Amateur OR Ham Radio - Google News for Wednesday 25 July 2012
 

Amateur OR Ham Radio - Google News

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Tri-State Amateur Radio Association to host 50th Annual Hamfest - WOWK

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:07 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...annual-hamfest


Tri-State Amateur Radio Association to host 50th Annual Hamfest
WOWK
The Tri-State Amateur Radio Association (TARA) will host the 50th Annual
Hamfest in Huntington from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 11, according to a news
release from the organization. The event will be at a new location for its
golden anniversary at the ...



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Scouting radio jamboree Oct. 20 at Shabbona Park - MyWebTimes.com

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:15 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...hp?id%3D459701


Scouting radio jamboree Oct. 20 at Shabbona Park
MyWebTimes.com
JOTA is an annual event in which Boy and Girl Scouts and Guides from all
over the world speak to each other by means of amateur "ham" radio.
Scouting experiences are exchanged, and ideas are shared via radio waves.
Since 1958 when the first ...



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14 year-old Indian Radio Ham VU3TMO - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:05 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ham_vu3tmo.htm


14 year-old Indian Radio Ham VU3TMO
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The Deccan Chronicle reports on fourteen-year-old Tom K. Jose VU3TMO from
Hyderabad, a ninth grader who is on his way to creating a record in amateur
radio contacts. The newsaper says Tom has made 1000 contacts in 97
countries across the world.