Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers
Amateur Radio Exams in Fresno
Unlicensed Thru Extra Class
Sponsored By: The Fresno Volunteer Examiner (VE) Team
and the Fresno Amateur Radio Club
ARRL VEC – American Radio Relay League
Testing info for 2011
Exams for all Amateur license classes will be conducted on the following dates in Fresno California. All exams are given on Saturday and begin at 9:30 AM. Continue Reading »
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For all you that wonder what it is like for the astronauts to work ground stations during a general pass. Col. Wheelock gives you a personal video tour of the ISS ham radio station while he answers calls from operators on the ground.
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CARP Transmitter Hunt on Saturday December 18, 2010
We had so much fun at the last one, we decided to have another in December! The Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers will sponsor another Transmitter hunt on Saturday December 18th at 10:00 am.
The hunt will start at Letterman Park in Clovis. Hunt frequency will be 146.565 Mhz.
Calling all Foxes: If someone would like to be the fox for this hunt, please contact us.
Time/Date:
Saturday December 18, 2010 at 10:00am
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CQHQ.co.uk
by: Steve GW7AAV
November 25, 2010
Ham Radio in Computer Game
I have over the years taken pleasure in seeing ham radio in mainstream media. Spotting amateur radio equipment in movies and television has been a fun sideline from time to time. The introduction of the hard drive recorder (in my case a Sky plus box) has made it easier to freeze frame the scenes with the radio gear in to try and identify it. The last fun thing was when Stig on Top Gear was learning Morse code and we all found out that he liked cheese and Strictly Come Dancing was no quite his thing. What I have searched the net for is a definitive list of films and TV programs that feature such snippets. It is a bit of fun to see just how wrong they producers can get it.
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W6YI.org
November 23, 2010
K1MAN’s jury trial scheduled for August 2011
Government seeks payment of unpaid (and newly reduced) fine
The Department of Justice has tentatively scheduled a trial before a civil jury for next summer in the government’s case against Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Baxter, was fined $21,000 by the FCC five years ago for violating various Amateur Radio rules.
The Department of Justice acts as the collector for all unpaid “forfeitures” since the FCC has no collection department. Baxter was served with a summons on October 27, 2010, by the U.S. District Court – District of Maine (Bangor) and given 20 days to respond to the charges. Continue Reading »
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DX0DX DXpedition
Activity will take place between January 6 through February 1, with operations on 160-6 meters (possibly 2m, 70cm, 23cm) using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31.
Dates
January 6 – February 1, 2011
Location
Spratly Islands (Thitu Island)
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SherwoodParkNews.com
by: Dave Quest
November 26, 2010
Alberta taking safety seriously
Traffic congestion, longer commutes and a hectic lifestyle are just a few factors that can cause driver distractions. Combine these with the temptations of modern technology, the desire to stay connected to the office at all times, and a false sense of security—and multi-tasking behind the wheel becomes an alluring trap. Several studies show that 20 to 30 per cent of all collisions involve driver distraction, and distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive drivers.
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Hull & East Riding
November 24, 2010
Amateur radio enthusiast sabotaged other people’s transmissions
JAMMED SIGNAL: Clive McMurray was caught by the police and Ofcom between Kirkham Drive and Goddard Avenue, above.
An amateur radio enthusiast who tried to illegally rule the airwaves has had his equipment seized.
Clive McMurray, 63, was also given a suspended prison sentence after sabotaging other people’s transmissions.
He rigged his van with radio equipment and parked outside the homes of other amateur broadcasters, hijacking their programmes.
McMurray, who did not have a licence, would either jam their signal or broadcast his own material.
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NASA.gov
November 24, 2010
NASA Sets Shuttle Discovery’s Launch For No Earlier Than Dec. 17
WASHINGTON — NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery’s launch for no earlier than Dec. 17. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the STS-133 mission.
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ARRL.org
November 24, 2010
FCC Issues Retailer Second Citation in 18 Months for Marketing Non-Compliant RF Devices
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