Robert “Bob” Barton Jones, 71, of East Hartford, passed away peacefully with his brother by his side on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Hartford on August 9, 1948, he was a son of Frances Jean (O’Brien) Jones of East Hartford and the late Francis “Frank” E. Jones. Bob lived his…
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ARISS Contact with Pennsylvania School to be Streamed Live – ARRL
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12/04/2019 An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact with astronaut Dr. Drew Morgan, MD, KI5AAA, and students at Council Rock High School in Pennsylvania will be livestreamed. The contact will take place at approximately 1756 UTC on Thursday, December 5. Morgan is a native of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Several Warminster Amateur…
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Wallingford event will allow children to talk to Santa via ham radio – Meriden Record-Journal
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WALLINGFORD — Children of all ages will have the opportunity to talk to Santa Saturday at the “Radio to North Pole — Talk to Santa” event, scheduled to be held at the former Yalesville firehouse. The “Talk to Santa” event will be hosted by the Wallingford Amateur Radio Group and sponsored by the Wallingford Health Department,…
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Walk and Knock food drive Saturday – Longview Daily News
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Orlando HamCation Announces the 2020 Carole Perry Educator of the Year award winner
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FT Roundup Dec 7-8 – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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The FT Roundup contest for the FT4 and FT8 digital modes will be held from Saturday, December 7 18:00 UTC to Sunday 8 December 8 23:59 UTC Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using FT4 or FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Any station may work…
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Hamvention Price Announcement
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W8HJR Ham Member QRZ Page A Message from Hamvention 2020 Management Hamvention has always strived to produce a very high-quality event for Amateur Radio enthusiasts from around the globe. We have always felt it is imperative that we give back to Amateur Radio at many levels. We have been very generous in our support over…
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Dec 5 | Museum’s Exhibit Highlights the History of Hams | Los Altos – Patch.com
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Los Altos History Museum serves up “Ham for the Holidays: Amateur Radio Operators, Then and Now,” a historical perspective on how radio hobbyists help keep neighborhoods safe during disasters, in an exhibit appearing in the J. Gilbert Smith House through January 5, 2020. The exhibit features ham radio equipment through the years, and archival photos of…
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Philippines: Ham radio nets activated for Typhoon Kammuri – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
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IARU-R1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator Greg Mossop G0DUB reports information received from Dani YB2TJV about Typhoon Kammuri which is affecting the Philippines. “Due to Kammuri Typhoone that was close to the Philippine , please be informed to keep clear on 3 (three) frequencies below; 7.110 MHz – as CoA EmComm IARU Region 3, is being used…
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Ham radio operators tune in to need – Gaston Gazette
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Throw a holiday party but scratch the gifts. That’s a winning strategy for the Gaston County Amateur Radio Society. Each year when the group holds its Christmas gathering, it takes up a hefty collection for The Gazette Empty Stocking Fund which fuels the Salvation Army’s Christmas outreach effort. On Tuesday, Pat and Cy Rowe brought…