[KB6NU] Amateur radio in the news: Amateurs help USGS with earthquakes, VT towers OKd, ham club on BBC
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur radio in the news: Amateurs help USGS with earthquakes, VT towers OKd, ham club on BBC Posted: 05 Mar 2021 02:02 PM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email Amateur Radio Operators Help Fill Earthquake Donut Holes If you’ve ever seen tall antennas rising from everyday residences in your community and wondered what they are for, it could be that those homes belong to ham radio enthusiasts who enjoy communicating with each other over the airwaves. In addition to having fun with their radios and finding camaraderie, many ham radio operators are also prepared to help neighbors and authorities communicate during disasters. One such group of radio enthusiasts is poised now to serve yet another important role: They will be contributing to a more robust delivery mechanism for critical seismic intensity reports after major earthquakes through the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Did You Feel It? (DYFI) system. ..read more Over neighbors objections, Shelburne operator gets the green light for ham radio towers SHELBURNE – One-on-one talks with fellow amateurÂ*radio operators as far away as Moscow are now firmly on the horizon for a Shelburne man. The erection of two antenna towers on Zachary Manganellos rural property on Dorset Street — a source of contention with his neighbors for at least a year — was approved by the Telecommunications Review Board this week. On paper, and later, in balloon tests that attempted to approximate the towers altitude, the structures struck some folks as too tall for the neighborhood. read more Ham radio on BBC Radio Lincoln The Lincoln Short Wave Club, hosts of the National Hamfest, celebrated their 100th anniversary in February andÂ*Steve Burke M5ZZZ / G6TVPÂ*was interviewed on BBC Radio Lincoln The clubs inaugural meeting was held in the Spread Eagle Hotel in Lincoln on February 10, 1921. Eleven people attended and it was agreed the group would be known as the Lincoln and District Wireless Society. In May 1923 they held an exhibition in the City School. The event was open to the public for three days and attracted 322 visitors. The BBC interview was broadcast on Wednesday, February 17, on BBC Radio Lincolns Breakfast Show. A recording is available, fast-forward to 01:17:49 into the show https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0954hgx Lincoln Short Wave Club history http://www.g5fz.co.uk/official-club-...ort-wave-club/ The post Amateur radio in the news: Amateurs help USGS with earthquakes, VT towers OKd, ham club on BBC appeared first on KB6NUs Ham Radio Blog. |
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