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AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION.  HAMSCI FOUNDER NATHANIEL FRISSELL,
W2NAF, BELIEVES THE LIST COULD ALSO INCLUDE RADIO AMATEURS.  GIVEN
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN RADIO PROPAGATION AND GEOMAGNETIC
DISTURBANCES, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT HAMS ARE SO USED TO LISTENING
TO SIGNALS IN NOISE, WE THINK THE AMATEUR COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE
VALUABLE INPUT, HE SAID.  SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT SEEKS THE BEST
METHOD OF MAKING ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY WAVES AROUND EARTH AUDIBLE.
ARCHER BELIEVES FEEDBACK THE STATION WILL BE PROMINENTLY LOCATED
NEAR THE CCIC MAIN ENTRANCE.  AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ROLE THAT ITS
PLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDS.  WHEN THE STATION IS NOT
STAFFED, VISITORS CAN INTERACT WITH IT USING A CUSTOM TOUCHSCREEN
THAT CONTROLS AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION ON AMATEUR RADIO AND
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO MARINERS, AVIATORS,
SCIENTISTS, AND EXPLORERS WHO VISIT THE RUGGED ISLANDS OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST.  WEBCAMS CONNECTED TO THE STATION VIA SBARCS
MICROWAVE DATA NETWORK WILL OFFER VISITORS A VIEW OF THE ISLANDS
TERRAIN IN REAL TIME.  AN ARRL AFFILIATED CLUB, SBARC ALREADY
MAINTAINS OPEN REPEATERS, DATA SYSTEMS, AND A CLUB STATION IN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY.  OREGON HAMWAN HAS RECEIVED AN ARDC GRANT OF 88,000
TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.  THE PROJECT AIMS TO
ENHANCE AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITIES BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SALEM, OREGON.  THE NONPROFIT
PLANS TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BY DEPLOYING 12
NETWORK BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SITES BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES.
EVENTUALLY, THE SITES WILL CONNECT TO THE PUGET SOUND DATA RING,
WHICH CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.  THE
NETWORK WOULD ALLOW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO COMMUNICATE IN
THE EVENT OF A DISASTER THAT DISRUPTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
IN SUCH CASES, AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WILL BE ABLE TO QUICKLY SET
UP NETWORK NODES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATION VIA THE OREGON HAMWAN DIGITAL NETWORK.  THIS WILL BE A
GAME CHANGER FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PORTLAND AREA, SAID
OREGON HAMWAN PROJECT LEADER HERB WEINER, AA7HW.  DECIDING TO FUND
THE OREGON HAMWAN PROJECT WAS AN EASY DECISION, SAID ARDC GRANTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHN HAYS, K7VE.  IT IS A WELL ORGANIZED
AND WELL STAFFED PROJECT THAT USES MULTIPLE AMATEUR RADIO
TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THE 44NETIP ADDRESS SPACE, 5 GHZ RADIOS, AND
PROVEN SOFTWARE METHODOLOGIES.  IT WILL PROVIDE A STRONG BACKBONE
NETWORK IN OREGON AND HELP PRESERVE OUR MICROWAVE BANDS.  AMSAT NA
ELECTS OFFICERS, DISCUSSES ONGOING AND FUTURE SATELLITE PROJECTS
AMSAT NA PRESIDENT ROBERT BANKSTON, KE4AL, TOLD ATTENDEES OF THE
2021 AMSAT DR. TOM CLARK, K3IO, MEMORIAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM ON OCTOBER
30, THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING AHEAD TO FUTURE SATELLITE
MISSIONS, BUT WILL GO COMMERCIAL IN ORDER TO KEEP ENOUGH SATELLITES
IN SPACE.  BANKSTON, WHO WAS RE ELECTED AT A VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING
ON OCTOBER 29, SAID AMSAT IS

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