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3916 Santa Net -- Time is Running Out!

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:40 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38284


Time is running out!!! The 3916 Santa Net is on the air every night through
December 24th at 7:30 PM Central 01:30 UTC.


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Annual AM Night on the GCARA 1936 Net:

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:39 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38283


The Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association 1936 Net will host its
annual AM night on Thursday December 29th on 1936 KHz. The activities get
underway with pre-net check-ins at 7:30PM EST (00:30Z). The official net
begins at 9:00 PM EST (02:00Z)and typically lasts two hours. The net
control station is Bill, NM4A, located at Union, KY. The net typically
attracts about 65 stations from all over the US during the course of the
evening. All AM check in's are welcome.


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Radio Club Interacts with the Public:

Posted: 21 Dec 2016 04:00 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38282


The Highway Amateur Radio Club had a display at the Watercrest Mall to
interact with people about the purpose of the club and to dispel any
incorrect preconceived ideas they may have about this hobby. Amateur Radio,
was formed in June 1996 following the disbanding of the branches of the
South African Radio League to allow for the formation of independent
clubs. "The purpose of the club is to further the interests of its members
in all aspects of amateur radio and electronics. The club also aims to
foster goodwill between radio amateurs and to promote amateur radio as a
hobby and to offer backup communications in emergencies and during
disasters," HARC deputy chairman, Max Rossi.


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Amateur Radio Fans Drop the Ham-mer on HRD's License Key 'Blacklist':

Posted: 21 Dec 2016 04:00 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38281


On Monday, The Register reported on the story of Jim Giercyk, an amateur
radio enthusiast who had his copy of the popular Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD)
software revoked after posting a negative review. Since our story was
published, a number of Reg readers, including Giercyk himself and HRD's
makers, have followed up with us regarding claims that this was not an
isolated incident and others may have had their license keys blacklisted
for being publicly critical of the company. And just to be clear: by
blackballing keys, installed copies of the software stop working. Giercyk,
a professional musician in South Carolina, US, says that after his dealings
with HRD Software (which has since reinstated his software key) and the
statement made by the developer's co-owner Dr Michael Carper, he takes
issue with claims made by the company. Giercyk, aka N2SUB, told us on
Tuesday: The issue is not the refusal of service, the issue is that HRD
disabled my software, and then offered to enable it in exchange for the
removal of an online review of their product. It's extortion, not refusal
of service.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #81:

Posted: 21 Dec 2016 02:15 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38280


Up a mountain, down a goat, SOTA adventures
make for great stories and this one has a
sting in the tail. This week my adventures
include a reddit writing prompt, Google Maps
trying to kill me again, 1071 km per Watt and
other things you learn when doing a SOTA
activation on your own for the first time.


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Ham Talk Live 44 -- The Meaning of 75:

Posted: 21 Dec 2016 02:14 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38279


Thursday night at 9 PM Eastern time on
hamtalklive.com, tune in to learn about
the meaning of 75. I've been signing off
the show each week with 73 and 75, and
many of you have asked what it means.
Listen to the show on Thursday to find out
with our guest, Brian Linn, KD0HII, the
president of Christian Amateur Radio
Fellowship. We will also talk about what
CARF is doing, and how it relates to
Christmas.