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Ham radio in use at emergency shelter at Cheltenham High - Philadelphia
Inquirer

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:17 PM PDT
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ham radio in use at emergency shelter at Cheltenham High
Philadelphia Inquirer
In addition to 100 cots, three prepared meals a day, a nurse, a
mental-health professional and a generator, the shelter also has two
volunteer amateur-radio operators working 12-hour shifts to provide
emergency communications between the shelter and ...



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Slow motion weather disaster in progress; NYC storm surge record; Water
in ... - Minnesota Public Radio

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:11 PM PDT
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Slow motion weather disaster in progress; NYC storm surge record; Water
in ...
Minnesota Public Radio
HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATORS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A HAM
RADIO OPERATOR RECENTLY REPORTED A ...

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Members of Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service lend a hand in
Herkimer ... - WKTV

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT
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Members of Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service lend a hand in Herkimer ...
WKTV
Members from the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service or "RACES" are set
up next to the 911 center. The RACES are able to monitor many frequencies,
staying ahead of the storm and are on call as back-up communication in case
of any power failure in ...

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Reception of Ham Radio APRS via the ISS - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:19 AM PDT
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Reception of Ham Radio APRS via the ISS
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Robert Broughton M6GLD has made this video showing reception of amateur
radio APRS signals from the International Space Station The YouTube
description reads: Amateur packet data is received and decoded from the
ISS. The data signals are readily ...

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'Pumpkin Patrol' preparing for another Halloween - Oneida Dispatch

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT
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Pumpkin Patrol preparing for another Halloween
Oneida Dispatch
People such as Verona resident Bob Haeger and the Madison-Oneida Amateur
Radio Club, a ham radio enthusiast group, collectively keep watch over the
entire stretch of the state thruway. “This is a great public service,” he
said. “I think our presence ...
Pumpkin Patrol on lookout for Thruway prankstersNewsday

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