Amateur OR Ham Radio - Google News for Thursday 18 February 2016
 

Amateur OR Ham Radio - Google News

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Loma Linda: Jerry L. Pettis VA Amateur Radio Club marks fifth anniversary -
Redlands Daily Facts

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 06:15 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...th-anniversary


Loma Linda: Jerry L. Pettis VA Amateur Radio Club marks fifth anniversary
Redlands Daily Facts
The Jerry L. Pettis VA Amateur Radio Club marked its fifth anniversary on
Feb. 1. Founded Feb. 1, 2011, the ham radio club provides emergency backup
communications for the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma
Linda and connects with ...



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Retiring ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, 'Passionate About Amateur Radio:' -
eHam.net

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:20 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...articles/36197


Retiring ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, Passionate About Amateur Radio:
eHam.net
Retiring ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, took the
opportunity as keynote speaker at the Orlando HamCation
http://www.hamcation.com/ banquet on February 13 to deliver his
valedictory ...



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Japanese Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched - ARRL

Posted: 17 Feb 2016 08:16 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...loads-launched


ARRL
Japanese Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched
ARRL
ChubuSat-2 and ChubSat-3 are message store-and-forward Amateur Radio
payloads. Horyu-4 will transmit a telemetry in the 70 centimeter band.
ChubuSat-2 and 3 are piggy-back payloads on the ASTRO-H X-ray astronomical
satellite. Both satellites were ...



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Awareness on amateur radio - The Hindu

Posted: 17 Feb 2016 04:19 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...cle8251124.ece


Awareness on amateur radio
The Hindu
The Indian Institute of Hams will conduct seminars on Ham Radio for
students of engineering branch at various colleges to create awareness on
Ham (Amateur) Radio in Dakshina Kannada. The seminars will help students
set up own private radio stations at ...
Institute to revive ham radio in MangaluruSouthgate Amateur Radio Club
Awareness on amateur radio | Mangalore NYOOOZNYOOOZ

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IARU President Touts Amateur Radio's Relevance In Emergency Communication:
- eHam.net

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:20 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...articles/36190


IARU President Touts Amateur Radios Relevance In Emergency Communication:
eHam.net
Among the major challenges Amateur Radio is facing, Ellam cited the
difficulty in some countries to obtain an Amateur Radio license. In
addition, he said, some countries impose high duties on imported ham gear,
and some make it difficult to erect ...

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Article Profiles First African-American Radio Amateur, Rufus Turner, W3LF -
ARRL

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 01:21 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...us-turner-w3lf


Article Profiles First African-American Radio Amateur, Rufus Turner, W3LF
ARRL
The computer hardware/software/do-it-yourself blog Hackaday has profiled
Rufus Turner, W3LF (ex-K6AI) — the first African-American radio amateur and
one of the more fascinating personalities in US history. Born on December
25, 1907, in Houston, Texas, ...

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