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Amateur radio in the news: Military HF radio making a comeback, ham radio
on the ISS, Hill County hams get space for club station

Posted: 06 May 2021 08:19 AM PDT
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We dont have the HF spectrum all to ourselves just yet..Dan
HF radios make a comeback and enable global command and control

Dead spots of communications on the modern battlefield are a nightmare for
the warfighter, whether on the ground or in the air. In a global scenario,
communications need to be reliable, survivable, and resilient. In many
cases, the modernization of the communication relies heavily on satellite
communications, and high frequency (HF) radios, which have been used since
the 1930s, have taken the back seat. But HF radios are making a comeback
with new, modernized HF filling a growing need by eliminating dead zones.
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Earthlings and astronauts chat away, via ham radio

The International Space Station cost more than $100 billion. A ham radio
set can be had for a few hundred bucks.

Perhaps that explains, in part, the appeal of having one of humankinds
greatest scientific inventions communicate with Earth via technology thats
more than 100 years old. But perhaps theres a simpler explanation for why
astronauts andÂ*ham radioÂ*operators have been talking, and talking, for
years.

NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock was just a few weeks into his six-month
mission at theÂ*spaceÂ*station when feelings of isolation began to set in.

Wheelock would be separated from loved ones, save for communication via an
internet phone, email or social media. At times, the stress and tension of
serving as the stations commander could be intense.

One night, as he looked out a window at the Earth below, he remembered the
space stations ham radio. He figured hed turn it on—see if anyone was
listening.
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County okays new animal services fees

Kerr County (TX) Commissioners approved new “surrender fees� to be charged
at Kerr County Animal Services at their regular court meeting Monday, April
26; and agreed to provide a radio station and storage area and a meeting
space for the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club.



Clay Lambert, an officer with the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club, got the
court’s permission for the radio club members to use Kerr County
facilities, both a room for their monthly meetings and a site for storage
of equipment.
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