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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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New ARRL Public Relations Campaign |
 The third ARRL Public Relations campaign — We Do That - with Amateur Radio — celebrates the technology side of ham radio. According to ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, Amateur Radio means many things to many people. "What is it about Amateur Radio that arouses the interest of people?" Pitts asked. "You have the fun, friendship and hobby side. We showcased this side in 2006 with our Hello campaign. You have the emergency service side. We brought this valuable part of Amateur Radio to the public's eye in 2007 with Emergency Radio - Getting the Message through for Your Family and Community . And now you have the technology and creative side. In 2008, we are capitalizing on this third prong, getting word out to the public that there is tons of stuff you can do with Amateur Radio."Unveiled at the 2008 Dayton Hamvention® this past May, this new coordinated public relations effort shows the world the technological activities and creative imaginations that Amateur Radio's people love. |
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New Article in Technical Section |
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There is a new section of YorkRadioClub.com — The Technical section. Find it in the Top Menu, rightmost choice. Hover over the "Technical" link to see a drop-down list of articles. From time to time we will add to our collection of articles there about technical aspects of amateur radio; articles designed to help our members better understand their hobby. In addition to the already-present article on Sporadic E propagation, we now also have, thanks to Chuck K9PLX, a summary in Wiki format of his presentation on Space Weather at the May 16th club meeting. If you missed the meeting, or just want to recheck some of the information and/or links presented, take a look. For a pretty decent animated explanation of the same topics, check out http://www.ae4rv.com/tn/propflash.htm (thanks, W9YK, for this lead!) |
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(Feel free to hum the title of this article quietly to yourself.) The York Radio Club is involved in providing communications for two coming events: - The Elmhurst 4th of July Fun Run (guess when!)
- The Elmhurst 4th of July Parade (ditto)
A good level of participation is necessary to the success of these activities. Please contact Les, WK9U at 630.833.7371 for details and to volunteer. Thanks to Les, who acted as Net Control, and to all those who helped make the Lombard Lilac Parade and the Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade successes again this year! |
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Membership List Now Available |
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The Elmer List is back! 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. Just use the CONTACT YRC link in the main menu at the left side of the page to request yours. Include your name and call sign in the request, and MAKE SURE YOU ACCURATELY ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! You will receive your Elmer List in your in-box shortly after you request it. Why not just make it download-able? For security reasons this information is restricted to club members and this seemed to easiest way to make sure it stays that way. |
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In the edition of "This Week In Amateur Radio" which airs on our repeater net Wednesday, April 30th, Bill Continelli W2XOY discusses his radio bag; what's in it and why. This is of interest to all hams who have ever thought about doing emergency service work and, in fact, might just spur interest in others as well. At the end of the article he details the contents of his bag. Our first thought was to reproduce that list here for our readers, but then we found the original of his article on line — "why reinvent the wheel?" we wondered. "Not worth it," we replied to ourselves. So here is the link to the article. We hope you find it helpful. http://www.qsl.net/ecara/radiobag.html |
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 Here are the latest statistics from our nets: 6 Meter roundtable net (Monday following 2 M net, 50.150 MHz, upper sideband) Check-ins on 6/30: 9
Total for 2nd half of 2008: 39
(Information for Jan - May unavailable)
2 Meter traffic and information net (Monday @ 8 PM, 147.420 MHz simplex) Check-ins on 6/30: 24
Check-ins so far in 2008: 524
70 Centimeter traffic and information net (Wednesday @ 8 PM, 442.875 MHz, + Duplex, PL 114.8 Hz Check-ins on 7/2: 27
Check-ins so far in 2008: 749
We can ALWAYS use a few more Net Control Operators! Contact K9PLX. |
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Executive Board — Thursday, June 12
The Executive Board will meet at 7:30 PM, at the Elmhurst Public House (note the change in venue). 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, June 20
The club will have its regular monthly meeting at 8:00 PM at the Elmhurst Fire Department's Training Center, 910 N. Addison Rd. Click the "Maps" link, above, for directions. Program: preparation for Field Day 2008. See you there!
As usual, V.E. testing will be held at 7:00 PM, one hour prior to the meeting. If you need information, please contact KB9TVD. |
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