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Irish Radio Amateurs Gain Secondary Allocation at 5.3 MHz:

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 04:34 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38317


The Irish Radio Transmitters Society have just announced that Irish radio
amateurs can use the WRC-15 band of 5.3515 MHz to 5.3665 MHz with immediate
effect. No application is necessary and the power limit is 15 watts. This
is very good news for anyone with an interest in the 60 metre band.


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Camano Group Wants Residents to Prepare for Emergencies:

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 04:32 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38316


Sue Ryan is director of Camano Preparedness Group, and also the group's
expert on earthquakes and volcanoes. She knows, for example, the Cascadia
Fault last broke nearly 317 years ago. She knows this because when the
fault broke it caused a tsunami in Japan, to which a memorial was erected.
The Cascadia fault runs from Mendocino, Calif., to northern Vancouver
Island, B.C., where the Pacific Plate pushes the Juan de Fuca Plate (the
world's smallest tectonic plate) against the North American Plate, like
squeezing a rock in a vise. When the fault breaks, it releases an
astounding amount of energy. "If the full (700-mile) fault breaks, we're
looking at a 9.0 earthquake," Ryan said in an interview last week. Part of
the group's outreach includes training Community Emergency Response Teams
(CERT) in basic medical and triage skills -- how to stop bleeding, how to
splint broken bones, how to use mechanical advantage to move rubble. The
group holds CERT trainings twice a year. And, where are the amateur (ham)
radio operators? "There are over 100 ham radio operators on the island,"
Swander said. "That two-way communication is important for people's morale
and psyche."