The Hindu reports come July 15, 2013 one of India’s oldest communication services – the telegram – will become history. Financial constraints have forced the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to wind up the telegraphic service, which would be remembered mainly as a historically inexpensive but relatively quick method of sending alerts related to births, deaths …
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Jun 03 2013
Radio amateur among 3 veteran storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado
The three died Friday night near El Reno when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph hit the Oklahoma City area during rush hour. Veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras WJ0G, his son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, died. On Tim Samaras Facebook we realized he was a ham radio operator There …
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May 24 2013
Radio hams in Oklahoma respond to storm aftermath
The ARRL reports after an EF5 tornado swept through Oklahoma on May 20, radio amateurs in that state assisted the American Red Cross with its communications efforts. “Amateur Radio operators were asked to support voice communications from the American Red Cross Oklahoma City Chapter Headquarters to their feeding station at the Incident Command Post located …
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Apr 23 2013
The ICQ Podcast
News Stories include:- Boston Marathon All Hams Reported Safe First Cuba to EI contact on FO-29 Radio hams active in Argentina floods Radio Ham named to Senior State Department Telecom post Irish entries wanted for Youngsters On The Air Ham radio club’s 90th birthday Warwick University students fly CubeSat The Michael Owen Plaque UK 434 …
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Apr 20 2013
Radio hams assist in Sichuan earthquake
Michael Chen BD5RV reports that the Government is seeking radio amateur’s assistance in communications because of cell phone outage after the Sichuan quake According to local amateurs in Sichuan, 14270kHz and 7050kHz are used in relief communications. It is reported that amateurs in Lushan, where this quake centered, are providing communications on V/UHF. BBC News …
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