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eHam.net News for Monday 30 January 2017
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/////////////////////////////////////////// Copperas Cove: Local Ham Radio Operators Practice for Emergencies: Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:01 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38536 The Copperas Cove Repeater Association teamed up with city emergency management to brush up on their communication skills at the National Amateur Radio Winter Field Day Saturday afternoon. At a Copperas Cove fire station, residents are learned what it's like to communicate through ham radio over a 24 hour period. "It's an opportunity for them to come into our facility, set up their equipment and pretend that we have a disaster where we need their communication support," Emergency Management Coordinator, Deputy Chief Gary Young said. Their goal is to communicate with as many contacts as possible. But Bruce Coons doesn't need a semi-annual event to keep his skills fresh. /////////////////////////////////////////// Mel Fukunaga Recognized for Giving 100 Amateur Radio Exams: Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:00 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38535 The Maui Amateur Radio Club recently honored Mel Fukunaga, KH6Y, for his long-term dedication to amateur radio licensing on Maui. The Federal Communications Commission issues amateur (ham) radio licenses, however since 1982 the FCC has authorized private organizations to administer the exams. Since 1982, Fukunaga has been in charge of the Volunteer Examiners on Maui and on Dec. 2 he administered his 100th exam session. Fukunaga and the club give exams three times a year: April, August and December. For more information about getting an amateur radio license, visit www.kh6rs.org. Fukunaga was also for many years the amateur radio emergency communications lead on Maui until he retired from that position at the start of 2017. He organized and trained the ham volunteers, who are prepared to help with emergency communications in the event of a failure of other links such as landlines, cellphones and the internet. /////////////////////////////////////////// ALMA Reveals Sun in New Light: Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:01 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38534 New images taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have revealed otherwise invisible details of our Sun, including a new view of the dark, contorted center of a sunspot that is nearly twice the diameter of the Earth. The images are the first ever made of the Sun with a facility where ESO is a partner. The results are an important expansion of the range of observations that can be used to probe the physics of our nearest star. /////////////////////////////////////////// Digital Radios Mulled for City Police's Use: Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:01 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38533 CEBU City Councilor David Tumulak wants Mayor Tomas OsmeƱa to authorize the purchase of ultra high-frequency digital handheld radios and radio repeaters for the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). This came after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 7 found that drug suspects Janice and Manuel Godinez tapped into the police's signal prior to their arrest in Barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City last Friday night. Tumulak, who is deputy mayor for police matters, said it is time the CCPO shift to digital gadgets to maximize its efforts in the war against illegal drugs. "Analog radios are easy to tap, but the digitals are impenetrable. It can't even be jammed. Also, we'll only distribute it to responsible persons to ensure security," he said. He explained that most amateur radio groups and even the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office are still using analog radios, which make them vulnerable to signal tapping. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Roundtable Live Every Tuesday: Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:18 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38532 This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, Katie Allen, WY7YL, and Marty, KC1CWF, will be talking about the recent RTTY contest. Rich Moseson, W2VU, editor of CQ Magazine will be with us giving a peep into next months edition, and Tom will be showing and discussing the new Radiuno and demo the tuning of the VFO. Plus more. |
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