K1DWU's Ham-News.com

Southgate ARC - Members of Chorley and District Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB0LD from the village of Hoghton in central Lancashire, England (EU-005, WLOTA L-1841)

Southgate ARC - The solar activity is still at low levels. Fortunately, two sunspots made their appearance during the week

Southgate ARC - New Zealand's national amateur radio society, NZART, has launched a new web page with some useful information for those ZL hams wishing to erect antennas

Southgate ARC - STS-129 Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik wrapped up a successful six-hour, eight-minute spacewalk after completing their scheduled tasks ahead of schedule

Southgate ARC - This evening the SARL Intecnet returns after a few months' absence. The subject is 'SO67 - SumbandilaSat,' South Africa's second satellite

Southgate ARC - The LARC (Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club) in cooperation with the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will be operating as A65DLH out of Dubai

Southgate ARC - Radio Club de los Andes, LU8YE will be active from San Martin de los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, in the CQWW DX CW Contest

ICQ Podcast - Series Two Episode Twenty-Four of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:-

• Licence validation period extended
• GB3WX 6m/10m crossband repeater
• WA6ITF retires from Fox TV
• Whip Competition
• Frequency Measuring Test
• Ham couple save man's life
• AMSAT "Student Membership"
• New Bent Element Yagi tested
• Hams exempt from new cellphone law
• Happy Birthday OSCAR 7
• Trinidad & Tobago 5 MHz operation?
• Finland gets access to 70 MHz
• Norwegian amateurs get 3 new bands
• Donation to Irish Society
  

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eHam.net News - The Society has learned with great sadness that Rowley Shears BEM, G8KW, passed away on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Responsible for re-introducing amateur radio into Germany after the second world war, he was perhaps best known for his KW range of amateur equipment from the 1950s to the 1970s. Through KW Electronics and the KW2000 transceiver, he was largely responsible for popularising SSB in the British amateur community. Rowley passed away peacefully at the ripe old age of 90.

Southgate ARC - After several weeks in testing, MB6AM went live on Friday 20/11/09, sharing the same mast as the 70cm GB3TU repeater. MB6AM is located in Tring, North West of London and is well appointed to provide Digital Voice (DV) coverage across many of the Home Counties and parts of Oxfordshire

Southgate ARC - The Indonesian Amateur Radio Organisation ORARI and the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space plan to launch an Amateur Radio satellite next year

Southgate ARC - Radio Amateurs in Belgium now have limited access to a small allocation at 4 metres

Southgate ARC - Sunspot activity seems to be increasing steadily of late. Daily sunspot numbers for November 5-19 were 15, 16, 11, 0, 14, 13, 11, 11, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0, 29 and 30

Southgate ARC - The UK Government's Digital Economy Bill fails to give a specific date to switch off all AM and FM radio stations. The Digital Britain report published in June 2009 had proposed 2015 as the date for radio's digital switchover which could render useless some 150 million AM and FM radios

Southgate ARC - The next Amateur Radio Foundation Course at the North Derbyshire Training and Exam Centre, is due to start on Wednesday 20th January

Southgate ARC - The 22nd Australian Jamboree is the biggest event on the Australian Scouting calendar. Over 12,000 Scouts and Leaders from all around Australia and other countries will converge on Cataract Scout Park in January 2010 to take part in a 2 week long camp

Southgate ARC - Amateur radio retailer Martin Lynch and Sons will be holding their annual Open Day on 5 December from 8am to 4pm

Southgate ARC - Richard Newstead, G3CWI, got some good publicity for Amateur Radio in his local press who have reported his SOTA acheivement

Southgate ARC - Co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service, SKYWARN Recognition Day is a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping to keep their communities safe

eHam.net News - Pedro Rodriguez, president of the Cuban Ham Radio Federation (FRC for its Spanish acronym) told the press that the first 600 units are ready for delivery and using them the operators will be able to ensemble new equipments or update those they already have. He added that the spreading of this operation, which requires the purchase of 15 percent of the components abroad, will depend on the country's economic possibilities, affected by the world economic crisis. During the recently concluded 8th FRC Congress, it was presented a new prototype, with the brand name "Caiguaran", designed by several specialists and manufactured at one of the MIC factories. The term "amateur" reflects the principle that Amateur Radio and its skilled operators are committed to helping communities without financial compensation; whereas Commercial Radio operates for profit.

ARRL - On Friday, November 20, ARRL staff members started opening ballots for the Vice Director races in the Central and Roanoke Divisions. Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK; Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, and ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ served as Tellers. A representative from an independent auditor was on hand, as well. Sarratt and Mileshosky are members of the League's Ethics and Elections Committee; Sarratt is Chairman of the committee. After all the ballots were counted, both the Central and Roanoke Divisions gained new Vice Directors, with their three-year terms beginning at noon on January 1, 2010.

eHam.net News - The following is a Q-S-T. The FCC's new chairman testifies before congress on distracted driving. Is congress looking at some sort of nationwide ban? Also, BPL to disappear in Manassas Virginia, 60 meters comes to Trinadad and Tobago, a ham in India waits 13 years to get his license and radio controlled robots to hold their own Olympic like games. Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1684 coming your way right now.

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ARRL - I have been interested in island chasing ever since I can remember. After moving to Canada, I operated as VE3LYC and contacted 947 IOTA stations from the 1021 on the air. Why chase islands? Some of them are located so remotely, and are so difficult to access, that hams only rarely get there and for only very short periods of time. Under these conditions, it is more challenging to break the pileups and more rewarding to get into the log.

ARRL - ARRL Headquarters will be closed November 26 and 27 in observance of Thanksgiving. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. The ARRL Letter will be published a day early on Wednesday, November 25, but there will be no ARRL Audio News on Thursday, November 26. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Monday, November 30 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish everyone a safe and bountiful Thanksgiving holiday.

ARRL - Sunspot 1029 made its trip around the Sun and has re-emerged as sunspot 1032. A new sunspot 1033 has come over the Sun's eastern limb. This steady appearance of sunspots has raised the MUF over many paths, and 15 meters is beginning to open regularly.

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eHam.net News - Sunspot activity seems to be increasing steadily of late. Daily sunspot numbers for November 5-19 were 15, 16, 11, 0, 14, 13, 11, 11, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0, 29 and 30.

ARRL - This week, Surfin' revisits Radio Caroline and other pirate radio operations in the North Sea.

ARN - Podcast - News for the week in Amateur Radio for the week ending 20 November, 2009. Visit Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website at http://www.arnewsline.org

Southgate ARC - Joe Taylor K1JT has released a new version of his Weak Signal Propagation Reporter software WSPR

Southgate ARC - The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) is due to release the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool to the 14 VECs on December 1, 2009; it will be released to the public in January 2010

Southgate ARC - The Cycle 24 sunspot group that I mentioned on November 18, 2009 has been numbered 11033 by the NOAA/SWPC. It is located near N17E20 and contains a beta magnetic signature capable of producing very small B class solar flares

Southgate ARC - Rowley Shears G8KW who established KW Electronics, passed away on Tuesday November 17 at the age of 90

Southgate ARC - ICPO - Islands, Castles and Portable Operations. Probably the most comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet

Southgate ARC - The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity

Southgate ARC - Manassas City Council is saying goodbye to BPL. BPL was Manassas' attempt to bring the Internet into the homes of every resident by providing a low-cost broadband service

K1DWU - Wireless Institute of Australia - WIANEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING NOV 22 2009 - is brought to you by members of North West Tasmania Amateur Television Group from the studio of VK7AX. [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-20]

K1DWU - Trail-Friendly Radio Extra - The December edition of WorldRadio Online features KI6SN's Trail-Friendly Radio column, with feedback from readers on October's Easy, Lightweight, Low-Impact Antenna Launching for the Field Operator. [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-20]

K1DWU - G3XBM - WSPR 2.0 introduces a number of new features including a  user-friendly setup screen with drop-down selection of audio devices and rig-control parameters, support for compound callsigns, fine selection of the fractional time for transmitting, and a Tun... [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-20]

K1DWU - KA3DRR - I'm slogging through the painful process of re-creating 7-years of desk top personalization. My computer is an extension of self and self reaches out through the medium of the Internet. A cybernetic system like biological or ecological systems have re... [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-20]

eHam.net News - An IT manager in the US spends his spare time brushing up on his technology skills by developing amateur radio communications networks. John D Hays, who hails from Washington, said that amateur radio is important for the emergency services to transfer messages if mainstream methods of communication, such as mobile phones and the internet, go down. "Individuals with radios in the field could interconnect with the telephone system even when their cell phones are shut down by an emergency," he told ComputerWorld. He added that the medium can be used to experiment with megahertz of free bandwidth, which is available to broadcast any signal as long as the sender has an amateur radio licence. The Times-Georgian recently reported that amateur radio enthusiast Earl Todd enhanced his telecommunication skills during the annual simulated emergency test in the US state. The October 4th event lasted for two hours, with the amateur radio fan sending messages about the state of the weather in the area.

eHam.net News - A slow but steady increase is seen in the 10.7cm solar flux since late September. This is the longest sustained upward trend in the electromagnetic emissions since early 2008. It is yet another indicator that the sun continues to awaken from its pronounced solar sluggishness. Observe the black line at the top of the graph. There is a gentle, but definite upward slope from left (older data) to right (newest data). This is the 10.7cm flux reading. This further supports solar researchers' viewpoint that solar activity is climbing out of the cycle 23/24 minimum, which was the most pronounced since 1913.

ARRL - ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Is the End in Sight for “Third Battle of Bull Run”?; NCVEC to Release New Technician Question Pool in January; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK:; SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 5; Deadline Looming for Nominations for the Bill Leonard Professional Media Award and ARRL International Humanitarian Award; GAREC Returns to Region 2 for 2010; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE

ARRL - ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH reports that the ARRL has raised $126,828 toward the goal $310,000 for the 2009 Spectrum Defense Fund. "The messages I receive from the ARRL members and hams who contribute to this much needed fund are heartening," she said, "expressing appreciation for all the work ARRL does for the Amateur Radio community to protect our frequencies. And we can all be proud of the successes that have come from the work of ARRL leadership -- the Board and staff here at HQ. But there is always more to do." Hobart said that year after year, ARRL members tell her that the League's representation of radio operators -- both in Washington and on the international stage -- is one of, if not the most important activities that the ARRL does. "The cost of that representation at meetings in Washington, at IARU gatherings and working party meetings to prepare for world telecommunications conferences is the key to the continued success of our defense efforts," she said. "Spectrum Defense is one of those areas that is not covered completely by member dues. So we ask ARRL members to do what they can to help cover those expenses." Amateurs wishing to make a contribution may do so easily online, via postal mail or by calling the ARRL Development Office at (860) 594-0397.

ARRL - ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, once termed the battle of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) in Manassas, Virginia as the "Third Battle of Bull Run." While the war against harmful interference to Amateur Radio via BPL is not yet over, the battle in Manassas might soon be coming to an end.

Southgate ARC - Another poor week but it did pick up at the weekend. Not that It made much difference to us UK amateurs, though G0SXC did manage a high spot on Sunday, That’s what a 9 element (yes 9) mono bander can do for you

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eHam.net News - ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, once termed the battle of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) in Manassas, Virginia as the "Third Battle of Bull Run." While the war against harmful interference to Amateur Radio via BPL is not yet over, the battle in Manassas might soon be coming to an end.

eHam.net News - The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) is due to release the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool to the 14 VECs on December 1, 2009; it will be released to the public in January 2010.

eHam.net News - The 2010 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC) will take place October 11-12 on the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean. The theme of the conference will be Learning through Practicing.

eHam.net News - ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, reports that the ARRL has raised $126,828 toward the goal $310,000 for the 2009 Spectrum Defense Fund.

eHam.net News - The 11th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 5, 2009. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping to keep their communities safe.

eHam.net News - George Badger, W6TC, of Portola Valley, California, passed away on Sunday, November 15. He was 84. Originally licensed in 1939 as W6RXW when he was 14, Badger was a member of the ARRL for 67 of his 69 year amateur career.

eHam.net News - Tired of using pliers to screw on the PL-259 connectors when you are preparing cables? Pliers always seem to do some damage by the amount of force this task requires. I use an inexpensive 1/2 inch PVC female to male coupler. Simply use a step drill and ream out the female end. This works for most half inch coaxial cables.

eHam.net News - Ask any high school physics student and they'll tell you that electrons govern pretty much everything we do. We call electrons in motion an electrical current, and those radio waves that we hams are so fond of are the result of high frequency electrons traveling in our antenna conductors. Think of a 40 meter wave as an accidental tourist who wants to go somewhere (somewhere nice and warm, maybe a rare DX station). But how to get there? It needs some mode of transport -- think of electrons as the transport providers.

eHam.net News - Did you see an article or news segment on Amateur Radio this past year in the papers, on TV, radio or a professional Web site? ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, reminds you that you can recognize the professional reporter's work by nominating them for the Bill Leonard Professional Media Award.

eHam.net News - Registration remains open through Sunday, December 27, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, January 8, 2010:

eHam.net News - Newmarket, Ontario, Canada: Santa Clauss Parade NET on York Region Amateur Radio Club Repeater (147.225 + , 118 PL, IRLP Node 2920) Feel free to call in to express your Holiday Greetings on Saturday Nov 21,2009 between 11:00 AM and 12:30 AM EST , and all contacts will receive a digital QSO card.

eHam.net News - The cycle 24 sunspot group that I mentioned on November 18, 2009 has been numbered 11033 by the NOAA/SWPC. It is located near N17E20 and contains a beta magnetic signature capable of producing very small B class solar flares. As mentioned yesterday SIDC Belgium assigned it Catania number 28. The old solar cycle 24 sunspot group number 11029 has produced new sunspots and has been re-numbered 11033 by NOAA/SWPC. SIDC Belgium has given the sunspot group Catania 30. It is located near N21E47 and contains a beta magnetic signature capable of producing very small B class solar flares.

eHam.net News - This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

ARRL - George Badger, W6TC, of Portola Valley, California, passed away on Sunday, November 15. He was 84. Originally licensed in 1939 as W6RXW when he was 14, Badger was a member of the ARRL for 67 of his 69 year amateur career. After World War II service with the 89th Infantry Signal Company in Europe, he graduated from the University of California with a degree in electrical engineering. Badger held seven patents on microwave tube and circuit design and was Marketing Director for EIMAC, was President of Svetlana and consulted for CPII Econco. Badger published many technical articles professionally and in the amateur press. First published in QST in 1981, Badger's most recent article, "The Pileup Buster," was published in October 2008; his next article, "Easy to Make Four-to-One Coreless Baluns," is scheduled to be published for a spring 2010 issue. Badger was a Fellow in the Radio Club of America. His Amateur Radio interests included building equipment, antennas and working DX. Badger held DXCC Top of Honor Roll (Mixed), DXCC Honor Roll (both Phone and CW), 5BDXCC (with endorsements on 160, 30, 17 and 12 meters), DXCC on all bands (160-10) and 5BWAZ. He also exceeded 2500 points on the DXCC Challenge. Contributions in memory of Badger can be made to the Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Immunology, 2700 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Funeral arrangements are pending.

ARRL - The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) is due to release the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool to the 14 VECs on December 1, 2009; it will be released to the public in January 2010. Each question pool for the three Amateur Radio license classes -- Technician, General and Amateur Extra -- is reviewed on a four-year rotation. This new Technician class pool will become effective on July 1, 2010.

Southgate ARC - Creating interest in Australia last week on the DAB+ platform in Brisbane was the highly successful transmission of the WIA national news and QNEWS

Southgate ARC - Watch these two high-quality videos showing the setup of the HB9MOON EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) station in Switzerland, and a subsequent EME QSO with a station in Luxembourg

Southgate ARC - Members of TCSWAT - The Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team - have set up a new platform for the 'Disaster Communications' on Facebook

Southgate ARC - A YouTube video shows Radio Amateurs making use of rainscatter propagation in the 10 GHz band

Southgate ARC - An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bennett Venture Academy, Toledo, Ohio on Friday, 20th of November

Southgate ARC - A video of pings recorded during the Leonids Meteor Shower is now available on YouTube

Southgate ARC - During 2010, Jim GM0NAI and Chris GM3WOJ/ZL1CT will be putting a collection of vintage Yaesu rigs on the air from Inverness in Scotland

Southgate ARC - ScienceDaily reports that transistors could get smaller thanks to the use of a fin-like structure

Southgate ARC - For those unable to hear the ISS signals directly, you can catch this week's ARISS school contact via EchoLink

Southgate ARC - The EU Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) is calling for public input on its draft report on Cognitive Technologies

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K1DWU - Robert, WP4PQV, sent us some links to a treasure trove of U.S. Navy electronics publications that have been placed on-line. My initial perusal of the collection took me to History of Communications in the U.S. Navy by Capt. Howeth. Here is one gem from this a... [Source: HamFeed / 11-19]

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K1DWU - Eastern MA ARRL - From the NSRA Email List as provided by WX1N-Dick, Mel Cole-WZ1Q, best known for his support of an attempted rescue for a ship at sea the 'Can Do' during the Blizzard of 78 passed away. The obituary is listed below: [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-18]

ARRL - After a long bout with cancer, Harry Helms, W5HLH (ex-AA6FW), passed away Sunday, November 15. He was 57. Known for his witticism and geniality, Helms was known for his many books -- such as Shortwave Listening Guidebook: The Complete Guide to Hearing the World, All About Ham Radio, How to Tune the Secret Short Wave Spectrum and Handbook of Radio Communications Servicing and Maintenance -- and his monthly column "You Should Know: Interesting Thoughts and Ideas for Enjoying the Hobby" in Popular Communications.

ARRL - The 2010 meeting of the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference ( GAREC ) will take place October 11-12 on the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean. The theme of the conference will be Learning through Practicing. According to GAREC 2010 Organizing Committee Chairman Seppo Sisatto, PhD, OH1VR, GAREC's mission is two-fold: To help Amateur Radio operators be better prepared for emergency communications and to create emergency communications exercises at both the national and international levels. Exchanging information and experiences among all Amateur Radio operators and groups that are interested in emergency communications helps to promote GAREC's vision of having regular worldwide cooperation and understanding between governments and the Amateur Radio Service in the field of emergency communications. GAREC 2010 is organized in cooperation with the Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service ( DARES ) and Club for Experimental Radio Examination Netherland Antilles ( VERONA ). Sisatto said that details on the upcoming conference will be announced as they become available.

ARRL - Registration remains open through Sunday, December 27, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, January 8, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Ham Radio (Technician) License Course; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics.

eHam.net News - Yesterday I received word that Harry Helms W5HLH became a Silent Key on Sunday November 15, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57 years young. Harry was an avid Ham and SWL and published a number of books on the the radio hobby over the years. I bought my share of his books.

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Southgate ARC - On Tuesday, Atlantis' astronauts inspected the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station

Southgate ARC - The UK regulator Ofcom has published a discussion document to explore the potential of 'geolocation' as a solution to allow licence-exempt cognitive access to interleaved spectrum

Southgate ARC - The Associação de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide (A.R.V.M) held their XII Amateur Radio Fair last Sunday in Lisbon, Portugal, and have now published photos of the event

Southgate ARC - The second leg of the SARL HF Field Day will be run this weekend, 21 and 22 November 2009, with phone and CW activity on 10 to 160 metres

Southgate ARC - NASA and Microsoft have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars

Southgate ARC - Additional information is now available on the RSGB Spectrum Forum site explaining the VHF/UHF bandplans

Southgate ARC - A radio amateur and Australian ARISS Coordinator was selected as a finalist in the 'senior' category of the recent 'Australian of the Year' awards

Southgate ARC - An team of Italian ham radio operators is now active from Busua Beach in Ghana until November 27th. Look for the group to activate Abokwa Island (AF-084) with one station on 20 meters only during their stay

K1DWU - SM0FOB - I have found three APRS apps for iPhone/iPodTouch using APRS in some form. One is just re-directing to an APRS web site available for every one. It is difficult to understand why pay 2 USD for that crap and the other services in that app need subscrip... [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-18]

K1DWU - SM0FOB - PSK31 is popular form of narrow-band modulation and low transmit power text communication aid on the radio amateur HF bands. Now you can do this with an iPod Touch and the app I-Psk31 !Below is short video showing how I did receive a CQ from F5PEZ in ... [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-18]

K1DWU - ARRL Contest [Source: Planet-Ham.com / 11-18]

eHam.net News - One of the most important elements of emergency response to any disaster is the ability to communicate, and a group of hams are a key to keep this area talking. That communication will be essential to coordinating an evacuation and to saving lives if the worst happens and the Green River Valley floods because of a weakened Howard Hanson Dam. During a disaster, phone lines and cell phones often are the first systems to become overloaded and fail. If an emergency hits and communication systems do fail, amateur radio operators, often known as hams, will be providing alternate emergency communication for fire, police city government and schools. The ham radio clubs around the region are part of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, or ARES. Richard Green, who is a member of the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club, said there are "ARES groups all over the county." When an emergency occurs, the Emergency Communication Center is activated at King County Sheriff's Precinct 3 in Maple Valley and the ham operators in the ARES group are notified.

ARRL - The 11th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 5, 2009. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping to keep their communities safe. According to SRD Coordinator David Floyd, N5DBZ, Amateur Radio operators can visit their local participating NWS office, working as a team to contact other hams across the world throughout the 24 hour event.

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