, and booked into jail Saturday. Records show he has been released ...

Area Boy Scout Receives Amateur Radio Patch
Jamestown Post Journal
A Jamestown area Boy Scout is one of the youngest scouts to receive the Boy Scouts of America's Amateur Radio Operating Patch. The patch is a recent addition for the Boy Scouts and recognizes the scout's availability as an amateur radio

Signal, the magazine of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, had half a page addressed to amateur radio

Two Rivers calling: Ham radio roundup connects students with ...
Snoqualmie Valley Record
Sloan King, center, reads off an invitation to talk during the ham radio roundup event at Two Rivers School last week. By CAROL LADWIG Monday was dedicated ...

Local operators in tune
Taranaki Daily News
Ham radio operators will be setting makeshift camps nationwide this weekend in a bid to prove themselves the most skilled communicators.

Amateur radio ops wanted for disaster response
Newsworks.org
Amateur radio operators who would be available to volunteer during disasters will meet tonight at the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center in Georgetown. The meeting at 7:30 p.m. will focus on how amateur radio operators, also known as "hams," ...

 

http://www.timescall.com/business/business-data/ci_22407292/longmont-company

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mescall.com   In that same issue was the following article about Ham Radio in Longmont.

http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_22410766/ham-radio-aliv

e-and-well-boulder-county?IADID=Search-www.timescall.com-www.timescall.com

 

http://www.examiner.com/article/skywarn-provided-crucial-snowstorm-updates

 

Volunteers help keep Hilly Chilly rolling
Kitsap Sun
Tad Sooter / Special to the Kitsap Sun Ham radio enthusiasts coordinate support for the Chilly Hilly ride Sunday from the “Net Control” room inside the ...

Abilene storm spotter shares stories of 'exploded school' at ...
ReporterNews.com
“My school literally exploded,” said Shaw, who is now the ham radio emergency coordinator for SKYWARN in Abilene. Later that night, he and the rest of his ...

Photo: Adam Proskiw
Castanet.net
The bringing together of the CSA astronaut and students via ham radio in Penticton was orchestrated by a group with an interest in ham radios, ...

Meet your neighbor: Ed Tyler
Newsaegis
In his role as a public information coordinator, Tyler will be charged with directing and coordinating the different HAM radio clubs throughout the state ...

Amateur radio association raising funds
Ironton Tribune
“Breaker Breaker 1-9, requesting permission to interrupt to provide some information for the Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association. Over.” SOARA is a community service club that provides radio communications to support Lawrence County and ...

Soleado third graders radio outer space
Easy Reader News
Principal Kevin Allen addresses the crowd Monday before making contact with an astronaut on the International Space Station by Ham radio.

Amateur radio enthusiasts flock to La Porte for annual event
The Herald Argus
Presented by the La Porte County Amateur Radio Club, the event sought to engage amateur (Ham) radio operators, collectors and restorers in one place where ...

Kids Chat with Space Shuttle Astronaut Live
Patch.com
Third graders at Soleado Elementary School in Rancho Palos Verdes go live via HAM radio with the International Space Station and Canadian astronaut ...