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Camp for young radio amateurs in the Americas is a go for this summer

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The long-awaited inaugural Youth on the Air (YOTA) camp for young amateur
radio operators in North, Central, and South America will go forward this
July. The camp, set for July 11 – 16, will take place at the National Voice
of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, Ohio, north of
Cincinnati

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Online amateur radio training in Germany

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DARC reports training for the German amateur radio licenses is now
available online

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FCC issues Enforcement Advisory: Radio users again reminded not to use
radios in crimes

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On April 20, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued a new Enforcement
Advisory, repeating the admonishments contained in a January Advisory that
no licensee or user of the Amateur or Personal Radio Services may use any
radio equipment in connection with unlawful activities of any nature

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Tony's 10m Band Report

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Monday to Wednesday were very poor but Friday into the weekend were
excellent with lots of stations active.
I worked quite a lot of EAs on Ten Metres but no real DX

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ARES to participate in earthquake drill May 1

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Amateur radio operators across Illinois will be participating in a
simulated earthquake training exercise on Saturday, May 1 that’s designed
to hone their communication skills in the event a major earthquake hits the
Illinois region, one that would damage or destroy its power and
communications infrastructure

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Clear frequencies requested for net providing 24/7 coverage of Saint
Vincent volcanic eruption

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The Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net (CEWN) has been providing
round-the-clock coverage during the La Soufriere volcanic eruption on the
island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Several neighboring islands are
also being affected by the disaster

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Amateur radio: It can be more than just a hobby

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Yeap Ming Liong 9W2KYU got some good publicity about World Amateur Radio
Day (WARD) in two Malaysian publications the Sun and the Star

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Winmalee over the moon about close encounter

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The 11-minute call was two years in the making after school science teacher
Alison Broderick applied to NASA and ARISS International (Amateur Radio on
the ISS) to be part of an amateur radio operators’ program that enables
students around the globe to speak to an astronaut