eHam.net News for Sunday 29 May 2016
 

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Volunteer Recognized for His Service with Emergency Planning:

Posted: 28 May 2016 05:53 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36859


Take retired nurse Fred Herr, for example. After retirement, he was looking
for an organization to volunteer his time and he found the
Cabell-Huntington Health Department and Wayne County Health Department's
Medical Reserve Corps. "It was just a good fit," Herr said. It was such a
good fit Herr was named the Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer of the Year.
Herr has been a volunteer with the Cabell-Wayne MRC for more than nine
years assisting with flu clinics, ham radio operations, emergency drills,
the emergency operations center and shelter planning. He is also a member
of the Cabell-Wayne Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) to provide
expertise in ham radio operations and emergency communications. Karen
Hall-Dundas, MRC coordinator, said Herr has been a valuable resource to the
volunteers and the health department. "His expert knowledge in
communications has made him our go-to volunteer for ham radios and
interoperable radios," Hall-Dundas said. "Fred and his wife Melanie always
answer our call outs and drills even when they are in another country. We
couldn't do it without great volunteers like Fred." Herr began working with
ham radios as a hobby before he was married, but his interest was
heightened when he realized the benefits they can have for public health in
emergencies. "That's been one of its premises since the early beginnings,"
Herr said. "Even in our regulations in states, it can be used for emergency
communications when other routes fail. It really started with (Hurricane)
Katrina in 2005, they realized all these systems that the government builds
and all the cell phone systems are subject to failure, whether natural or
manmade. Amateur radio has the ability to become a back-up for
communications and the health department picked up on that."


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Amateur Radio Group Hosts Event to Honor Service Men and Women:

Posted: 28 May 2016 05:53 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36858


"A Salute to Those Who Served," has been held over Memorial Day weekend for
13 years, with the exception of 2015 when the group held the event on the
anniversary of D-Day. The event honors military, veterans, first responders
and military support groups in the area. Event creator Emery McClendon said
remembering what these men and women sacrificed for our country is
important. "They risked their lives, they gave all they have and their
families missed them so much when they were deployed," McClendon said. The
event also featured two speakers, one who served in World War II and
another who served in the Afghan and Iraq wars. Members of the Washington
Township Fire Department attended the event at Praise Lutheran Church,
where they brought two of their vehicles to hang an American flag in the
air.


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Tracking Storms with Kansas City Storm Spotters:

Posted: 28 May 2016 05:52 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36857


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When severe weather strikes, volunteers like Justin
Gann, the storm spotter team lead for Independence, are prepared to keep us
safe. Spotters are not storm chasers. Instead, spotters help assist in
everything from being the eyes and ears on the ground to helping alert the
National Weather Service of potential severe weather. Not only do spotters
monitor everything from live radar to weather chats, but they also use ham
radios to communicate.


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Ham College 17 is Released:

Posted: 28 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36856


Professor Thomas and Dean Martin present part two of our look at the
Digital Modes and more Technician questions. VOIP. Ohm's Law questions.


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Amateur Radio Newsline 2013 EXTRA!

Posted: 28 May 2016 09:47 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36855


Amateur Radio Newsline 2013 EXTRA! Don Wilbanks (AE5DW) interviews former
Young Ham of the Year for 1998, Richard Paczkowski (KF4BIA) in this EXTRA!