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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2034, October 21, 2016:

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 05:35 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37814


The following is a QST. Colorado wildfires keep hams vigilant. Three deaths
shake the global radio community -- and schoolkids enjoy a radio roundup!
All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2034 comes your way now.


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MacLoggerDX Version 6.05 Released:

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 05:34 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37813


Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 6.05 of
MacLoggerDX has been released.


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Scouts Learn About Amateur Radio at JOTA Event:

Posted: 20 Oct 2016 05:32 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37812


Calls of "Special Event Station K7B Jamboree on the Air CQ CQ" rang across
the lawn of the Old Logandale School on Friday and Saturday as Boy Scouts
of all ages and ranks joined members of the Moapa Valley Amateur Radio Club
for the 59th Annual Boy Scouts of America Jamboree on the Air-Jamboree on
the Internet (JOTA-JOTI). This international event is organized by the
World Scouting Organization and is the largest Scouting event in the world
with over 1 million Scouts participating across over 150 countries. It is
held annually on the third weekend in October and its purpose is to use
amateur radio to link Scouts across the world. The event was open to all
Scouts, regardless of rank and included Girls Scouts. The MV Amateur Radio
Club was available to help interested participants run the radios and make
contacts across the world for several hours.


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Amateur Radio Operators Ready to Ham It Up in Maricopa:

Posted: 20 Oct 2016 05:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37811


MARICOPA -- It may not cross everyone's mind anymore in today's
technological world, but many people still use ham radios to talk across
town, around the world or even into space -- and all without the internet
or cellphones. Amateur, or "ham," radio operators can still communicate
even if there is no electricity -- a good mental note to make in
preparation of that all-too-possible disaster scenario. For the first time,
the Maricopa Amateur Radio Association is hosting the American Radio Relay
League's Arizona State Convention this Friday and Saturday at UltraStar
Multi-tainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle. Dubbed Copafest, this is a
gathering of ham radio operators from all over the state. Copafest did take
place last year as well, but this is the first year Maricopa is hosting the
ARRL state convention.


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Ham Radio: Definition, Origins, Goals:

Posted: 20 Oct 2016 05:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37810


Do you really know what ham radio is? Are you aware of amateur radio
operators' activity? Would you like to know more about this global hobby?
Do you want to get involved in the DX process? If the answer is "yes", this
article is the best bet for you. Today we are going to answer some of the
most important questions related to the topic as well as reveal essential
DX information that you will hardly find anywhere else. Have you ever
heard the term "ham"? You certainly have in case you are interested in the
field of radio communication. The ham actually stands for operators who use
DX radio stations to make remote contacts with each other. Pay attention
that DX is not the same as CB. It means that you need to be licensed in
case you want to use a ham radio. Otherwise, you will not be allowed
receiving or transmitting signals in spite of the frequencies and bands.