Attend Ham Radio University

It’s not your grandfather’s ham radio get-together. At least that’s what Diane Ortiz of Amityville says while pointing out the seemingly old-fashioned gadget still has practical use today. “All those places where people need to communicate, but can?t use a cell phone, they use amateur radios,” says Ortiz, committee member for hamradiouniversity.org.”That?s what they use at marathons and other big events.”

Qatat Amateur Radio Society issues commemorative stamp

The Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) issued a commemorative postal stamp yesterday. The stamp represents the most important achievement of the society – hosting of the regional conference on amateur radio in April 2010 in the Middle East.

Amateur radio operators get through one way or another during emergencies (Arizona)

When the Internet, cell phones, electricity and even police and fire radios won’t work, amateur or “ham” radio operators come to the rescue.

Vietnam CubeSat to launch in 2011

A Vietnamese Amateur Radio CubeSat, F-1, is slated for launch towards the end of next year.

The F-1 CubeSat will carry 2 independent transceivers (Yaesu VX-3R & MHX L400) using amateur radio 145 and 437MHz bands. The transmission speed will be 1200bps and higher using FM AFSK & GMSK modulation, AX.25, KISS protocol. It will carry a low resolution C328 camera with 640×480 resolution.

CQ0DSM now connect to Internet

CQ0DSM is the call sign of the most recent D-STAR repeater radio station connect to Internet and in operation from Portugal.

Located in Serra de Sao Mamede / Portalegre, but only a few Km of the border with the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain, this device is pass a test phase.

Glenmont ham radio repeater helps EMO (Nova Scotia)

They’ve taken an empty shipping container and put it to an amazing use.

Members of the Kings County Amateur Radio Club (KCARC) have a new repeater facility in Glenmont inside the renovated container. With its 120-foot tower, the facility houses Cross Country TV?s wireless high-speed internet equipment, the Canning Fire Department’s pager and main radio systems and the County of Kings’ repeater for emergency communications.

Ham radio enthusiast tunes in daily (Washington)

At each sunrise, Don Calbick communicates with people worldwide with his ham radio.

Calbick, a retired Moses Lake High School math teacher, started his hobby at age 14.

It’s when he used to tune in broadcast radio and pick up stations in New Jersey.

His radio had shortwave coils, Calbick explained.

Radio Club gets kids’ messages to Santa (New York)

The Orange County Amateur Radio Club heard lots of Santa talk recently when members set up their radios at Adams Fairacre Farms and connected with the workshop of the bearded one at the North Pole.

“It was lots of fun,” said Gordon Shacklett, one of the members. He enlisted help from Santa’s elves, who talked with youngsters up and down the East Coast. It was such a successful event that the management at Adams has invited the club back next year.

Talks begin on new frequency allocation plan (India)

At a time when spectrum has assumed a different meaning altogether in the backdrop of the alleged 2G scam, industry stakeholders in the telecom and broadcasting sectors deliberated on who should be allotted what frequency band here on Thursday.

Basehor-Linwood students connect with world thanks to amateur radios (Kansas)

Four high school students gathered around a table, opening envelopes to reveal what looked like postcards from Florida, California, Delaware, Michigan and Russia, among other places.

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