SATERN Gets New Director

After serving as Director of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) for more than 23 years, Major Patrick E. McPherson, WW9E, is stepping down. Major Rick Shirran VE3NUZ, of Toronto, Ontario, has been appointed as the new Director. McPherson — an ARRL member — founded SATERN in June 1988.

Ham operators get unexpected practice (Mississippi)

…..Aubert said he and three other members of the club were at the welcome center in the middle of a broadcast, along with other radio clubs across the nation and in Canada, when a truck driver knocked on the door of the county?s Emergency Management mobile command center they were working out of at about 11 p.m.

The truck driver had stopped at the welcome center for a break, and after his break did a safety inspection of his cargo, which consisted of hazardous chemicals. During that inspection the driver noticed one of the chemicals he was carrying was leaking, Pearl River County Emergency Management Director Danny Manley said.

Love Is in the Air at Maine Field Day Site

When you think about ARRL Field Day, a few things come to mind: food, radios, food, antennas, food and friends. And food. But one couple took things a little bit further when they got married at their Field Day site. Debra Hubbard, N1FQ, and Kevin Shissler, K1FQ, both of Cherryfield, Maine, love Field Day so much that they decided it was the perfect place to share their love for each other — and for Amateur Radio. Wearing their 2011 ARRL Field Day shirts, they tied the knot on June 25 in Deblois, Maine at the shared Field Day site of the Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association (EAWA) and Narraguagus Bay Amateur Radio Club. In April 2010, Hubbard donated 60 percent of her liver to co-worker Jan Watson. Watson had her chance to return the favor, officiating the wedding.

Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site

On the morning of June 26, two Texas radio amateurs — Danny Caldwell, AD5IP, of Kamay, and Mike Byrne, AE5CO, of Iowa Park — received electric shocks as they took down an inverted V antenna. According to Wichita County Emergency Coordinator Larry Ballard, KE5KNV, the two were taking part in Field Day as part of the Wichita Amateur Radio Society (WARS).

Radio club plans for bad, hopes for good (Texas)

You can never be too prepared in an emergency.

That’s why the ham radio operators of the South Texas Amateur Radio Club participated in a 24-hour National Field Day Saturday, to check their equipment and to test themselves so they will be prepared if other communications are knocked out in a catastrophic event.

Ham radio enthusiasts celebrate county bicentennial (Pennsylvania)

In an age of cell phones and iPods, the Internet and Facebook, it’s easy to disregard the value of two-way radios with antennas.

But when violent storms knock out power lines and knock out those modern conveniences, Carmen Perfetta, Kelayres, said “ham radio” can potentially save lives.

Amateur radio operator brutally murdered as he planned to dismiss suspect (Wisconsin)

A Brookfield businessman found brutally murdered in his home was planning to end the employment of a man whose wife is now jailed in connection with the killing, the victim’s friends said Friday.

Hamming it up in Avoca (Minnesota)

During Congressional hearings following Hurricane Katrina, it was said that one of the few examples of what went right during the disaster was the Amateur Radio response.

When all else fails, Amateur Radio works (Ohio)

When a disaster strikes, emergency communication is essential. But often it’s the first thing that fails. That’s where the folks involved with Amateur Radio step in.

“When all else fails, Amateur Radio works,” a mantra Mike Kleinfelt lives by.

North Dakota Hams Brace for Flooding River

As the Mouse River rises, residents in Minot, North Dakota, are under orders to immediately evacuate their homes.

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