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/////////////////////////////////////////// Augusta Amateur Radio Association to Host WinterFest: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:02 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38715 Augusta Amateur Radio Association's 21st annual WinterFest will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road, in Augusta. The event will feature a radio -- and computer -- related flea market (tables are free on a first-come, first-served basis), meetings for the various local ham nets (Seagull, Pine Tree, Slow Speed) and ARRL coordinated exams for all classes of amateur licenses. /////////////////////////////////////////// New Section Manager Appointed in West Virginia: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:44 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38714 Dan Ringer, K8WV, will become West Virginia's Section Manager starting on March 1. He has been appointed to succeed Phillip Groves, N8SFO, who is stepping down for personal reasons after serving since July 2015. Ringer, an attorney who lives in Morgantown, will serve the remainder of the current term of office, which ends on September 30. /////////////////////////////////////////// Propagation Forecast Bulletin #8 de K7RA: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:44 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38713 At 0124 UTC on February 22 Australian Space Weather Services issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning for February 22-24: "The effect of a high speed solar wind stream from a recurrent coronal hole is expected to raise geomagnetic activity to active levels from 22 to 24 February with the possibility of minor storm periods on 23 and 24 February. "Increased geomagnetic activity expected due to coronal hole high speed wind stream from 23-24 February 2017. /////////////////////////////////////////// VK6WIA -- NewsWest, 26 February 2017: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:46 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38712 In this edition of NewsWest we bring you our traditional segments of Foundations of Amateur Radio and Roy's Helpline. We have advice of the WAVHF group's meeting and the upcoming HARGfest. A round up of Amateur Radio snippets, activity at Ham College, some QRP DX action and an update on DMR repeaters. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2052 for Friday, February 24, 2017: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:46 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38710 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2052 for Friday, February 24, 2017 is ON THE AIR!!! /////////////////////////////////////////// Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #90: Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:45 AM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/38709 A recurring theme is that in the "yea good ol' days of yore" Amateurs got real licenses and today anyone can get one in the back of a cornflake box. What with the demise of Morse, those pesky multiple-choice questions instead of a written exam, these new Amateurs really are not contributing to the hobby and really should be told in no uncertain terms that their pursuit of the hobby is meaningless until such time as they upgrade and tug their forelock in the process. |
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