Coal Valley News reports on the role amateur radio operators can play during severe weather “We had a major storm in March, June and in late October of last year,” said Kevin Dalton KC8WDL, a Boone County 911 operator and the District Emergency person for Boone County’s amateur radio operators. “These storms had a devastating …
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Dec 08 2012
How many UK Radio Hams are there?
A quick glance at Ofcom amateur radio licence statistics might lead you to think there are 79,414 radio amateurs in the UK, but is it really closer to 40,000? Although the grand total shows 79,414 licences as at October 31, 2012 it includes 1,458 “Club” licences (clubs, repeaters and beacons) and 666 Reciprocal licences issued …
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Dec 08 2012
World Conference on International Telecommunications Dubai
The UN internet law covenant being discussed in Dubai might according to dot-nxt impact on pledge radio operators. dot-nxt say: “At a heart of a emanate is a tenure “operating agencies“. Currently a general telecommunication regulations (ITRs) request usually to “recognized handling agencies” – and that means vast telecoms operators in any country. Some countries …
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Dec 06 2012
Newspaper reports Radio Hams Talk to Astronauts in Space
The Star Times news that pledge radio operators bond with people all over – even in space. Read a full story during http://www.wiscnews.com/juneaucountystartimes/news/local/ article_785420ac-3e71-11e2-ae82-001a4bcf887a.html AMSAT-UK http://www.amsat-uk.org/
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Jun 18 2012
Colorado’s amateur radio operators fill in wildfire-coverage gaps.
Associated Press via Denver Post – A 5:15 a.m. phone call Sunday asked amateur radio operator Randy Long to find more volunteers to aid communication in the High Park fire zone — and warned him to evacuate his home. Long, an Amateur Radio Emergency Service coordinator for Larimer and Weld counties, fled his house southeast …
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