eHam.net News for Saturday 15 February 2014
 

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Delaware Township School Students to Speak with an Astronaut:

Posted: 14 Feb 2014 04:06 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/31735


On Wednesday, Feb.19, Delaware Township School students will connect live
with an astronaut from Expedition 38 on the International Space Station.
This amateur radio contact is made possible through the efforts of ARISS --
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. Students will have an
opportunity to participate in a 10 minute question and answer period with
the astronaut. Students have been researching life on the International
Space Station. Others have entered space themed artwork in the 2014
International Student Art Contest. In preparation for the radio contact,
one of the middle school's students earned his amateur radio license and
another is preparing to test for his. As part of our Partners in Education
Spring Enrichment program, they will be leading a radio club for younger
students.


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Man Loses Hand, Fingers in Tower Accident:

Posted: 14 Feb 2014 04:05 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/31734


A 52-year-old ham radio operator in Athol lost several fingers and one of
his hands Thursday when his amateur radio antenna tower collapsed on him
while he was working on it. Multiple agencies responded to Bearpaw
Galindo's home on Caravelle Road after his wife, Gail Perry, phoned 911 and
informed a dispatcher the man was hanging 20 feet in the air with his right
arm pinned within a telescoping-type tower. Perry said Galindo was
repairing a portion of the 40-foot-tall telescoping tower, when a cable
holding it up snapped and caused the top portions of the tower to collapse
on his hands. "I saw his fingers fly off of his right hand," Perry told The
Press. "I never want to see something like that again." According to a
press release from the Timberlake Fire Protection District, crews were
dispatched to the scene at 11:58 a.m., and proceeded to raise the tower in
an effort to free Galindo's arm. After 20 minutes, the man was extricated
and lowered to the ground.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #7:

Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:43 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/31733


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, QRZ DX, the Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The
Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.