 12 May 2008 at 7:48pm
by guan@brunei-online.com (Azrol Azmi)
A Radio Amateur Roadshow was yesterday held at the Jerudong Recreational Beach to enlighten the public on how to operate a radio transmitter and receiver.
Among the present at the event was Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association (BDARA) President Pg Salleh Abdul Rahman bin Pg Hj Damit.
10 May 2008 at 10:04pm
Ronald A. Parise, PhD, WA4SIR, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 57. Parise flew as a payload specialist on two space shuttle missions: STS-35 on Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Endeavour in March 1995. These two missions, ASTRO-1 and ASTRO-2 respectively, carried out ultraviolet and x-ray astronomical observations, logging more than 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Parise was one of the first astronomers to operate a telescope from space, making hundreds of observations during the mission. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, said Parise's personal contributions to these two missions provided scientists with "an unprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the birth, life and death of stars and galaxies."
9 May 2008 at 5:32pm
by w2xbs@twiar.org (W2XBS)
For use on local repeaters, or for broadcast stations with music bed and local club tag. Mix audio for local preferences.
9 May 2008 at 10:32pm
by w2xbs@twiar.org (W2XBS)
Recorded for air on amateur band repeaters - have your local repeaters run this promo!
9 May 2008 at 10:30pm
by w2xbs@twiar.org (W2XBS)
For use on broadcast stations - NOT FOR AIR ON AMATEUR FREQUENCIES - send to your local radio station or community service station for airtime.
9 May 2008 at 10:30pm
by awextra@arrl.org (ARRL)
"As the song says, 'All our bags are packed and we're ready to go' -- well, almost," said ARRL Hamvention Coordinator Katie Breen, W1KRB. "The ARRL EXPO area is packed up into seven shipping skids and they are in a truck on their way to Dayton. We here at headquarters are not only breathing a huge sigh of relief, but many of us are still wrapping up our individual final details." The Dayton Hamvention will run from May 16-18 at Hara Arena, just outside Dayton, Ohio.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by editor@onalaskalife.com (Editor)
There is no question Dan Novak was way ahead of all the other half-marathon runners at Saturday's St. Clare Health Mission Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk and it is equally clear Peter Schaettle finished dead last in the event. Yet both Onalaska men received no medal and no recognition for their efforts.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
In two separate decisions released today, the Federal Communications Commission denied two Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM) having to do with Amateur Radio. These two PRMs, one filed by Mark Miller, N5RFX, of Arlington, Texas, concerning digital spectrum issues, and the other filed jointly by Ken Chafin, W6CPA, of La Crescenta, California, and Leon Brown, KC6JAR, of Los Angeles, California, concerning additional spectrum for more repeaters, including digital systems. Miller's PRM was assigned RM-11392, while the Chafin and Brown petition was not afforded an RM number by the FCC. According to ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, the ARRL filed no comments on either petition in accordance with the League's standard policy on bare petitions for rule making that do not deal with spectrum allocations.
9 May 2008 at 5:13pm
by editor@wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)
The prevailing view among investors throughout the duration of the post-Bear Stearns recovery rally has been that the U.S. and global economy might continue to weaken, but economic performance would merely be lackluster, not terrible.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by awextra@arrl.org (ARRL)
The Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs (CCARC) recently teamed up with Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) in Denver to donate a 2 meter, 70 cm and 23 cm D-STAR system stack. According to ARRL Colorado Section Manager and CCARC Board Member Jeff Ryan, K0RM, the two groups hit upon the idea of issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Colorado radio amateurs. "The RFP required the D-STAR systems to be installed and maintained on-the-air for five years, after which the winning group would retain ownership of the equipment," Ryan said. "We received three excellent proposals, and on March 21, CCARC and HRO awarded the D-STAR system to the Colorado D-STAR Association, a consortium of Denver area individuals, clubs and ARES groups."
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by awextra@arrl.org (AP)
Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you.
Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power lines now looks like it has died in infancy.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by scoop@smh.com.au (Sydney MH)
ABOUT every third night Trevor Barry, a retired Broken Hill mine worker, turns his attention to the sky. What he has been seeing has delighted scientists around the world.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by awextra@arrl.org (ARRL)
Saturday, August 5, 2006, I took the trekking route from Spiterstulen to Galdhoepiggen, Norway's highest peak at 2469 meters above sea level (masl). This was planned to be a trip with two of my radio amateur friends from the LA1FDG LA Field Day Group, but during the week before the trip, one hurt his back and the other got a terrible cold. Because I had already done so much planning for this trip I decided to go to Galdhoepiggen anyway. Since I was going by myself, I decided to use my own call sign in place of using the LA1FDG Field Day call sign.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by kenneth.kesner@htimes.com (K. Kessner)
Student Nick Ksepka flipped a switch here and turned a knob there and then handed a microphone to J.F. Drake State Technical College President Dr. Helen McAlpine. She was about to use Drake's new amateur radio station - N4DTC - to talk with administrators at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, who were also in their campus radio "shack."
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by skoon@cantondailyledger.com (Canton)
One of the reasons this country became great was because of its commercial production facilities and the uniformity of its output. Customers the world over could place an order for commercially produced merchandise with the assurance they would know what they would receive. Standardization was a method by which waste could be eliminated, benefiting every homemaker in America and customers abroad.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by bbrelje@poconorecord.com (Beth B.)
Radio communication is not behind the scenes at the Run for the Red Marathon. It is right in the middle of the scene.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by editor@delmarvanow.com (Editor)
In a widespread emergency, a local organization called the Eastern Shore Amateur Radio Club is prepared to render communications. These dedicated men and women are the Shore's behind-the-scenes heroes. They devote myriad hours of public service communication to keep residents informed and safe.
9 May 2008 at 10:13pm
by dan.geiser@gazettecommunications.com ()
Around 1,000 tornadoes blow through the United States each year, many of them in a region shaped like an upside-down boot that stretches from northern Texas to southern Minnesota. Its nickname is Tornado Alley.
3 May 2008 at 10:26pm
by davidallen@shelbystar.com (D Allen)
Hamfest may be coming home to Cleveland County in 2009. County Manager David Dear said county, fairgrounds and Hamfest representatives met Thursday to talk about bringing the popular amateur radio festival back to the Cleveland County Fairgrounds and, although no decision was made, the county hopes to get the event back next year.
3 May 2008 at 10:24pm
by awextra@arrl.org (ARRL)
The Dallas Morning News has reported that "an ambitious plan for using power lines to deliver fast Internet service to 2 million Dallas-area homes collapsed Thursday." Current Group, LLC has announced plans to sell its Dallas BPL network to Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission business, for $90 million. Oncor reportedly has no plans to offer Internet service but will use the network to detect distribution network issues. While Current originally touted the network as a way to offer Internet service to consumers and had entered into a marketing arrangement with DirecTV, the Houston Chronicle quotes Oncor spokesman Chris Schein as confirming that Oncor will use the network only for monitoring the power grid: "Our business is delivering electricity, not being an Internet provider or a television provider."Newspaper Reports "BPL plan is dead in Dallas"
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