eHam.net News for Wednesday 28 September 2016
 

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Elmhurst Amateur Radio Operators Celebrate Club's 80th Anniversary:

Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37626


ELMHURST -- The Elmhurst York Radio Club recently celebrated its 80th year
as an organization dedicated to supporting amateur radio. The club honored
the anniversary with an Aug. 19 open house event at the Elmhurst Fire
Department Training Facility, 910 N. Addison Ave. Founded in 1936, York
Radio Club was started to help members enjoy the hobby and provide a
framework for amateur radio operators, or hams, on how to offer public
service to Elmhurst. The club was formed two years after the U.S. Congress
created the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the
airwaves, but amateur radio operators had been experimenting with signal
transmission since the 1890s. In fact, the distinction between commercial
and amateur radio stations didn't exist before the FCC came in to allocate
portions of the electromagnetic spectrum to different radio operators. "We
were given huge chunks of the spectrum, and to this day we haven't lost any
of them because we're so valuable to them," York Radio Club member Todd
Benson said. Hams are individuals with a unique call sign who are licensed
to operate a radio station. According to Benson, there are about 700,000
hams in the United States.


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Why Is Ham Radio So Important?

Posted: 27 Sep 2016 05:12 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37625


Some still argue about the necessity of ham radio and the role it plays in
people's everyday lives. On the one hand, the world is developing vastly
introducing new advanced technologies and ways of communication. We can
benefit from various free online messengers, digital radios, social
networks and many other modern communication tools. On the other hand,
amateur radio is something that shapes people's lifestyle. The very action
boosts real passion and enthusiasm. For this reason, it has been attracting
many new hams from around the globe for many decades. Moreover, we should
never underestimate the role of DX radio stations from the technical point
of view. In some situations, they can appear to be the only source of
information while all other services and networks are down.


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Ham Talk Live #33 -- Bouvet Island DXpedition:

Posted: 27 Sep 2016 04:43 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37624


This week on Ham Talk Live! the leader of
the upcoming Bouvet Island DXpedition, Ralph
Fedor, K0IR, will be my guest to talk about
the adventures of DXpeditions, the
challenges specific to Bouvet Island, how to
work the team, and how to contribute.