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Amateur radio in the news: Post-pandemic DXpedition, celebrating Minnesotas
birthday, ham it up for hurricane season

Posted: 17 May 2021 08:03 AM PDT
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One Group’s Post-Pandemic Travel Plan: Get as Far Away as Possible

Of the many post-pandemic travel plans being hatched around the world, few
are as extreme as what ham-radio operator Dom Grzyb has in mind.Â*The
semiretired Polish businessman looks to spend tens of thousands of dollars
this year to lead a group of eight to Bouvet Island in the southern
Atlantic, an uninhabited locale largely covered in glacial ice. The odds
aren’t favorable.
Bouvet Island is not one of the most hospitable places on Earth.

High winds and massive waves batter ships entering the region. Among
travelers who manage to catch sight of Bouvet Island, which belongs to
Norway, some never make shore. Slivers of beach give way to steep rock and
ice formations that reach 100 feet and higher.Â*“It’s the most remote island
in the world,� said Mr. Grzyb, 47 years old. “It’s also one of the most
dangerous places in the world.�
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Birthday bash: Ham radio operators honor Minnesota’s 163 years at Pioneer
Park

With a view of the valley and the St. Croix River on a warm sunny Tuesday,
amateur radio ham operators celebrated the state’s 163rd birthday at
Stillwater’s Pioneer Park on May 11 by doing what they do best: talking to
people across the country using ham radios.

South East Metro Amateur Radio Club Member Joe Hibberd said the event is a
good way to expose the public to the hobby.

“It is Minnesota’s birthday, and we as a club decided we wanted to
celebrate that,� Hibberd said. “We’re always looking for opportunities to
do special events out in the open. It’s a way to test our emergency radio
capabilities.�
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Ham it up for hurricane season

Southwest Floridians are all too familiar with power loss during hurricanes
and storms, but who’s there to communicate for us in a state of emergency?

On Saturday morning in Punta Gorda, the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society
collaborated with the Burnt Store Lakes Homeowners Association Community
Emergency Response Team to demonstrate how Ham Radio operators can send and
receive messages without electricity, cell phone service or wifi.
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