eHam.net News for Wednesday 19 June 2013
 

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Emergency Communications Demonstration at RMNP:

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30308


Each June the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club conducts an emergency
communications project called Field Day. This year, area hams will be
operating stations north of the Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain
National Park. This three station operation will be inside the Park for the
first and only time. Such public service demonstration activities are
rarely provided inside national parks. Rocky Mountain National Park is 93%
within the National Wilderness Preservation System and correspondingly
greatly limits public demonstration activities in these special areas. Park
officials have been very helpful in enabling this special Field Day
activity. Field Day is a nation-wide event that has been held each year
since the 1930's and is the largest organized event for amateur radio
operators in the United States and its territories. There will be more than
35,000 station operators nationwide conducting Field Day this weekend and
the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club will have 20 operators staffing three
radio stations using both voice and international Morse Code as they make
contacts with some of the several thousand other Field Day stations.


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Amateur Radio Enthusiasts to Host Convention on Weekend:

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30307


GENEVA TOWNSHIP -- Aaron Miller is ready for any emergency. With a portable
antenna and a generator, Miller is ready to go old-school with his HAM
radio system in case of a large scale emergency. The Ashtabula County
Amateur Radio Club will host a 24-hour convention on communications under
emergency conditions Saturday and Sunday at the Geneva Township garage on
North Avenue. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday and end at 2 p.m.
on Sunday. Miller, president of the club, said he is working hard to pass
down the knowledge, know how and passion for ham radio to the younger
generation, knowing that someday they could be crucial to emergency
communications and possibly save countless lives. "We are working hard to
raise the number of contacts we have so we can get up and running under
emergency situations," Miller said. "This is a generator and portable
antennae set-up to test our skills in those emergency situations." Ham
radio uses multiple frequency allocations to operate from just above the AM
bands and microwave and satellite channels. This communication is available
in all conditions, Miller said, when the internet, cable and even
mainstream radio are off air.


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Ham Radio Fans to Hold Weekend Expo:

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30306


TOPSHAM -- Mid-coast ham radio operators will join with thousands of others
showing their emergency capabilities this weekend. The annual Field Day is
the climax of the weeklong Amateur Radio Week sponsored by the ARRL, the
national association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power
supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks,
shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. Their
slogan, "When All Else Fails, Ham Radio Works" is more than just words to
the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use
of phone systems, Internet or any other infrastructure that can be
compromised in a crisis. More than 35,000 amateur radio operators across
the country participated in last year's event


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So, You Want to Be a Ham?

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:05 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30304


Courtesy of ham radio maker Icom America, we learn about HamStudy, a
website dedicated to educating and promoting ham radio. The site is free.
More specifically it is, "Free tools to help you get your ham radio
license." The site covers the basics of ham radio along with specifics on
what is needed to pass the various license tests, general, technician or
amateur extra.