eHam.net News

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Radio Enthusiasts Run Through Paces at Waikanae:

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:41 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36265


A FIELD radio station was set up under the trees at Waikanae on Saturday
afternoon and Sunday. The day's aim was to test organisational and radio
operation, and to help to form an effective team of radio operators. The
field day is named in honour of the late Gisborne man Jock White, who
operated under the call sign ZL2GX. Radio enthusiasts in many countries
have provided domestic and international emergency communications when all
other systems have failed.


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Decherd Feels Sense of Adventure, Helping Others as a Storm Spotter:

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:41 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36264


When a tornado hit the ground near the Quad-Cities just two days before
Christmas 2015, most people were waiting it out in their basement. Not so
National Weather Service SKYWARN storm spotter volunteer Doug Decherd, who
with others, was hard at work tracking the storm. "Tornadoes can strike at
any time of the year," Mr. Decherd said. Mr. Decherd has been volunteering
as a spotter for ten years. He's had a passion for amateur radio -- ham
radio -- since he was a child, but was able to afford to start truly
following his passion only in the last decade. His love for helping people
and amateur radio led him to volunteer for the Red Cross around the time of
Hurricane Katrina, and then soon after at the National Weather Service.
Amateur radio is one of the only ways of communicating that is practically
foolproof. During a natural disaster, cell phones can fail and people often
are left without electricity. Amateur radio doesn't rely on towers or
electricity, meaning anyone with a ham radio can effectively communicate at
any time as far as the signal will carry.


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Live Ham Show Tuesday:

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:43 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36263


Glen Popiel, KW5GP will be back on Amateur
Radio Roundtable this Tues night March 1
showing and talking about Arduino projects.
Also Rich Moseson, from CQ magazine will be
joining us.