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Yuma Hamfest Photos and Report:

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 05:09 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36313


This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, a live
ham radio webcast, Joe Eisenberg will be
presenting an update and photos of the Yuma
Hamfest and some other recent hamfests. We
will also talk about the Amateur Radio Parity
Act. Tune in to w5kub.com at 8 PM CT (0200
UTC Wed) to watch the show.


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Amateur Radio Parity Act on Amateur Radio Roundtable:

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 05:08 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36312


This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, a live
ham radio webcast, Joe Eisenberg will be
presenting an update and photos of the Yuma
Hamfest and some other recent hamfests. We
will also talk about the Amateur Radio Parity
Act. Tune in to w5kub.com at 8 PM CT (0200
UTC Wed) to watch the show.


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A Ham's Ham -- Doug McArthur, VK3UM (SK):

Posted: 06 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36311


The news came as a shock to all; Doug McArthur VK3UM passed away on Monday
21 February 2016, following a stroke the previous day. Sudden. Unexpected.
A blow to his wife, Bev, and family, and to all who knew Doug personally,
professionally, and indirectly through his amateur radio activities.
Although licensed for almost 60 years, Doug was probably most well-known -
across Australia and around the world - for his moonbounce exploits over
decades, in particular with the 8.6 metre dish he commissioned in 2001. In
2006, using this dish on 1296 MHz, Doug gained a moonbounce DX record on 10
June 2006, working CT3/DL1YMK in Portugal, a distance of 18,342.3 km.


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Iron County Emergency Management Works to Prepare for Earthquakes:

Posted: 06 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36310


Whether we realize it or not, Southern Utah is earthquake country. There
have been numerous small earthquakes in this area in recent years and,
according to the USGS (United States Geological Survey), they provide a
good reminder that people in Utah and Northern Arizona should be prepared.
In the state of Utah, earthquakes come less frequently than in California,
but there are a number of fault lines entirely capable of producing
magnitude 7 quakes and they can't be ignored. Seismologists study
earthquakes by trenching fault scarps, an active fault with surface
rupture. When geomorphic setting of the fault is such that sedimentation is
preserved, data on geological shifts that have occurred over time can be
gathered by dating through carbon and other methods. The first weekend in
February, a military presence was felt in and around the Iron County area.
The National Guard's 213th Forward Support Company teamed up with Iron
County Emergency Management to conduct a drill called "Operation Seismos."
The 213th Forward Support Company specializes in vehicle maintenance, water
purification and personnel support. The 213th was invited to Cedar City by
Iron County Emergency Management to evaluate military and civilian radio
communications, including ham radio operators in the area. John Higley,
Emergency Management Coordinator for Iron County, said, "Overall, the
exercise was very successful. We did identify some performance gaps that
are certainly correctable as we work with the National Guard. An example
would be better coordination of briefings with various city and county
organizations." "We knew we had some equipment gaps with the amateur radio
component of the Emergency Coordination Center, which we are actively
working to improve in order to better function during the full scale
pandemic exercise occurring March 17 here in Iron County," he added. Higley
said news articles of the event reached further than expected. One news
article on the exercise caught the attention of an Australian who sits on
the Disaster Communications Committee for Region 3 of the International
Amateur Radio Union. "Mr. Jim Linton, of Australia, contacted a local radio
operator Don Blanchard and requested more information about the exercise
and how the Amateur Radio operators were incorporated into the exercise.
That information led to articles being published on the Wireless Institute
of Australia's weekly broadcast website as well as on the IARU's website,"
Higley said.


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Wireless Telegraphy Comes to Kauai:

Posted: 06 Mar 2016 04:15 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36309


In October 1899, expert electrician Fred J. Cross of Honolulu contracted
with Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi's Wireless Telegraph and Signal
Company to install Marconi's wireless communication system in the Hawaiian
Islands. Incidentally, it was Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) who developed
the first practical wireless telegraphy transmitters and receivers
beginning in 1895. Cross then went on to form Inter-Island Telegraph Co. of
Hawaii in December 1899 with backing from major Honolulu businesses.
Inter-Island Telegraph Co. opened for business in 1901 with wireless
stations established at Waialae, Oahu; Laau Point, Molokai; Keeaumoku,
Lanai; Lahaina, Maui; and Mahukona, Hawaii. Work to link Kauai -- the only
major Hawaiian Island not connected to Inter-Island's wireless system --
proceeded under the personal direction of manager Cross.