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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:52 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36110


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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ARRL Announces Partnership with RFinder - The Worldwide Repeater Directory:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:52 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36109


ARRL has established an agreement with RFinder, the creator of a web and
app-based directory
of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, for RFinder to be the League's
preferred online resource of repeater frequencies.


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US House Cosponsor List for Amateur Radio Parity Act Grows:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:51 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36108


The list of cosponsors for the US House version of the Amateur Radio
Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1301) continues to grow. The addition of Rep
Stevan Pearce, KG5KIQ (R-NM), and Rep Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) as
cosponsors on February 1 raises the total to 120 from both sides of the
aisle. Pearce and O'Rourke are among four cosponsors to sign on to the
bill since the start of the year. The other two are Reps Robert Brady
(D-PA) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who became cosponsors on January 12 and
13, respectively.


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Join the Fun at the 2016 ARRL National Convention In Orlando!

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:50 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36107


The 2016 ARRL National Convention is
February 12-14 at Orlando HamCation. This
year marks the 70th anniversary of HamCation, one of the largest annual
hamfests in the US. Chairman Peter Meijers, AI4KM, reports that advance
ticket sales have been very brisk, and the largest commercial building
at the fairgrounds -- which will
be filled with ham radio manufacturers, equipment dealers, and other
exhibitors -- sold out early this year.


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ARRL Board Adopts New Strategic Plan:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:50 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36106


The ARRL Board of Directors has adopted an updated Strategic Plan that
defines the League's
vision and guides its direction over the next 5 years. ARRL COO Harold
Kramer, WJ1B, a member of the Strategic Planning Working Group, said
the revised plan represents more than 8 months of work on the part of
the group's seven members. Now-Honorary ARRL Vice President Jim
Fenstermaker, K9JF, chaired the panel, which met some 2 dozen times,
mostly via webinar. Kramer said input to the Strategic Plan was
considerable and comprehensive.


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ARRL 2016 Field Day Packet Now Available, Bonus Point Categories Announced:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:48 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36105


It's not too early to be thinking about Field Day 2016 and planning your
club's strategy
for a bigger score and greater participation than last year. Field Day
is June 25-26 -- always the 4th full weekend in June -- and the 2016
ARRL Field Day Packet now is available to download as a PDF file. This
year's Field Day introduces two new ways to score
bonus points -- Social Media and Safety Officer.


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:47 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36104


Statistics from the first month of National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) prove
that the event is a big hit
nationwide! In January, 243 of the 483 eligible NPOTA units had at
least one activation, with 606 total qualified activations. More than
72,100 NPOTA contacts were uploaded to Logbook of The World (LoTW) in
January.


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Satellite Package Carrying Amateur Radio Payloads Released Into Orbit:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:49 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36103


A package of two satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads has been
deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) as part
of a collaborative Texas A and M and University of Texas at Austin research
effort. Built by Texas A and M students, AggieSat4 (AGS4) will release UT's
Bevo-2 CubeSat in about a month, once it is far enough away from the
ISS. Both schools received support from NASA's Johnson Spaceflight
Center (JSC) for the design, construction, testing, and launch phases.


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Students in Nepal Enjoy that Country's First Ham Contact with the ISS:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:46 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36102


Students at an elite school in the Himalayan nation of Nepal enjoyed
that country's first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact, when they spoke via ham radio
with ISS crew member and UK Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, on January 20.
Youngsters attending Brihaspati VidhyaSadan School (BVS) in Kathmandu
interviewed Peake about life onboard the space station.


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ARES Volunteers Distribute Water in OH Community with Lead-Tainted Water:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:46 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36101


Flint, Michigan, is not the only community with water problems due to
high lead content. During the week of January 18, some 8100 water
customers in Sebring, Ohio, were notified that they, too, had problems
with high lead content in their drinking water. On January 22, both the
Ohio and Mahoning County emergency management agencies began giving out
bottled water in Sebring. Mahoning County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Wes Boyd, W8IZC, activated ARES to assist.


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ARRL Vice Director, Honorary Vice President Evelyn Gauzens, W4WYR (SK):

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:46 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36100


A beloved member of the extended ARRL family has passed on. Evelyn
Gauzens, W4WYR, of Dunedin, Florida, died on January 31. She would have
turned 87 this week. An ARRL Life Member, Gauzens served as the
Southeastern Division Vice Director for more than 20 years. The ARRL
Board of Directors elected her as an Honorary Vice President in 2002.
She may be best known in the wider Amateur Radio community for having
co-founded and chaired the Miami Tropical Hamboree for 45 years. Past
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, said that when she became a Vice
Director in 1990, Gauzens was there for her as the "go-to" person to
teach newcomers the ropes.


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Matt Holden, K0BBC, Tapped as ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director:

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 06:45 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36099


ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Matt Holden,
K0BBC, to serve as Dakota Division Vice Director, effective February
4. An ARRL Life Member who lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, Holden
succeeds former Vice Director Kent Olson, KA0KDG. Olson became the
Dakota Division Director when former Director Greg Widin, K0GW, was
elected as ARRL First Vice President at the ARRL Board of Directors'
Annual Meeting in mid-January. Holden, 46, will serve out the
remainder of the current term of office, which ends on January 1,
2017.


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Hamvention Awards Nomination Deadline:

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 12:17 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/36097


The 2016 Dayton Hamvention is extending the nomination deadline for its
Awards Program to March 1, 2016. Additional details and nomination forms
are available on the Dayton Hamvention website.