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Information for Amateur Radio volunteers
Related news stories can be found below.
ARRL Sets up E-mail Addresses for Use During Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
(Sep 2, 2008 [REVISED Sep 6, 2008 11:28 ET])
-- In an effort to streamline hurricane support operations at ARRL Headquarters, the League has set up two e-mail addresses for hams to pose questions or relay non-emergent information to HQ Staff relating to hurricane or named tropical storm events. If you need to communicate with ARRL HQ regarding these storms, please use hurricane@arrl.org or hurricane@arrl.net. While these e-mail addresses are not monitored on a 24/7 basis, they are monitored during each storm's descent on the US, as well as throughout the hurricane season.Link to this item |
Hams Assist as Recovery Process Begins for Ike
(Sep 16, 2008)
-- Hams in Harris County -- the Texas county where Houston is located -- and the surrounding area are responding to calls to assist served agencies with Points of Distribution (POD) starting today around the Greater Houston area. These PODs, scheduled to run from 8 AM-8 PM Tuesday or until all supplies are exhausted, are set up to distribute water, ice and food to area residents dealing with Ike and that storm's aftermath.Full Story |
Hams in Texas and Surrounding States Active as Ike Pounds Gulf Coast and Inland Areas
(Sep 15, 2008)
-- As Hurricane Ike weakened and became a tropical storm and then a tropical depression after slamming ashore near Galveston, Texas early Saturday morning, hams in several ARRL sections were supporting agencies with their communications needs. Although the final word on all the locations where ARES® was providing communications support has yet to be reported, it was clear that Amateur Radio played a part in the response to the massive storm.Full Story |
Feature: Amateur Radio Quiz: As the Dial Turns
(Sep 15, 2008 [REVISED Sep 15, 2008 13:09 ET])
-- Amateur Radio is a home for innovators and experimenters, continually changing and inventing new ways to communicate. Others like to push their equipment and personal skills to the very limits of what is possible -- and still more hams just like to try something new from time to time. All this leads to a lot of neat things to listen to on the ham bands. This quiz is about some of those signals you might hear as you spin the VFO knob.Full Story |
Texas Hams Braced for Ike
(Sep 13, 2008 [REVISED Sep 14, 2008 09:12 ET])
-- As Tropical Storm Ike slowly weakens over Southeast Texas, hams in the three ARRL Texas Sections -- South Texas, North Texas and West Texas -- are assisting served agencies that are coping with the after-effects of was once a Category 2 hurricane. At 2:10 Saturday morning, Ike made landfall with the eastern part of Galveston Island with sustained winds reaching 110 MPH; just eight hours later, Ike, slowing down considerably, only had winds measuring at 80 MPH, and only at 45 MPH by 4 PM. In a conference call on Saturday morning with League Headquarters, ARRL Section Leadership from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas said hams in their respective Sections were ready for whatever Ike brought their way.Full Story |
W1AW Supports EchoLink Operations During Ike
(Sep 13, 2008)
-- Throughout the course of Hurricane -- now Tropical Storm -- Ike, operators at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Station, hooked into the HF radio of ARRL West Gulf Vice Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV, via EchoLink. According to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, this enabled hams in Newington to monitor the Texas Emergency Net. "Through Dr Woolweaver's initiative, we could use EchoLink in this fashion to assist ARRL HQ staff monitor critical Net operations using HF -- a capability we have never taken advantage of before."Full Story |
Hurricane Ike Eyeing Galveston Island
(Sep 12, 2008)
-- Hurricane Ike -- currently a Category 2 hurricane, but expected to reach Category 3 status sometime today -- is poised to make landfall near Galveston Island around 3 AM early Saturday, if it keeps on its current track and speed. Hams in Texas and Louisiana have had a bit of a breather since Hurricane Gustav came through two weeks ago, but ARRL Section leadership in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas have reported in ongoing conference calls with ARRL Headquarters that they are ready for Ike.Full Story |
Hurricane Nets Active on SSB for Ike
(Sep 12, 2008)
-- ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X reminds all contesters to please be mindful of the situation in Texas and the Gulf Coast region this weekend; Hurricane Ike is currently slated to land near Houston early Saturday morning. "This weekend is the ARRL September VHF QSO Party, Worked All Europe (SSB), the North American SSB Sprint, the Arkansas QSO Party, as well as several other radio events," Kutzko said. "Please keep in mind that there will be Net operations going on in the upper portions of 80, 40 and 20 meters for the affected Gulf Coast area in the path of Hurricane Ike. If you find yourself being asked to change frequencies because you're on a Net for Hurricane Ike operations, please cooperate. Do your part to keep Net operations free of interference during this critical time."Link to this item |
The K7RA Solar Update
(Sep 12, 2008)
-- A new sunspot -- number 1001 -- emerged on Thursday, September 11. It is actually a single group with two small magnetic disturbances; we hope it is not another like the last sunspot, a weak one that barely emerged on August 21-22. That spot was so small that some observatories didn't count it, but it was a Solar Cycle 24 spot.Full Story |
Feature: Surfin': Old and New, But Nothing Blue
(Sep 12, 2008)
-- Like a bride, this week's Surfin' features some new things and some old things, but no borrowed blue things.Full Story |
Hams Prepare as Hurricane Ike Gets Ready to Pound Gulf
(Sep 11, 2008)
-- After making its way over Cuba, Hurricane Ike -- currently a Category 2 hurricane, but expected to grow stronger -- has made its way into the Gulf of Mexico and is poised to wreak havoc with coastal towns in Texas and Louisiana. Hams in those states have had a bit of a breather since Hurricane Gustav came through two weeks ago, and ARRL Section leadership in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas say they are ready for Ike.Full Story |
VoIP Hurricane Net Prepares, Seeks Assistance for Ike
(Sep 11, 2008)
-- The VoIP Hurricane Net is looking for Amateur Radio operators who have an EchoLink or IRLP node near or in the projected path of Hurricane Ike. The VoIP Weather Net works in conjunction with WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center.Full Story |
ARRL, TAPR Prepare for Digital Communications Conference
(Sep 11, 2008)
-- Aficionados of digital communications are gearing up for the 27th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) September 26-28 in Chicago, Illinois. The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. The DCC is for all levels of technical experience -- not just for the expert. Not only is the conference technically stimulating, it is a weekend of fun for all who have more than a casual interest in any aspect of amateur digital electronics and communications; introductory sessions are scheduled throughout the conference to introduce new technical topics for both beginners and experts.Full Story |
Feature: A Great Name in Radio Turns 75
(Sep 11, 2008)
-- Rockwell Collins Amateur Radio Clubs Have Cause for Celebration.Full Story |
IEEE Section to Honor First Voice Transmission
(Sep 10, 2008)
-- On Saturday, September 13, the Boston Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) will commemorate the first wireless radio broadcast in 1906 by Reginald A. Fessenden at Brant Rock, Massachusetts. IEEE members will award an IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing in recognition of this landmark innovation.Full Story |
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