[Southgate] Radio amateurs want to be of service when communications fail
 

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Foundations of Amateur Radio

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You Can't Always Get What You Want
One of the things about amateur radio that I find intensely fascinating and
to be honest sometimes just as frustrating, is that you don't know what the
outcome of an experiment might be at any one time

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Radio amateurs want to be of service when communications fail

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Nashville Scene reports thousands of Nashvillians were affected by the cell
and internet service outage that came after the Christmas Day bombing
downtown - but it was exactly the type of situation amateur radio operators
prepare for

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Permission granted for 60 foot ham radio masts

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Vermont radio amateur Zachary Manganello K1ZK has been granted planning
permission for magnificent towers up to 60 feet high

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Propagation de K7RA

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A period of 0 sunspots ran from February 4-17, but Wednesday evening while
viewing the STEREO spacecraft image I saw a very bright area on our Sun's
northeast horizon. Shortly after, Spaceweather.com reported, 'A new active
region is hiding just behind the Sun's northeastern limb. It might be a
sunspot.'