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Palm Beach Students Talk to Astronaut on Space Station:

Posted: 17 Oct 2016 05:03 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37788


Some Palm Beach County students got an out-of-the-world experience Monday,
chatting live with an astronaut on the International Space Station. The
students at Howell L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens spent
about 10 minutes using a ham radio to ask Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi
what it's like to live in low Earth orbit and what inspired him to go into
space. "I was inspired at 19 years old when I watched the movie Apollo 13,"
said Onishi, who is now 40 and works for the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency. "I was really impressed that astronauts go into space carrying
other people's hopes and dreams." Watkins is one of 17 schools nationwide
selected by Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, a group that
helps provide groups across the United States with opportunities to talk to
astronauts.


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Conneaut ARC Draws Electronic Vendors and Radio Hams from All Over:

Posted: 17 Oct 2016 05:02 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37787


CONNEAUT -- The annual Conneaut Amateur Radio Club Hamfest continues to
draw electronics vendors and radio hams from all over -- from the west side
of Cleveland to Buffalo and beyond. This year's Hamfest was held at the
Conneaut chapter of the American Legion on Sunday morning. Mike Anderson,
secretary of the Conneaut Amateur Radio Club, said this was the third year
in a row the club has hosted the event at the American Legion, "We're one
of the oldest ham radio clubs in the area," he said. "We go back to 1947."
He said the club used to have Hamfests over 10 years ago, but stopped
having them until three years ago because there was little interest
then. "The ham radio climate wasn't conducive to having events like this
until a few years ago," he said. "Now it seems to be coming back and people
are interested again." He said the club's membership is mostly from eastern
Ohio and western Pennsylvania, although fans of amateur radio and vendors
come from all over to attend the event.


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Hamfest Took Over the Airwaves at Kalamazoo Expo Center:

Posted: 17 Oct 2016 05:01 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/37786


KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Ham radio fans took over the Kalamazoo
County Expo Center for the 34th annual Kalamazoo HamFest and Amateur Radio
Swap and Shop on Sunday. Vendors had a variety of items on display,
including computers, radio equipment, 3-D printers and other do-it-yourself
science equipment. People could also take a test for their amateur radio
licenses. Organizers said that amateur radio is a hobby that just about
anyone can get into.