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Archive for September, 2006

KY Flooding

by k4sac @ Friday, September 29th, 2006. Tags:
Filed under ham radio

Taken from ARRL.org
Amateur Radio Fills Communication Gap During Weekend Flooding
NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 27, 2006 — When telephone and Internet service in Kentucky fell victim to flooding over the September 22-24 weekend, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) teams took over to bridge the communication gap. Kentucky ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator Ron Dodson, KA4MAP, says the deluge, [...]

Contests this week

by k4sac @ Friday, September 22nd, 2006. Tags:
Filed under contests

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY: 0000Z, Sep 23 to 2400Z, Sep 24Mode:RTTY
Bands:80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes:Single Op All Band (High/Low)Single Op Single BandSingle Op Assisted All BandMulti-Single (High/Low)Multi-TwoMulti-Multi
Max power:HP: 1500 wattsLP: 150 watts
Exchange:48 States/Canada: RST + (state/VE area) + CQ ZoneAll Others: RST + CQ Zone
Work stations:Once per band
QSO Points:1 point per QSO with same [...]

ARISS Plans Triple Header of Ham Radio School Contacts

by k4sac @ Friday, September 22nd, 2006. Tags:
Filed under space

Reposted from ARRL:
NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 21, 2006 — Friday, September 22, will be a sort of “triple witching day” for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. For the first time since the inaugural ARISS school contact in December 2000, students at three schools will have the opportunity in the same day [...]

Apologetic Radio Jammer Jack Gerritsen Gets Seven Years, Fines

by k4sac @ Friday, September 22nd, 2006. Tags:
Filed under Uncategorized, ham radio

Reposted from ARRL:
– It was a day many radio amateurs in Southern California had been anticipating for a long time. On September 18, US District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner sentenced convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen, now 70, to seven years imprisonment and imposed $15,225 in fines on six counts — one a felony — [...]

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