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Ham Radio Operators: Technology Before the Digital Revolution:

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:53 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37058


AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) -- Long before smart phones and the internet and the
digital revolution, there were Ham Radio operators and their still going
strong after the first ham radio operation 83 years ago. The Hampden County
Radio Association still feels relevant in spite of social media and other
communication advances in recent years. All they've got is what some might
consider primitive equipment being in constant communication with ham radio
operators around the world. Jeffrey Bail is president of the Hampden County
group. He pointed out there are times when ham radios really come in
handy. He said, "For example, interruptions in communication like a power
failure the ham radio operators are an excellent back up."


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Amateur Radio Operators Tune In to Weekend of Global Communication:

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:53 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37057


"Whiskey Four Sugar. Whiskey Four Sugar," 13-year-old Mason Matrazzo called
into his radio transmitter. After a couple of tries through static, a voice
replied another set of call letters for an operator in Illinois. Matrazzo
was among the members of the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club who spent Saturday
and Sunday making radio contact with fellow radio fans across the country
who participated in Amateur Radio Field Day. The amateur-radio operators,
nicknamed hams, attempt to reach as many other operators as possible to
earn points that increases their national ranking. Amateur radio has proven
to be an effective form of communication when other systems, like
cellphones and the internet, fail. "When all else fails, ham radio," Knight
said. "During natural disasters like the tsunami in the Philippines or
Hurricane Katrina, ham radio operators set up antennas and contacted
people. They're the only things that worked when normal communication was
down."


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Loud and Clear: Ham Radio Hobbyists Have a Field Day:

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:50 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37056


RANBURNE -- For 24 hours this weekend, local ham radio operators set up at
the Ranburne Fire Department to practice their emergency response and hone
their radio skills in the annual National Field Day. The point of the
exercise is part training, part social gathering and part competition, said
Randy Smith, president of the Turkey Heaven Mountain Repeater Association.
The members set up temporary antennas and brought their radios and attempt
to make as many official contacts as possible during the 24 hours,
beginning at 1 p.m. central time on Saturday and ending at 1 p.m. on
Sunday. The test keeps the members' skills sharp so that in case of
emergency they can respond quickly and efficiently, Smith said. "Like when
Katrina hit New Orleans, all the information that was coming out of there
for the first what was it, six hours, was all relayed via ham radio," said
Jerry Wysoczynski, secretary/treasurer of the local association. "Cell
phones didn't work; nothing worked. Land lines were down."


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Kay Craigie N3KN on Amateur Radio Roundtable, June 28:

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:52 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37055


June 28th at 8:00 PMCT (0200 UTC Wed).
Katie Allen, WY7YL will be back with a
special guest this Tuesday night.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Headlines for Ham Nation:

Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:50 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37054


Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. June 29, 2016.