eHam.net News for Saturday 4 February 2017
 

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When All Else Fails: LLH Hosts Amateur Radio Enthusiasts:

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 04:01 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38571


LINVILLE -- Imagine for a moment that a natural disaster has struck in
Avery County. Electricity is out, communications towers are down or jammed
and cell phones are as useful as a paperweight. When such catastrophe
strikes, communication becomes a precious commodity. In situations such as
these, amateur (ham) radio operators spring into action. Utilizing homemade
antennae, generators and portable radio transceivers, ham radio operators
can have emergency communications up and running, in any location, in a
very short amount of time. When all other means of communication fail, ham
radio serves as the most reliable backup network in the United States.


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A Look Back: I Heard It on the Radio:

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 04:01 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38570


Conway may have had one of the first radio stations in the state when the
U.S. Department of Commerce issued a license to Conway Radio Laboratories
on October 2, 1923. KFKW operated at 150 watts on Tuesday and Friday
evenings if Ben Woodruff, the owner, was around. The U.S. government began
licensing radio stations in late 1912 and from the beginning gave the
stations call letters starting with a K or a W. Stations in the west were
given a K while all stations in the east were given a W. The original
dividing line ran north along the Texas-New Mexico state line but in
January, 1923, this line was moved to east to follow the Mississippi River.
That is why Conway's new radio station was given call letters that started
with a K. In addition to operating KFKQ, Conway Radio Laboratories had the
town's first radio store in the Conway Theater building. Here one could buy
the necessary parts for assembling a radio set. In the 1920s, Conway had
its share of radio "hams" or amateur radio builders and operators.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #87:

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 12:45 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38566


MARS is our next door planet or it relates to
Pumping up the Volume, but what does it have
to do with Amateur Radio?