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SPARC Part of NNJ/Middlesex ARES Simulate Emergency Test (SET):

Posted: 14 Oct 2016 05:01 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37775


On Saturday, Oct. 8th from 9 AM to 12 Noon members of the South Plainfield
Amateur Radio Club participated in the annual ARRL NNJ SECTION ARES
(Amateur Radio Emergency Service) SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST Via Middlesex
County ARES. The scenario involved a hurricane that was downgraded to a
tropical storm. A Flood warning was issued for Monmouth County and portions
of Middlesex County. In anticipation, county EOC's in the NNJ section were
put "on alert" as were other agencies such as the Red Cross, local
hospitals and area shelters at the county and local municipal levels. ARES
in the NNJ section was also put "on alert" and the section net was
activated for this event.


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Amateur Radio Operators Converge for Hamfest:

Posted: 14 Oct 2016 05:00 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37774


Amateur radio operators and emergency-communications volunteers from
throughout New Mexico and surrounding states will meet in Socorro on
Saturday, Oct. 15. The annual Socorro Hamfest will be held at the New
Mexico Firefighters Training Academy from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event is
free and the public is invited. Hamfest, which draws hundreds of visitors
from New Mexico and the Southwest, will include a statewide meeting of
volunteer members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). These
volunteers train regularly and work with local governments and other
organizations to provide vital communication links to help protect lives
and property in disaster situations. This year, ARES is celebrating its
81st Anniversary. Other features of Hamfest include lectures,
demonstrations, door prizes, displays, a radio-electronics swap meet, and
commercial electronics vendors. There also will be working amateur radio
stations, literature on amateur radio and a wide variety of electronic
equipment for viewing and sale. Hamfest events kick off on Friday, Oct. 14,
with a tour of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array
and an evening, pre-Hamfest banquet for local and visiting hams.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #71:

Posted: 14 Oct 2016 04:42 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37771


DX, common ground on a common term? Sometimes
you find yourself in an unexpected argument
about something that everyone agrees on. DX
is a classic example of something everyone
agrees on -- right?