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CARP Gives Morning Drive Net a Helping Hand

Over the last several weeks the Morning Drive Net has been using the CARP repeater system as its alternate venue. The Fresno Amateur Radio Club W6TO repeater, normally the home of the net, has been experiencing some intermittent interference issues as of late. When the interference prevents the net from being held on the FARC repeater, they move the net to the CARP repeater system at 147.675 MHz and 444.725 MHz with a PL of 141.3 hz. Continue Reading »

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Nominations Open for CARP Board of Directors

The nominations for CARP Board of Directors opened at the September meeting. The nominations will be closing in November.

If you or someone you know would like to run for the CARP Board of Directors, contact Rob AE6GE @ 559-272-6791 or ae6ge@k6arp.org.

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HAM radio plays Good Samaritan at Chowpatty

The Times of India
September 15, 2008

MUMBAI: They communicated in codes, not for secrecy but for getting messages across faster. A group of HAM radio operators worked quietly, resolutely and efficiently at Girgaum Chowpatty on Sunday preventing drownings, reuniting lost children with their families and handling all the expected and unexpected events that crowds of this magnitude inadvertently create.
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70 Years of Surfing the World’s Radio Waves

Kitsap Sun
By Chris Henry
September 18, 2008

Tom Sanders was 15 the first time he encountered the wonders of amateur radio. A friend of his had built a “bootleg,” or unlicensed system in his garage.

“Here was this black box with a couple of tubes sticking out of it,” Sanders said. “He picked up the microphone and began talking into it, and here was this guy talking back to him. … I said I had to do that.”

The year was 1938, long before Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and crew launched the computer revolution from garages and back rooms. Changes in the communication industry wrought by ham radio buffs like Sanders were no less revolutionary.

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‘Cognitive Radios’ to Improve Wireless Devices

iTNews
September 16, 2008

Researchers are developing intelligent radios that can sense their surroundings and adjust their mode of operation accordingly.

Dubbed ‘cognitive radios’, the technology is expected to reach the market within five years, finding uses in public safety devices and wireless networks.

Cognitive radios build on the concept of ‘software defined radio’, in which most functions in a radio device are performed by software-controlled digital electronic circuits.
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No October Meeting

There will not be an October CARP club meeting. We will see you at the November 7th meeting.

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Meeting: Fresno Co ARES/RACES

Fresno County ARES and RACES Monthly Meeting

Members, served agencies, and interested visitors are welcome. Fresno County ARES/RACES meets every 4th Thursday of the month to discuss emergency communications by Amateur Radio Operators and emergency preparedness in general.

Time/Date:
Fourth Thursday of each Month at 7:00 pm

Location:
Fresno Citadel Salvation Army
1854 Fulton St
Fresno, CA
[Map]

Contact:
Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
Fresno County ARES Emergency Coordinator and Assistant RACES Officer
ae6sx@arrl.net

Website:
www.fresnoares.com
www.fresno-races.net

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Meeting: CARP

The National Weather Service from Hanford, California will be presenting the annual Severe Weather Spotter / SKYWARN training at the September CARP Meeting.

If you are planning on attending, please RSVP with Rob AE6GE ae6ge@k6arp.org or 559-272-6791 so there will be enough training materials for everyone. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm, please be on time.

Time/Date:
Friday September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Location:
Clovis Senior Center – Classroom
850 Fourth Street
Clovis, CA
[Map]

Contact:
Rob Mavis, AE6GE
ae6ge@k6arp.org
(559) 272-6791

Website:
http://www.k6arp.org

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