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Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced:

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 03:51 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37421


Two incumbent Section Managers were declared re-elected in balloted
elections that concluded on August 23, when ballots were counted at
ARRL Headquarters.


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Amateur Radio Emergency Frequencies for Earthquake Response in Italy:

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 03:48 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37420


Earthquake Italy -- Italian Radio Amateurs are conducting emergency traffic
on the Amateur Radio Bands.
Please keep the following frequencies clear for Emergency traffic:
7060 plus/minus 10 kc.
7045 - 6990.
3643.5
Network of Prefectures:
Voice
7045, 3643
PSK 31
6990, 3580.


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Crestview to Partner with Radio Club for Emergency Communications Services:

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 05:10 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37419


CRESTVIEW -- Emergency communications will be maintained during a future
storm that knocks down radio or cellular phone antenna if the City Council
approves a memorandum of understanding with local ham operators. And it
wouldn't cost taxpayers a cent. At the invitation of Councilman JB Whitten,
who observed the North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club in action during its
recent field day, club President Ron Mahn presented information about its
communications capabilities at a Monday evening council workshop. "In the
event of any emergency call-up from (Okaloosa County) emergency services,
they'll bring up one or more of our members," Mahn said.


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Special Centennial Event at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve:

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37418


STRONG CITY -- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is hosting the upcoming
special event, Voices of the Past, from 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. on Saturday. The
day will be filled with family-friendly activities including special
speakers, ham radio operators, living history characters, Picnic in the
Park and the unveiling of the preserve's Centennial quilt created by the
Flint Hills Quilt Guilds and local Chase County quilters. Free birthday
cake and lemonade will be served at 1 p.m. All activities share in the
central theme of the day -- celebrating Voices of the Past -- and are free
to the public. Throughout the day, guests can listen and participate with
local ham radio operators as voices from all over the world communicate
through this "old school" technology.


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Legacy of Memories: As Curtain Comes Down, Hara's Smaller Moments Ring True

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37417


When shovels dug into the Trotwood ground in 1963 to expand the Wampler
Ballarena, the new facility needed a name. Brothers Harold and Ralph
Wampler came up with a simple solution: Take the first two letters of their
first names. Since, Hara has been a household name in the region (and, in
its heyday, the entire entertainment industry). Adding onto the dance hall
built in 1956, the facility grew into a six-building complex that served as
a convention, exposition and sports center on Shiloh Springs Road in
Trotwood. When it opened in 1964, a whole new world of entertainment opened
to the community. "It is a shame we have had to go to Cincinnati and Troy
to enjoy the facilities these boys are putting up here," said Harry
Kiefaber, a Montgomery County commissioner, at the groundbreaking. After
more than six decades of business, the iconic venue will host its last
event - a comic and toy show - on Saturday. Announcement of the closure
inspired recollections across the region. Thousands have sung along with a
favorite band, cheered for their team and commemorated special events at
Hara Arena.


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After Nearly Two Years, NASA Regains Contact with Lost Spacecraft:

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 05:08 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37416


After attempting to regain contact for nearly two years, NASA has finally
reestablished communications with the sun-studying satellite, STEREO-B. At
6:27 p.m. ET, NASA received a downlink signal from the spacecraft using the
ground-based communication antennas in the Deep Space Network. STEREO-B is
one of two spacecraft that orbit the sun and make up the Solar Terrestrial
Relations Observatory (or STEREO) mission. STEREO-Ahead (STEREO-A) orbits
slightly closer to the Sun than the Earth, and STEREO-Behind (STEREO-B)
orbits at a farther distance from the Sun than the Earth. Together, they
provide NASA with unprecedented views of the far side of the Sun.


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Ham Talk Live #28 -- Ward Silver, N0AX:

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 04:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37415


Tune in on Thursday night at hamtalklive.com
at 9 pm Eastern to hear from Ward Silver,
N0AX, the President of the YASME Foundation
and member of the Spurious Emissions Band.