Amateur Radio News

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Land Ops ARC finds aircraft crash site

Posted: 06 Feb 2017 09:24 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...h-site.550939/

Non-profit video featuring Land Ops ARC. The search teams of Land Ops ARC
(adventure radio club) set out and find a military aircraft crash site from
the past. Two Phantom F4 fighters collided in mid-air during a training
mission over the California desert over four and a half decades ago.





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California AB-1785 signed - Bans Ham Radio Usage in Vehicle

Posted: 06 Feb 2017 08:42 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ehicle.542387/

How the heck did we California hams miss this one??



http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fa...01520160AB1785

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Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. February 8, 2017.

Posted: 06 Feb 2017 08:14 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...8-2017.554287/

Amateur Radio Newsline headlines for Ham Nation. February 8, 2017.





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Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, Bouvet DXpedition Team Member, interviewed by Tim
Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering

Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:28 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eering.552997/

Published on Jan 19, 2017



Glenn Johnson, W0GJ interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR at DX Engineering on
January 11, 2017 in Tallmadge, Ohio.

Glenn Johnson, W0GJ is one of the team members that will be activating
Bouvet Island as 3Y0Z in January 2018.





Bouvet Island ranks number 2 in the most wanted entities by amateur radio
operators all over the world.

DX Engineering is proud to be an active sponsor for this widely anticipated
DXpedition.





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Part 6 - CW Ops and Learning Morse Code

Posted: 05 Feb 2017 10:41 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-code.553470/



After the last class I spent about 5 minutes going through the next
letters and numbers so I would start thinking about them. I then went to
bed and it was a good and much needed break. The next day I started Session
8 practice in earnest and it went extremely well for me. I can feel a lot
of classmates are frustrated and feel like they are making very little
progress. Don’t worry because we...



Part 6 – CW Ops and Learning Morse Code

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Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman of the FCC

Posted: 05 Feb 2017 08:02 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...he-fcc.552145/




President Donald Trump will select Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission, Politico reported today.



"Two industry sources" who are familiar with the decision said an
announcement could be made as soon as today, the report said. Pai would
become chairman immediately, without needing to be confirmed by the Senate,
because he is...Click to expand...

Republican Ajit Pai to become chairman of the FCC

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Part 4 - CW Ops & Learning Morse Code

Posted: 05 Feb 2017 06:20 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-code.552561/

Last time we spoke I had missed session 5 class because of a skype problem
and left everyone with a cliff hanger. Skype can be frustrating at times
but we work with what we have. After the class the instructor called me on
Skype and we went over the session one-on-one. I got half of what he sent
and mixed up simple letters. As he was talking he figured out I was not
going back to review the previous lessons and highly recommends that we do
the reviews. I was not reviewing past lessons...



Part 4 - CW Ops & Learning Morse Code

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HamRadioNow: HamNauguration; New Frontiers; Scouts (3 new shows)

Posted: 05 Feb 2017 02:48 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-shows.554235/



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Weve kinda got them piled up again:

1:06:22HRN 297: New Frontiers in Wireless - 2016 DCC Banquet...



HamRadioNow: HamNauguration; New Frontiers; Scouts (3 new shows)