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Amateur radio in the news: Peek inside Baofeng factory, club hold
socially-distanced demo day, American Legion posts connect via amateur radio

Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:42 AM PDT
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Walkie-talkie industry in south Chinas Fujian adapts to market amid
COVID-19 outbreak.




Every year, about 20 million walkie-talkies are manufactured in Nanan,
accounting for more than 55 percent of the global production. Over the past
few months, the citys walkie-talkie industry has given active response to
the changing market environment amid the COVID-19 outbreak.



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Heres something that might be possible for other clubs to try.Dan



Radio’s ‘official initiators of social distancing’ to host demo day in
Campbell River.




Now in his late 50s, Pritchard (amateur radio call sign VA7UO) is helping
others discover the timeless magic of amateur “ham� radios as the
relatively new president of the Campbell River Amateur Radio Society
(CRARS). The club will be hosting a physically-distanced field day at the
Tyee Spit Sept. 5. They’ll be demoing some “really cool radios� including
military equipment and satellite antennae from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., or whenever they get tired, says Pritchard. It’s all battery-operated
too, so no generators needed.



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Three Kentucky posts form a relationship through ham radio clubs




Tony Cromwell, commander of Boyle American Legion Post 46 in Danville, Ky.,
recently authored a report to his District 8 commander about how his post’s
ham radio club has been helping other posts around it to start ham clubs of
their own.



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