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Amateur radio in the news: Chattanooga hams check on one another, hams hit
the heights, hams help out in Malaysia.

Posted: 14 Mar 2021 08:19 AM PDT
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Chattanooga hams check on one another during pandemic

After two recent deaths, Chattanooga-area ham radio operators decided to
close ranks.Â*Many of the amateur radio hobbyists live alone, so a system of
nightly radio checks has been put in place to signal if anyone needs
help.Â*At their core, thats what hams do, they take care of one another,
members of the so-called Lone Ranger Net said.
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Hams hit the heights (Outside magazine)

On a grayÂ*Friday afternoon last spring, Steve Galchutt sat high atop Chief
Mountain, an 11,700-foot peak along Colorado’s Front Range. An epic
panorama of pristine alpine landscape stretched in almost every direction,
with Pikes Peak standing off to the southÂ*and MountÂ*EvanÂ*towering just to
the west.

It was an arresting view, and the perfect backdrop for aÂ*summit selfie.Â*But
instead of reaching for his smartphone, Galchutt was absorbed by another
device: a portable transceiver. Sitting on a small patch of rock and snow,
his head bent down and cocked to one side, he listened as it sent out a
steady stream of staticky beeps:Â*dah-dah-di-dah dah di-di-di-dit.Â*“This is
Scotty in Philadelphia,â€� Galchutt said, translating the Morse code.Â*Then,
tapping at two silver paddles attached to the side of the radio, he sent
his own message,Â*first with some details about his location, then his call
sign, WG0AT.
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Hams help out in Malaysia

The voice from the incoming signal was scratchy at best as the battery in
the caller’s walkie-talkie was about to die.Â*But amateur radio hobbyist
Zanirul Akhmal Zanirun, then a volunteer at the National Emergency
Communication Centre set up in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur during the 2014 to
2015 floods, heard the message that was coming in from Pahang loud and
clear.

“The floodwaters are rising. We are trapped in our house. Get help quick, �
said the caller.Â*There was no time to waste, recalled Zanirul.Â*He and the
team immediately conveyed the message to the communication centre in
Pahang, who in turn alerted the rescue team at the stricken location.Â*To
his relief, an update later revealed that the caller had made it to an
evacuation centre safely.
Standing (from left to right) : Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters
Society (MARTS) honorary Secretary, Zanirul Akhmal Zanirun with Kuala
Lumpur DX (denotes two way radio contact with other amateurs in distant
countries) Team president Mohd Faiz Shaari and ham enthusiasts who are also
MARTS members Lucius Solomon @ Baharuddin and Hamdan Abu, (sitting left to
right) Weerut Srhidhara and Reuben Chirng Chern Han at the MARTS emergency
communication centre in Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
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