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Ham Radio Clubs in IITs, NITs Could Boost Emergency Communications:

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 05:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37609


Setting up amateur radio clubs in Indian educational institutions,
particularly in technical establishments like the IITs and NITs, could help
in disaster management and strengthening the communication domain, an
Austrian amateur radio practitioner said here on Friday. Computer network
administration expert Miroslav Skoric, who has over two decades of
experience in amateur radio digital communication, pointed to prestigious
varsities and institutes in developed nations like the US, France and
Germany, among others, having small ham radio set ups. "There could be
small groups of amateur radio operators in the IITs, NITs and
establishments of similar level. "In case of emergency, it is essential to
establish some ad hoc communication system because internet and phones
wouldn't work," Skoric told IANS here on the sidelines of a conference.
Further, he said, local ham clubs would boost collaborations between
practitioners and researchers to improve quality of software and ham radio
equipment.


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Volunteer Connection: Amateur Radio -- a Key Component of Disaster Response

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 05:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37608


It seems that natural and man-made disasters are increasingly frequent
phenomena capable of striking at any time, irrespective of local, regional
or international boundaries. The role and the extent of participation that
governments should have mitigating the effects of disasters are subjects
for legitimate debate; but one constant in disaster preparedness and
response is the involvement of trained volunteers supplementing and
enhancing the work of emergency officials.


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How You Can Talk to an Astronaut from Home:

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 05:27 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37607


Fans of the empirically awesome Netflix series Stranger Things will recall
that at one point our adolescent heroes use ham radio to communicate with
their pal, who is stranded in another dimension circa 1983. We have no
proof that ham radio actually reaches other dimensions, but on then again,
we have no proof that it doesn't, either. And as Trace Dominguez explains
in today's DNews report, it's not that crazy of an idea, because ham radio
can go a long way. Ham radio is another terms for amateur radio, and works
just like the broadcasts you pick up in your car stereo. The differences
are that ham radio is strictly non-commercial and dedicated to specific
frequencies or bands on the RF spectrum. There are nearly three million ham
licenses worldwide, with major populations of licensed operators in Japan,
Germany, England, Indonesia, and South Korea. According to the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), there are more than 727,000 licensed ham radio
operators -- called hams -- in the United States alone.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #39 de K7RA:

Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37606


Sunspot numbers and solar flux were down over our reporting week,
September 15-21. Average daily sunspot number was 29.9, down from 50.1
during the
previous seven days. Average daily solar flux went down from 88.9 to
83.4.