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What Do Amateur Radio Operators Do? |
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Ham radio operators use two-way radio stations from their homes, cars, boats and outdoors to make hundreds of friends around town and around the world. They communicate with each other using voice, computers, and Morse code. Some hams bounce their signals off the upper regions of the atmosphere, so they can talk with hams on the other side of the world. Other hams use satellites. Many use hand-held radios that fit in their pockets. Hams exchange pictures of each other using television. Some also like to work on electronic circuits, building their own radios and antennas. A few pioneers in Amateur Radio have even contributed to advances in technology that we all enjoy today. There are even ham-astronauts who take radios with them on space shuttle missions and thrill thousands of hams on earth with a call from space! Using even the simplest of radio setups and antennas, amateurs communicate with each other for fun, during emergencies, and even in contests. They handle messages for police and other public service organizations during all kinds of emergencies including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and floods, motorist accidents, fires and chemical spills, and search and rescues. They help organize parades and other local events... the list goes on and on. The above was adapted from "Hello Radio " on the ARRL web site. Give them a visit... there's lots of interesting stuff there. |
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Executive Board — Thursday, May 10
The Executive Board will meet at 7:30 PM, at Elmhurst Fire Station #1, in the basement conference room. All Executive Board members are requested to attend; any interested club member may attend. Click the "Maps" link in the top menus for a map to the meeting place. Regular Meeting — Friday, May 18
The next regular Club meeting will be held at our usual meeting location, the Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 W Butterfield Rd., at 8:00 PM. For a map, click the "Maps" button in the menu at the top of the page. All interested Amateurs and anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome.
Testing for all Amateur License classes will be held at the same location beginning at 7:00 PM.
This month's program topic: Field Day will be discussed, as well as other topics. |
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The Elmer List is available to all members. This list includes all active (paid-up) club members with their phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, call signs, etc. The list is in PDF format and is available to any active club member who wants it. We are currently in the process of updating this list; we will notify you here in this space when the new list is available. |
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