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Volunteer Group Honored for Emergency Preparedness Efforts:

Posted: 18 Sep 2016 01:28 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37564


As the Tukwila Emergency Communications Team (TEC) nears its fifth
anniversary, the volunteer group received recognition for its role in
preparing the city for an emergency. King County Executive Dow Constantine
awarded the TEC Team the sixth annual Executive's Award for Community
Preparedness, given each fall to a volunteer organization that trains for
and responds to emergencies. "There are people doing good work all around
this county," Constantine said during the award presentation at the Tukwila
Fire Department's headquarters on Sept. 15. "When we began planning for
this year's award my staff brought me no small number of very worthy
nominees, one of which will probably win next year. But this group rose
above all of them. It is tremendously gratifying to be at the head of a
county where people are not simply sitting and waiting for the government
to come help, but they are pulling together as a community to help one
another and join together with their local government to provide a safer
place for all." The team consists of 20 volunteer emergency communications
responders who work or live in Tukwila and provide the city with ham radio
communication in an emergency.


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Courtney Hails Bill That Bolsters Amateur Radio Operation:

Posted: 18 Sep 2016 01:27 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37563


U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney on Tuesday announced that the bipartisan Amateur
Radio Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1301) passed the House of Representatives on
Monday with "broad support." The bill was introduced last year by Kinzinger
with Courtney serving as the lead Democratic sponsor. The legislation
directs the Federal Communications Commission to amend regulations that
currently hamper the ability for many operators to effectively communicate
with one another in certain areas around the country.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #67:

Posted: 18 Sep 2016 01:31 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37562


How to melt the coax in your station, or
rather, how not to melt it. What causes it to
happen, how do you deal with it and what
should you be on the lookout for?