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Amateur radio operators continue to play a vital role in supplying communications during emergency situations. Members of the Ashland Area Amateur Radio Club gathered in the Emergency Operations Center at the Ashland County Sheriff's Office in taking part in the hazardous materials and severe weather functional exercise.
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Dr Arnall Patz, ex-WA3EVC -- an ophthalmologist who discovered and eliminated a major cause of blindness in premature infants -- passed away from heart disease on March 11. He was 89. In 1954, Patz proved that treating premature babies with pure oxygen could destroy their eyesight. At the time, this was the most common cause of blindness in premature infants.
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As part of its grand new plan, the FCC is making a major push to involve and inform the public. RSS feeds, a blog, and a Twitter account have all made relatively recent appearances, along with a home broadband speed test.
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TH-D7 series, VHF UHF dual band w/TNC for packet and APRS, modifications, manual, resources and reviews of the popular kenwood dualband transceiver


 
DX Resources/DX Peditions/2010 DXpeditions
Isla de Mouro DX Dxpedition IOTA EU-142 web site


 
Antennas/Quad
Pictures of a 2 element cubex Quad antenna at a height of 10 meter at VK5SW


 
Technical Reference/Power Supply
A compact voltage protector/fuse assembly for 100-watt transceivers by AD5X


 
Technical Reference/Filters
VHF Broadcast Passband Filter (88 108 MHz) by DF9CY


 
Internet and Radio/Online Receivers
Controllable Icom PCR100, 10kHz-1300MHz AM,FM,WFM. live from Zwolle - Netherlands


 
Newsflash
Island Hoppers Battle In 2008 IOTA
The last weekend in July is here, which means dozens of expeditions to islands around the world for the 2008 Islands On The Air Contest. Last year's test set a new record with almost 2,000 submitted logs and contest sponsors hope some better conditions on the high bands will mean a repeat performance.
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MFJ-993B Intellituner Review
Radio Equipment
MFJ-993B Intellituner automatic antenna matching device review by N4KC


ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, February 24, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, March 5, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Ham Radio (Technician) License Course; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics.
D4C, P40A Lead At WPX CW Log Deadline
At the log submission cutoff for the 2008 CQ WPX CW contest, D4C (LY2CY) is still the Single Op High Power leader, while the low power top spot is now owned by P40A (KK9A.) In the multi-op categories, CT9M has the top score, but now there's a new leader in Multi-Two.
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ZS4TX Holds Clubhouse Lead in CQ WW CW
With even contest heavyweights reporting difficult conditions on some bands, the early lead in the Single Operator High Power category of the 2009 CQ WW CW Contest is for now in the hands of Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX, who ran up just over 8.5 million points from ZS9X. Check out the latest from radio-sport.net
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VOA Site B in Greenville gets local TV exposure
Macon Dail, Chief Engineer at Voice of America Site B in Greenville, NC, is featured in a short video on the local CBS affiliate’s Eyewitness News programme
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