Cleveland Amateur Radio Club President, Jim Blackburn (W4EXG) along with CARC Recording Secretary Chris Hunter (KK4YEM) presents the ARRL Worked All States Award for phone and mixed modes contacts, last night at the club meeting.
May 29
Work Day Tomorrow: 5/30
A work day has been called for this Saturday (5/30) to replace the TA-33 beam antenna and install the two VHF beams. The bucket truck has now been confirmed and will arrive at 8:30. Please be there early so we can wrap this project up in a timely manner.
May 27
Alberta ARES Requests Priority Access to 14.135, 7.135, and 3.675 MHz Due to Fires
The following is an unnumbered QST from the RAC bulletin system:
[notice]Alberta, Canada, ARES volunteers are responding to assist with communication during a wildfire emergency that has caused the evacuation of thousands of residents. Radio Amateurs of Canada is requesting that Canadian and US amateurs avoid 14.135, 7.135, and 3.675 MHz and give priority access to Alberta ARES as it supports the Alberta government during the emergency.[/notice]
The following additional information has been posted by the ARRL website, but is not an official bulletin:
According to Alberta Wildfire Info, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have safely evacuated all residents “immediately impacted” by the fires in the Lesser Slave River area. “Firefighters and aircraft are aggressively fighting this wildfire,” the agency said. Eleven fires were ignited by lightning strikes on May 25, and four are still considered out of control.
“There is a wildfire burning out of control at approximately km 33 Old Smith Highway,” Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development has reported. “The wildfire is 25 km east of the town of Slave and at this time it is not threatening the town of Slave Lake. The airtankers have laid retardant lines around the entire wildfire. — Thanks to RAC and Bill Boskwick, VE4BOZ, RAC Chief Field Services Officer
May 12
New Nepal Earthquake May 12
The following information is an abridged QST message relayed from QRZ.com:
Amateur radio emergency nets are reported to have been activated on 14205 kHz and 14215 kHz
On 9N1EMERGENCY Colin Wilson posted:
Following the announcement this morning of further earthquakes in Nepal we have activated 14205 kHz and our primary frequency for Emergency traffic to and from Nepal. 14215 has been activated also as a secondary frequency, stations wishing to assist should call net control on 215 not 205 thanks.
9N1EMERGENCY Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/823876351031939/
On the RAYNET-HF site Greg Mossop G0DUB reports:
At 0705UTC this morning Nepal was hit by a new earthquake of magnitude 7.4. The planned response from the American MARS service with 9N1SP is now in place should support be required. However there is still a large international disaster response structure in the country from the earlier event.
More information when I get it.
73,
Greg, G0DUB
IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator
RAYNET-HF http://raynet-hf.net/
Source http://raynet-hf.net/2015/05/12/nepa…thquake-12may/
May 10
Business Meeting this Week
The May business meeting will be held at the clubhouse this Tuesday, May 12. Topics include Field Day preparations, and repairing the beam antenna.
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