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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2019, July 8, 2016:

Posted: 10 Jul 2016 04:45 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37145


The following is a QST. BREAKING NEWS: Amateur Electronic Supply is
closing at the end of the month. National Parks on the Air goes to the
White House -- and hams mount a tribute to 19 who died in an Arizona
wildfire. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2019
coming your way right now.


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Around the World In 24 Hours:

Posted: 09 Jul 2016 05:45 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37144


The Barrie Amateur Radio Club has reached around the world, provided
critical communication during local emergencies and even connected with
space. "Chris Hadfield, the first time he went up and he wanted to use a
Canadian call (number) . . . it was our club that got him that call," said
Brant Smith, president of the Barrie club. "One of the guys in the club
that's been a Ham for a long time phoned the DOC and tried to fast track
the paperwork because it was for Chris Hadfield." Hadfield's uncle lives in
Barrie and was a member of the amateur radio club. "His uncle was the first
person to contact him the first time he went up to the International Space
Station," Smith said. "That contact was from Barrie and a few other guys
were also able to get ahold of him, but as soon as the American's heard
that he was on there up goes the beams with the high power and boom, that
was it." Ham radio operators in Barrie and over 1,600 stations across
Canada and the US participated recently in a 24-hour Field Day, an
opportunity to connect and test emergency preparedness.