tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87140923136267972212012-02-03T13:36:42.076-05:00LWRA, Amateur Radio and more!LWRAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704279097231261094noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-46937012433828371862012-02-03T13:36:00.000-05:002012-02-03T13:36:42.083-05:00

On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In the February 3 edition of the Federal Register, the FCC announced that these new rules will go into effect on March 5, 2012.

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Via Paul K4FB All issues of  73 Magazine from 1960-2003 are freely available for download...pdf, text, Kindle, etc Located here. The index of issues is here.

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Tim Allen -- star of Home Improvement, Toy Story, The Santa Clause and Galaxy Quest, just to name a few -- stars in Last Man Standing, an ABC comedy airing at 8 PM (EST) on Tuesday nights. Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, a married father of three and the director of marketing at an outdoor sporting goods store in Colorado whose life is dominated by women. While Amateur Radio has not been

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In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners unanimously agreed to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). These devices will be used on a secondary basis as part of the Medical Data Radiocommunication Service in Part 95 of the FCC rules. The Amateur Radio

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 Ten meters -- in case you haven’t heard, it’s alive in a big way! That means that the ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- coming up the weekend of December 10-11 -- is going to be the one of the best we’ve seen in years! During this event, many propagation modes will be available: Sporadic-E will help you work stateside stations, a touch of meteor scatter in the morning will give you split-second chances

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This introduction Seminar is FREE. We have had an amazing degree of interest in HAM RADIO and the independence it provides for citizens to communicate with one another. As such we will be hosting a HAM RADIO class. This will be a combination of Lectures, Online Study and Test Review Sessions. We will have several test dates so participants can test when they feel prepared. We want

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The newest trend in American communication isn't another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication: Ham radio licenses are at an all time high, with over 700,000 licenses in the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Ham radio first took the nation by storm nearly a hundred years ago. Last month the FCC logged 700,314

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On November 18, 2011 the FCC published its approval of changes to the US 60 meter band. http://www.fcc.gov/document/amateur-radio-service-5-mhz http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db1118/FCC-11-171A1.pdf Summary: (1) Use of the existing 5366.5 kHz (carrier) is removed, replaced by 5357.0 kHz (carrier). (2) Maximum ERP raised from 50 to 100 watts PEP. (3) Three

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SPAR Announces Winter Field Day 2012Not only during Field Day in June, do the bands come alive with improvised signals proving the ability to respond to emergencies. Since emergencies and natural disasters don't always happen in the summer, during Winter Field Day, frigid winds, icy limbs and bitter cold replace the thunderstorms and blistering heat of summer. In 2007 SPAR established a

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At the Federal Communications Commission's June 9, 2011 Agenda meeting, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett, joined by representatives from FEMA and the National Weather Service, announced that the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) would take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011. The purpose of the test is to assess the

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As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well as the number of new licensees. “At the end of September, I saw that the number of hams in the US was high,” she said. “When I started comparing that number with other years, I found that it was an all-time high.” For the first time

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SpaceWeather.com says most solar physicists would likely say that a "puny comet" couldn't set off a "coronal mass ejection" of solar particles. But check out this video from over the weekend, when a comet struck the sun. The images were animated by Helioviewer.org, "an open-source project for the visualization of solar and heliospheric data" that is funded by the European Space Agency and NASA.

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The crew landed on what they say is the world's smallest, isolated ocean rock Belgian radio enthusiasts have succeeding in their attempt to land on the remote North Atlantic islet of Rockall.The volcanic rock is 100ft wide and 70ft high and a 250-mile boat trip from Stornoway on the Western Isles. The group has been trying to get onto Rockall for much of the week but were defeated by high

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Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in October -- and this year will be no different. The Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). JOTA is an annual event where Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides

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The Effects of VSWR on Transmitted Power By James G. Lee, W6VAT o matter how long you have been a ham, sooner of later you will be involved in at least one discussion of something called the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio, or VSWR, of an antenna system. There is a lot of good information available on VSWR as well as a lot misconceptions about what it is and what it signifies. Probably the most

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In 2003 Police, Fire, Ambulance, and Transit in the Victoria area (BC Canada) went to a Motorola Digital radio system. The system was designed, implemented and maintained by a corporation called Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST). The corporation included representatives from the local municipalities, Provincial government, Povincial Ambulance Service, BC Transit and the

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WASHINGTON — Caught in thick smoke in a burning suburban Cincinnati home, veteran firefighter Robin Broxterman and her novice mate, Brian Schira, tried to summon help on their Motorola digital radios. She called four times, he another half dozen, according to radio logs from the 2008 incident. For seven long minutes before concluding that contact had been lost, the Colerain Fire

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Mark your calendars: The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is set for October 1-2, 2011. This nationwide exercise is the chance to test your emergency operating skills and the readiness of your communications equipment and accessories in an emergency-like deployment. ARRL Field Organization Leaders at the Section and local levels -- along with many other volunteers who are active in public

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A notice on the Heathkit website announces that the venerable kit manufacturer, well-known to all Amateur Radio operators of a certain age, will be reentering the kit business in late August. The notice states, in part: “Heathkit will debut their new line of Do-it-Yourself kits for common around-the-house items. The first kit will be a Garage Parking Assistant (GPA). The Garage Parking Assistant

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A bit of trivia: As most have heard, Betty Ford passed away at 93. What most people do not know is that she shared an interest with us "hams". Although not a ham, she did have the call sign of KUY-9535. Issued by the FCC to her CB station in the early 70s'. She had a station at the White House and one in the Presidents Limo Please click here to read an article from Time Magazine, May 1970

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Burlington, NC -- We're all married to our cell phones. But when disasters strike, phone lines might go down. And that's when people turn to one of the oldest and most reliable forms of communicating -- ham radios.They've been around for a long time, but do they have much of a future? A few dozen amateur radio operators got together and had a field day in the woods of Alamance County. They set up

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Congrats to KK4CNH. Steve passed the General portion this past week and is officially licensed as a General Class on the FCC's website

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In June, officers from the Fond du Lac Police Department will be paying particular attention to drivers who are texting. A new state law that took effect Dec. 1 falls under the inattentive driving statute. Research from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shown drivers who send and receive text messages end up taking their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds out of

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The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, June 4, 1300-2100 UTC (9 AM – 5 PM EDT). “The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as many modes and frequencies as possible in preparation for this year’s hurricane season,” said WX4NHC Assistant Amateur

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Lake Wales vets celebrate Memorial Day: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

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All, By request, I have added a page to the site that lists upcoming hamfests here You may also access it via our website by going to http://www.lwra.us/ and looking at the page header:

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Leo Laporte is adding a little ham flavor to his online techie stewpot. Netcasting network TWiT.tv will have a new show called “HamNation,” hosted by microphone maker and ham radio enthusiast Bob Heil. It will launch on Tuesday May 24. If you attended the ham reception at the recent NAB Show, you may have seen Laporte. He was the one followed by the gaggle of admiring fans. And if you know

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James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, was one of several killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 27. News sources say that eight American troops and a US contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting in an operations room of the Afghan Air Corps at the Kabul airport -- the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his coalition partners,

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Hey, have you heard? We are back. Yes back on the water tower. It has been a long time coming. There was water in the connector on the hardline side. It was cleaned, resealed and placed back in service. Now, get on the air!

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We are now listed as an official Laurel VE Team. This will benefit both the Amateur Radio community as well as the LWRA. Check it out!!! Laurel Teams - http://larcmd.org/vec/index.php?pg=teams Exam Schedule - http://larcmd.org/vec/index.php?pg=Exams11

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I received word tonight that our certifications with the Laurel VEC are on the way. Looks like we will be able to begin offering them on June 4th, which should give us time to go over the rules and procedures, etc. For those that are unaware, the Laurel Amateur Radio clubs is an Official VEC with the FCC and are the only one to offer FREE exams, yes 100% free.

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It’s not every day that a radio station operator makes it on to “America’s Most Wanted,” a television show profiling criminal fugitives. But Steve Anderson of Somerset, Ky., managed to do just that a decade ago. I wrote about the story for Monitoring Times and for the Cumbre DX newsletter. With the 10th anniversary of the case approaching, Radio World asked me to recount it. More

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As many of you may already know, we are working with the Lake Wales Hospital and getting a new UHF Repeater for Lake Wales area. We are moving ever closer to getting this Repeater online. The purchase order has been filed and all the equipment has all been ordered and Thomas (K4KH) is getting our frequency pair set up for us with the FRC. Judson (KJ4IDH) is working on getting everything set up

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By Joe Moell, K0OV ARRL ARDF Coordinator When nurses and other caregivers picked up their phones at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in California in the early morning on March 21, there was no dial tone. A power surge caused the central processor in the hospital’s phone switch to fail. Following established procedures, the Lead Operator at the CHOC switchboard immediately activated

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Thomas K4KH and John KU8Q moved the repeater to the water tower today. It is on a temp antenna up 20ft or so and working much better!!! Get on the air!

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A 77-year-old man and his dog are safe after being stranded several days in high seas off the Mexican coast. The US Coast Guard rescued the man and dog from a disabled sailboat about 120 miles off the coast of Ensenada in Baja California Monday. Shortly after I p.m., amateur HAM Radio operator Rex Weinheimer KC5AGO picked up a mayday call in Stonewall,Texas, near Austin. Click here for the

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Production of Yaesu radios at Vertex Standard's factory in Fukushima, Japan, has been temporarily halted due to earthquake damage. All Vertex Standard employees and their families are said to be safe. In an open letter to the amateur radio community, Vertex Standard CEO and President Jun Hasegawa expressed his gratitude for the many "kind words and thoughts about us during this difficult time

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The Echolink node is back online. 3/12/11 After a few weeks of down time, it is back on the air.....Use it.

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Realizing that traditional lines of communication could be cut off in a disaster, Silver Valley Unified School District officials bought amateur radios for each of its schools and the district office. About 28 teachers, principals and community volunteers spent Thursday and Friday learning to operate them. Each person will take a test needed to earn a radio operating license next Saturday.

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When others are seeking shelter from severe weather, weather spotters in the Skywarn program monitor conditions, waiting patiently to see high winds knock out powerlines or a funnel cloud strike. The spotters comprise the Lake County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, who volunteered most recently during last month's storm when "straight-line winds" gusting from 60 to 70 mph damaged 30 homes in

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Hello All, As we are all aware, Thomas K4KH and I have been diligently working with the city on getting us back on the water tower. It just so happens, a few weeks ago, I stopped by the Lake Wales Medical center and dropped off my info and what I was interested in. Well, after that length of time I thought they were not interested. I was wrong. Very wrong. I received a call from a

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NanoSail-D Ejects: NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal01.19.11 NanoSail-D satellite during deployment testing. (NASA/MSFC) On Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection

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When Republicans take power in the House of Representatives next month, Oregon Representative Greg Walden will wield a gavel as the new chairman of the House subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Walden made the announcement using a mix of technologies both old and new. Walden W7EQI, an amateur HAM radio operator tapped out this message in Morse Code and broadcast it as a series of

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Handling communications for a third party has always been a technology and art form capturing the imagination of people throughout the history of civilization. Such communications have played an important role in the development of the world as we know it. It is no surprise that this fascination persisted and flourished with the introduction of the telegraph and radio. From smoke signals to

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The LWRA has AGAIN set a NEW RECORD for the Traders net Checkins. We topped our old record of *37* with a Bountiful *38* checkins tonight and thats AWSOME... We continue to blow out the competition like birthday candles with our GREAT participation and Great Hams that continue to get there and do the deed by checking in. Thanks, Rich (KJ4INW)

KJ4INWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700447880055754579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-71639655617083727222010-11-16T15:40:00.001-05:002010-11-16T15:42:54.306-05:00

It's finally official,,,,,,,WN4USA and KJ4INW are in the ULS DataBase as EXTRA CLASS.........Rich, (KJ4INW)

KJ4INWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700447880055754579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-89058932539395293022010-11-16T14:36:00.003-05:002010-11-16T14:44:22.970-05:00

HOBOKEN, Ga. -- All Andrew Kirkland wants for his 9th birthday this Friday is clothes to wear and a few toys. He has nothing after a fire destroyed his family's home this weekend. Andrew is the reason they all survived."I woke up because of the smell of smoke," Andrew told Action News.The 8-year-old was asleep in his bedroom when the fire broke out. Andrew woke up to his dresser on fire. His two

KJ4INWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700447880055754579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-66649046953890116282010-11-13T18:58:00.004-05:002010-11-13T19:12:48.589-05:00

As most of our Club members and others know, we have had some little gremlins in our Repeater and it's been getting medical treatment. Well, with great sadness I have to report that we finally lost her. With heavy heart, this Reporter is saying goodbye to our beloved machine and we will miss her. HOWEVER, we are currently looking at REPLACING her with a NEW model and getting back on the air

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The LWRA held it's monthly meeting last night (11-11-10) and we had a GREAT turnout. We did the round table introductions and had several different topics of discussion on the table for the evening. John (WB4KZM) was nominated to gather information details for the possibilities of a new repeater to be discussed at our next meeting. Lynne (KJ4RLG) discussed more about the club shirts and began

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***AWSOME*** We did it again.. We just broke our old record tonight with an AMAZING *37* Checkins. Congrats to everyone who participated in the net tonight and Thank You for being a part of a Growing Club with wonderful members and great participation. Ya'll make my job worth doing and it's amazing that I get everyone joining more and more all the time..........Thanks again, Rich (KJ4INW)NCO

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The K4LKW Repeater is out of ICU and will be going into REHAB for a few days for some testing. It will most likely be back online tomorrow, 11-10-10 in a different location for some extensive testing. We will still be using our regular frequency and everything will run as normal (what ever that may be) to see if it will duplicate the chattering issue. We appreciate your patience while this is

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On Nov 7 early afternoon the K4LKW repeater machine suffered a pulmonary embolism on the receiver side and is currently in route to the radio hospital with KJ4INW and professional EMT WB4KZM  keeping it alive. Both the cavities and radio are being x-rayed swept to be followed buy surgery. We will be back on the air a.s.a.p.. Please thoughtful during this time of crisis. Some of us over on

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***CONGRATS** Are in order for the 2 newest EXTRA CLASS operators to the LWRA.Dorshaine (WN4USA) and Rich (KJ4INW) both took their EXTRA exams this morning at the Red Cross in Winter Haven, FL and passed with flying colors. Finally, no more tests to take or study for and we have FULL priveledges on the Ham Bands.Thanks to everyone who encouraged us and stood behind us with confidence and good

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OUTSTANDING EFFORTS::: YES, we have done it AGAIN. For 2 consecutive weeks we have had RECORD BREAKING checkins. Tonight's net was our BEST EVER Net to date. We got *32* checkins tonight and that beats last weeks number of *28*!!!!Everyone keep up the GREAT work and keep checking in on the LWRA's Tuesday night Net.Thanks again and keep it coming.Rich (KJ4INW)

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As the last of the 33 miners who were trapped 2300 feet deep inside (and 3 miles from the mine entrance) the San José Mine -- located about 27 miles from the Chilean town of Copiapó in the Atacama Desert -- rose to the surface at 0055 UTC on October 14, the world cheered in unison. The miners, who were underground for 69 days -- the longest time ever for miners to be trapped and survive -- all

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HOLY COW......We did it, We BROKE our old record of 27 checkins last night. We are only 14 weeks into doing the LWRA NET and have set a NEW Record. We had *28* Checkins last night and are still going strong. We are doing an outstanding job at this with lots of Great participation from our members and others checking in too.Everyone needs to keep up the good work and keep checking in every week

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Ok, myself, KJ4IDH and Jax KJ4RMC were a little bored this afternoon. We decided to strip some TV coax and make an antenna. While it is not very pretty and not real sturdy, it was a great was to spend a little while together in the shed. Tried it out at about 10 feet or so and was able to get in our repeater, Bartow and one of the NI4CE 2m repeaters. Jax gets the credit, he did the measurements,

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I just wanted to share this photo of my Grandson, KYLE WATSON and couldn't resist.Kyle came to stay with me last night and he ALWAYS wants to sit on my lap and listen to the radio. Tonight, he decided that he wanted to talk so he was telling Judson (KJ4IDH) and Fred (KA4TDW) hello. It was totally cool for him to talk to them and he recognizes their voices when they were talking to me. Kyle is

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The 2010 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is just around the corner and ARRL Field Organization leaders are planning an event that will actively involve members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®), the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), the ARRL National Traffic System (NTS) and many other related groups that prepare for and respond to emergencies. Public service and

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***WOW*** We had a GREAT turn out for our meeting tonight and had a good meeting. Lots of topics covered and we now have a NEW LOGO for our club. Stay tuned to see it on the web site and lets see what kind of creations will come from this new logo.Thanks to Lynne Bracewell (KJ4RLG) for her work on this new logo and a nice job on the creation of it.Thanks again,Rich (KJ4INW)

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I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Net tonight and it was a GREAT one!!! We had a record setting Net with a total of *27* checkins tonight. We just need to keep it going and only 4 of the 27 checkins were non-members. This is a very good net we have going and we need to keep everyone checking in and participating to keep me busy. Keep checking the website for those "SWAP"

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I would like to thank everyone who participated in the LWRA Traders Net this evening and we had *21* checkins. It's good to be back home in Florida and to hear people on the Repeater. I had a good trip but am glad to be back.Be sure and keep your eyes on the SWAP page of our Website to find some good deals and let me know if you have something to list. You "DO NOT" have to wait for the Net to

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I want to thank Judson (KJ4IDH) for taking over the net for me tonight. I had to be gone for my Grandfather's Funeral. I thank everyone for their kind words and thoughts during my time of grief73'sRich (KJ4INW

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Does any body knows how to program the Vertex VX 150? Also I am having trouble signing on to echo link with my computer; is it because it is office 7? Just got out of hospital so I have lots of time to rebuild my radio room. I receive my ARRL membership, does the club need a copy? Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Love to here you all on the Air soon. Best Regards, Robert Gregory Gibson

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GREAT.... I would like to thank everyone who checked into the NET tonight and we had a Good One. We had a total of *23* Checkins tonight and that is our 2nd best count yet. We are only 6 weeks into our New Net and going strong. Thanks to all who participated.... And A BIG THANKS to our Web-Master Judson (KJ4IDH), who keeps this page looking fresh and adding all the new stuff for everyone to

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The Rookie Roundup is a contest aimed at Amateurs licensed for three years or less. This six-hour event is held three times per year (April, August and December). Rookies can contact anybody, while "Old Timers" make contact with only Rookies. Mentoring is a big part of this event!   The third Sunday of April, August and December from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. 2010: 18 April, 15 August, 19

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GREAT.... I would like to thank everyone who checked into the NET tonight and we had a Good One. We had a total of *24* Checkins tonight and that is our best count yet. Thanks to all who participated.... And A BIG THANKS to our Web-Master Judson (KJ4IDH), who keeps this page looking fresh and adding all the new stuff for everyone to read and keeping us up to date with all the latest gizzmoe's and

KJ4INWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700447880055754579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-62763075214398771122010-08-09T14:40:00.000-04:002010-08-09T14:40:09.351-04:00

Acting on behalf of an ARRL member in Midwest City, Oklahoma -- who had been sent a notice by the town asserting that he was in violation of a town ordinance regarding radio frequency interference (RFI) -- the ARRL notified Midwest City officials that only the FCC is empowered to regulate such matters. Two weeks after ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, sent the letter to town officials,

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Well, another net has come and gone with 19 checkins and good conversations. We want to welcome everyone to come to our meetings and meet the crew and get to know what we are up to and join our club if you so desire. Make sure and make plans to join us next week on August 3rd, 2010 for the next LWRA TRADERS NET.YA'LL COME BACK NOW--YA'HERE.........KJ4INW (Rich)

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Saying that only the Federal Communications Commission is empowered to regulate radio frequency interference (RFI), the ARRL has notified Midwest City, Oklahoma, that its local ordinance 27-3(9), seeking to regulate radio transmissions and RFI, is “null and void.” Midwest City is in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Midwest City’s Ordinance 27-3(9) reads: “In addition to other public

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I would like to thank everyone who checked into the LWRA Traders Net. We improved our net already with the checkins growing to 19 plus myself as Net Control. This is a very good number considering it's only our second net.I would also like to say that we had ALL of our Officers check into the net and that's very special to me as I have never heard a net with all of their officers checking in a

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I would like to thank everyone who participated in our First LWRA Traders Net. We had a total of 15 checkins and everything seemed to go very well and we even had our first check in thru the echo-link, thanks to N2ROD (Pat). I was very pleased at the turn out for our first efforts and hope to see it grow into something we all can be proud of. Thanks, Rich (KJ4INW)Please check the Swap Page for

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07/13/2010 With more than 18,000 new Amateur Radio licenses issued in the first half of this year -- 18, 270 to be exact -- 2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for Amateur Radio. So far, the number of new licenses issued by the FCC in 2010 is outpacing the January-June 2009 totals by almost 8.5 percent; at this time last year, the FCC had issued 16,844 new licenses. In 2009, a total of

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Ok folks, we discussed post cards at the July meeting.KJ4RLG did some rough stuff on line and came up with the below. Click on them for a larger view. Front:                             Back:                             Please leave comments for these at the comment link.

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The FBI documents that accompanied last week's arrest of 10 alleged Russian spies are alternately creepy—who knew the Tribeca Barnes & Noble was a hotbed of espionage?—and comical—turns out even foreign spies wanted to cash in on suburban New Jersey's real estate boom. With a nod to Boris and Natasha, the accused are also said to have used short-wave radio, a 1920s-era technology that, because of

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Our very first VE session for the LWRA was a success! We had 2 folks that completed their upgrades. Please join me in congratulating Jason KJ4INV on his upgrade to Amateur extra and Kip KJ4INX on his upgrade to General. Here is the group,left to right Don WN3USA, Judson KJ4IDH, Kip KJ4INX, Roger KI4YQT,Jason KJ4INV, Rich KJ4INW, John WB4KZM, Al K2RXD, Bear KJ4DSM. Here they are in

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Click the title above for more info.As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather.Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press Club on June 8th. Many technologies of the 21st century are vulnerable to solar storms.

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A video is now available of the TV news channel YNN report on the ticketing of a New York radio ham by a police officer who mistakenly thought a ham radio was a cell phone.Radio Amateur Steve Bozak WB2IQU was issued with a $100 ticket for just talking on his ham radio. Arnold Proskin, a legal expert said, "It's not grey at all. It's black and white. The statute is very clear, very specific. It

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H.R. 2160 now has 38 cosponsors and has been referred to commitee:To promote and encourage the valuable public service, disaster relief, and emergency communications provided on a volunteer basis by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service, by undertaking a study of the uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, by identifying

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I am proud to announce that the ARRL Southeastern Division will host the 2010 National Hurricane Conference, March 29 - April 2 at the Orlando Hilton Orlando, FL. This is the nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness!The primary goal of the National Hurricane Conference is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in order to save

LWRAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704279097231261094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-87034257037573703642010-03-12T14:09:00.001-05:002010-03-12T14:09:52.832-05:00

The Mid Floirda Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - MS Bike 150Need hams for communications support. Please visit http://www.polkemcomm.org/MS150.htmMay 15 - 16, 2010Bok Tower GardensLake Wales, FLtoCaribe Royale Resort Orlando, FL Bike MS is a two-day inspirational ride held by National MS Society chapters across the nation. Each year, Bike MS raises funds that support programs

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ARRL Requests Support for Senate Bill 1755Senate Bill 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) -- has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ARRL is

LWRAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704279097231261094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714092313626797221.post-88759392177133230062010-03-10T11:49:00.002-05:002010-03-10T11:52:23.555-05:00

TO: VOLUNTEERSFROM: KD4EFMDATE: Mon Mar 8 17:14:31 EST 2010SUBJECT: WC4PEM VHF RPTR JAMMING AM/PM RUSH HOUR TIMEAREA: EASTERN POLK COUNTY (HWY 27 CORIDOOR)All Stations, Please check your radio's if you drive Highway 27 during the Morning and Evening hours. We have an individual who has a stuck mic on 146.985, for the last 4 weeks now and is traveling with a female, and listens to 97.5 FM (97

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Technician Class License Course AnnouncementHillsborough County ARES/RACES, in cooperation with Hillsborough County Emergency Management, is proud to sponsor the introductory Amateur Radio “Technician Class” License Course in a traditional classroom setting.Please invite your friends to come join the over 300 people who have taken these courses and earned or upgraded an Amateur Radio license

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