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QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Saturday 6 April 2013
QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News
/////////////////////////////////////////// Radio hams active in Argentine floods Posted: 06 Apr 2013 03:58 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...s&goto=newpost Radio hams active in Argentine floods Radio amateurs in Argentina are providing communications support in response to flooding. Nets are currently operating on 7.070 MHz and 7.120 MHz A report on RAYNET-HF says: The flooding rains have been very strong in the city of Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, and in the city of La Plata, which is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, located 60 kilometers south of the City of Buenos Aires. So far 57 people have died, 51 of them in La Plata. The frequencies that are being used on 40 meters are 7070 and 7120, in addition to VHF and UHF repeaters kept on alert for the radio club La Plata, LU8DZE. There is also a lot of communication activity through the Facebook Emergenciaslu Amateur group, maintained by the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Argentina. EmergenciasLU Radioaficionados on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/emergenciaslu.radioaficionados RAYNET-HF http://raynet-hf.net/ http://www.southgatearc.org/news/apr...ine_floods.htm Get Southgate Amateur Radio News by Email Don't wait all week for the news! Amateur Radio News - updated daily - 365 days per year /////////////////////////////////////////// Mahoning County ARES host webinar with ARES groups involved with Hurricane Sandy. Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:41 PM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...y&goto=newpost What is being billed as the first of its kind, the local ARES group of Mahoning County Ohio, will be holding a webinar presentation with several ARES members of New Jersey and New York who were active before, during, and after, Hurricane Sandy. The 20/9 ARC K8TKA will be hosting the event at their regular club meeting on April 9,2013, at 7:00PM. The location of the meeting is the Austintown Senior Center 100 Westchester Dr. Austintown, Ohio 44515. This is a presentation conducted and coordinated by Mahoning County ARES. The ARES groups on the Webinar will be presenting information on how Amateur Radio responded, what were the strengths, the weaknesses, and what was learned from this most recent natural disaster. This event is open to all hams interested. The 20/9 ARC invites any hams in the local area to attend. The webinar is being conducted with the GoToWebinar program and the amount of participants online are unlimited. Additional information on the event can be found at www.mahoning-ares.org. The information on the meeting location can be found at www.20over9.org. There are also links to maps to the Austintown Senior Center. 73's KC8RJS /////////////////////////////////////////// Eagle 3 Near Space Balloon Launch Announcement Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:12 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...t&goto=newpost EAGLE3 Near Space Balloon Launch Olde Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, MS will be launching a balloon April 13th at approximately 9am Central Time from Olde Towne Middle School. Missions specifics: Date: April 13th Time: Setup – 7am, Launch – approximately 9am Central Time Location: Ridgeland, MS Gas: Helium Purpose: Carry experiments to altitudes greater than 90k feet Equipment: GoPro Camera, 2 meter voice beacons, APRS telemetry (KC5NXD-12), another APRS tracker with slower transmission rates (KC5NXD-11) , HF Telemetry(trackable at http://spacenear.us/tracker/), possible SPOT tracker, radiation detector, and an audio alarm for location in dense woods. Over one dozen experiments will be on the flight including bacteria survival rates, radiation detection, cosmic ray capture, micro meteor capture, and many more. Telemetry specifics: APRS tracking as standard, HF tracking will be using a HF transmitter designed and built by WB8ELK and transmitting on or approximately 14.103 – 14.104 Mhz. The telemetry will be in short bursts and can be decoded using the FLDigi High Altitude Balloon version of the software. Download the latest version of this at http://ukhas.org.uk/projects:dl-fldigi All telemetry reports would be greatly appreciated. Send all telemetry reports to . Any reception QSL cards will also be greatly appreciated and mailed to the address for KC5NXD in QRZ.com. Special attention is needed to listen to the descent flight telemetry especially when in the last 30K feet. If configured right, FLDigi HAB will relay the information to the spacenear.us/tracker site. /////////////////////////////////////////// Ham Nation 92:AES SuperFest & Smoke&Solder Posted: 05 Apr 2013 06:20 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...r&goto=newpost Ham Nation 92:AES SuperFest & Smoke&Solder is available for download and viewing at http://twit.tv/hn Bob's on the road, various types of microphones, Gordo demonstrates interference, and part two of building an AM/FM radio. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1860 April 5 2013 Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:29 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...3&goto=newpost Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1860 – April 5 2013 CLOSED CIRCUIT ADVISORY The following is a closed circuit advisory and not necessarily for air. With the latest on Amateur Radio Newsline’s fiscal situation here’s our producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF: |
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