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Election Commission seeks support from Radio Hams

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 01:43 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...o-hams.517071/

Election Commission seeks support from Radio Hams



The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought support from ham radio
operators, who were applauded for their service during the earthquake in
Nepal, in the upcoming Assembly elections in Bengal



The Deccan Herald reports:



Amateur operators with high frequency radios will provide communications
support to EC officials in areas with negligible or zero mobile telephone
network. In a letter to...



Election Commission seeks support from Radio Hams

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NEW Ham-Radios in the time of internet and FB ? YES !!!

Posted: 28 Mar 2016 01:06 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...fb-yes.517070/

The rise of radio amateurs around the world .... its a good news!







In the time of internet, Social Network and Facebook, cell phones and
instant messaging could aspettareche the hobby of amateur radio may be in
decline.





Whereas in the past three years, the number of amateur radio licenses for
example in England has increased by more than 8,000 Amateur Radio for a
total of 80,000.





The graph place instead the TREND in the US...



NEW Ham-Radios in the time of internet and FB ? YES !!!

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QSO Today Podcast - 79 Bob Allphin - K4UEE - 40 DxPeditions and counting

Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:30 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...unting.517007/

Bob Allphin, K4UEE, has traveled to 126 countries and has gone on forty
DXpeditions to the far corners of the Earth to active exotic and remote
locations. Bob discusses his early amateur radio beginnings, his love of
our hobby and DXing, and provides some advice on how to attract new hams to
the hobby in this episode of QSO Today.



Show Notes: http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/k4uee



Podcast Link: http://goo.gl/fhgtjD



iTunes Sto http://goo.gl/CvLNmV...



QSO Today Podcast - 79 Bob Allphin - K4UEE - 40 DxPeditions and counting