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Southern Florida Assistant Section Manager Ray Kassis, N4LEM (SK):

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:42 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38031


ARRL Southern Florida Assistant Section Manager Ray Kassis, N4LEM,
of Cocoa, Florida, died unexpectedly on November 9. He was 69.
Licensed as WB4CTZ in 1966, he served the ARRL Southern Florida
Section for many years in various capacities, most recently as Space
Coast District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) and Assistant Section
Manager (ASM).


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NCVEC Question Pool Committee Seeks Comments on Technician Question Pool:

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:41 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38030


The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC)
Question Pool Committee (QPC) is reviewing the 2014-2018 Technician
question pool for revisions and updates. The QPC will accept
comments and suggestions from the Amateur Radio community via e-mail
through March 31, 2017.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #47 de K7RA:

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:41 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38029


Solar flux and sunspot numbers moved in opposite directions over the
past week, and differences were more extreme than usual. Normally we
expect daily sunspot numbers and solar flux to track together, and
geomagnetic indices to track with each other as well, at least
approximately.


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Hara Arena Items to be Auctioned Off:

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:30 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38028


If you want a piece of Hara Arena history,
now is your chance to get it.


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PC16XMAS -- SES Activity:

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:29 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38027


PC16XMAS, Christmas activity by the Dutch
radio amateur PD9Z and shack visitors.
Purpose of the activity: maintaining the
spirit of friendship between amateur radio
operators in the Christmas period, and
provision to obtain our nice QSL-Card.


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Ham Radio Operators to Set Up Shop at Abingdon Park:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:15 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38024


Ham radio operators from the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club (MPARC)
will be showing off their communication gear at a special event to
commemorate the 409th anniversary of the capture of Captain John Smith in
December 1607 by the younger brother of Chief Powhatan. The special event
station will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Abingdon
Park. According to Smith's account, Pocahontas, who was 12 at the time,
prevented her father, Chief Powhatan, from executing Smith by placing her
head upon Smith's when her father raised his war club to execute him. The
public is welcome to meet and talk to the ham operators as they set up
antennae and radios, and then get on the air. Using only emergency power
supplies, they will communicate with other ham radio operators throughout
the U.S. and abroad who want to know more about Gloucester's early history.
A postcard, called a QSL card, commemorating this event is sent to each
contact.


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Amateur Radio Celebrated at HamJam 2016:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:14 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38023


ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- HamJam 2016, the promotional event of amateur radio, is
set to take place on Nov. 19 at The Metropolitan Club. Spokesperson John
Kludt said "HamJam began as a means to promote amateur radio in the
Southeast by bringing respected contributors to the local community." This
year's HamJam speakers include Ruth Willet, Paul Newbury and Jay Slough.
Ruth Willet is a freshman at Kettering University in Michigan, majoring in
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics. She discovered amateur
radio through an interest in learning Morse code, and in less than two
years she earned the top level amateur radio license, Amateur Extra. Ruth
loves every aspect of amateur radio that she has encountered, and enjoys
making contacts with voice and Morse code. Ruth will discuss her journey
into Amateur Radio, what attracted her to it and what she has learned from
it so far. Paul Newbury contacted 73 counties from his mobile station in
the 2016 Georgia QSO Party. He will discuss how he did that. Paul has
visited over 100 countries and operated amateur radio from many of them. He
has made amateur radio contacts with 383 different countries and every
county in the United States. Paul is the current president of the Georgia
Contest Group. Jay Slough was a member of the VP8STI/VP8SGI amateur radio
expedition to South Thule Island and South Georgia Island in the Southern
Atlantic Ocean, and his talk will be about his adventures on this trip. He
has operated amateur radio from about 50 different countries.


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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2038, Friday, November 18, 2016:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:14 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38022


The following is a QST. The DXing World loses a noted centenarian. A ham
club in Michigan comes up with unique and generous way to welcome newly
ticketed amateurs -- and in our top story from New Zealand, hams' attempts
to assist after a massive earthquake are being challenged by the damage
left behind. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report #2038 comes
your way right now.