Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers
ITNews.com.au
by: Liz Tay
January 31, 2011
Egyptian activists turn to dial-up, radio comms
Protesting country remains unplugged.
Egyptian activists have relied on landlines and amateur radios to communicate since the country’s internet connections were severed on Friday.
Despite network shutdowns and nationwide curfews, demonstrators continued to rally against President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
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Hello fellow Pioneers and readers,
Enjoy this edition of the CARP e-Newsletter. Please send any comments or questions to info@k6arp.org. Don’t forget you can find CARP news on the K6ARP.org website and also find us at our Facebook page.
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Join us on February 4 2011, for your window to the World!
There is no age limit, 8 to 80! No previous knowledge is required. This is a great hobby that gives you added skills and confidence during extraordinary circumstances such as disasters or Public Service.
Complete Class Schedule
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NASA.gov
January 19, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: 11-009
NANOSAIL-D EJECTS: NASA SEEKS AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS’ AID TO LISTEN FOR BEACON SIGNAL
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred spontaneously and was identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets.
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Computerworld.com
by Lucas Mearian
January 20, 2011
Healthcare, aeronautics industries come to meeting of minds over spectrum proposed for FCC’s wireless MBAN plan
Healthcare providers and aeronautics industry association members this month urged the Federal Communications Commission to quickly approve their plan for setting aside bandwidth for a so-called mobile body area network technology, or MBAN.
The FCC proposed an MBAN network as part of its first national broad plan that was unveiled last year.
The frequencies sought for the MBAN network are currently used by several private and public sector organizations for aeronautical mobile telemetry and federal radiolocation tasks, and by amateur radio users.
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13th Annual M2 Antenna Systems’ Open House and BBQ
March 19, 2011
Bring your swap tables and your appetites! It’s time for our 13th Annual M2 Open House and Bar-B-Q. Gates open for swappers at 7:30 am and the M2 Shop will open at 8:00 for tours, rag chewing and great deals on M2 products. We will raffle off great stuff for Hams and non-Hams. And don’t miss our famous HAM-burgers and goodies at 11:30. There is no charge to attend!
UPDATE: Gordon West, WB6NOA and his wife Suzy, N6GLF will be here for the meet-and-greet, so come out and say hi to Gordo!
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Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers
February 4th, 2011 Membership Meetings
In February, the CARP meeting presentation will be:
Winlink RMS
Presentation and Demonstration by Grady Williams K6IXA
Come on out and enjoy an informative presentation as well as a chance to meet and chat with other local amateur radio enthusiasts.
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K6ARP.org
by Mike Herlihy KG6MSV
January 6, 2011
December 18, 2010 Transmitter Hunt Recap
Now that the holidays have settled and we are all back in the swing of things, lets talk T-Hunting. Our last hunt was back in early December. It was an over cast day but not enough to scare away the dedicated T-Hunters. The hide location was a sump on the NE corner of Indianola and Jensen Ave on the edge of Sanger. Click here to see the hunt sight. The T was located approx 15‘ below grade.
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AccessNorthGa.com
by Ken Stanford Editor
January 11, 2011
‘Hams’ play big part in tracking storms
GAINESVILLE – Ham radio operaors play a key role in many places in Georgia when events such as the snowstorm occur.
Hall County relies on a network of more than 30 amateur radio operators in times like these, according to fire chief David Kimbrell, who also serves as the county’s Emergency Management Agency director.
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ARRL.org
January 10, 2011
New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress
The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act, which died at the end of the 111th Congress, has been reintroduced in the 112th Congress as HR 81. The sponsor is Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). The new bill — which was introduced on January 5 — has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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