SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The National Transportation Safety Board has completed a preliminary report on the fatal Cross Lake plane crash in May that claimed the life of local businessman and philanthropist Fred Phillips. Shreveport businessman and philanthropist Fred Phillips was killed when his experimental aircraft crashed into Cross Lake on Sunday, May 23. The…
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New QRZ Award: Master of Radio Communications North America
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KF7WIS QRZ CEO Administrator Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page In November of 2019, QRZ introduced a category of awards known as Master of Radio Communications. These awards are granted upon the successful confirmation of contact with specified regional areas. Our first award in this series was the Master of Radio Communications for the European Region or…
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Kenneth G. Himelrick | News, Sports, Jobs – Marietta Times
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<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Kenneth G. Himelrick, 80, of Parkersburg, and formerly of Washington, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, June 12th at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Kenneth was born on January 2nd, 1941, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was the son of Erma and Kenneth Himelrick. His childhood was spent in Harrisville, West Virginia; Salem,…
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Obituary: Kenneth G. Himelrick – WTAP-TV
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Kenneth G. Himelrick, 80, of Parkersburg, and formerly of Washington, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, June 12th at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Kenneth was born on January 2nd, 1941, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was the son of Erma and Kenneth Himelrick. His childhood was spent in Harrisville, West Virginia; Salem, New Jersey; and Parkersburg,…
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20 Towns in 20 Days: Newington is home to the American Radio Relay League – WFSB
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NEWINGTON, CT (WFSB) – Newington is home to the American Radio Relay League, thee ARRL, and a destination from Ham Radio operators from all over the world. The organization’s headquarters is in Newington. “Really, the purposed of Newington in 1938 was to overcome the flooded station at Brainard field. The founder of the organization, Hiram…
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Tom O’Reilly, G0NSY, 12 June 2021
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We’ve received the very sad news that Tom O’Reilly, G0NSY, passed away on the morning of Saturday 12 June 2021. Tom volunteered for the RSGB as Regional Representative 9, covering London and Thames Valley, from 2016, and as a District Representative before that. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult…
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Can Xiegu ATUs tune anything?
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G4USI Ham Member QRZ Page Well, can they? Find out here: https://g4usi.wordpress.com/category/miscellany/ Read the full article at https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/can-xiegu-atus-tune-anything.768200/. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article. The original author is responsible for the content of this post Tweet
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New QRP Rig? Looks like a winner!
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KM9G Premium Subscriber QRZ Page I’m happy to see some new blood doing well in the hobby, check out this new Gem. Should be available around July. The feature set looks promising. WD4ELG Ham Member QRZ Page Steve, you look a lot younger without the goatee. But with it, you looked like a sage. Thanks…
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Roger Mayer – WRBI Radio – Obituaries – Country 103.9 WRBI
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Roger Mayer, 77, of Milan passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born to Norman and Margaret (Bleh) Mayer in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, October 2, 1943. Roger married the love of his life, Janice Hoberg, on May 8, 1965. He worked at Cincinnati Milacron…
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Highland Amateur Radio Association receives Senate proclamation – The Highland County Press
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The Highland Amateur Radio Association recently met at Hillsboro’s Liberty Park Harmony Lake shelter house for its June business meeting. During the meeting, current president Pat Hagen and past president Jeff Collins accepted a proclamation from Ohio Senator Bob Peterson and the Ohio Senate honoring HARA for recently being named by the American Radio League…