Recent News
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09/04/2008 | American Red Cross Clarifies Amateur Radio Policy
On September 3, the American Red Cross released a statement to clarify their policy as it concerns Amateur Radio operators. The letter below from American Red Cross Disaster Service Technology Manager Keith Robertory, KG4UIR, is presented in its entirety:
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09/03/2008 | IARU Region 2 EC: "Active Member-Societies Are Vital to Ensure Amateur Radio's Future"
Late last month in Panama, the Executive Committee of IARU Region 2 held its annual meeting. According to IARU Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, the importance of having active and inclusive IARU Member-Societies is the "only way to ensure
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09/03/2008 | Mississippi Hams Reflect on Hurricane Gustav, Prepare for Hanna and Ike
After several days of harrowing watching and waiting for Hurricane Gustav to make landfall, the storm slammed into southeast Louisiana Monday afternoon, leaving flooding, wind damage and power outages in its wake and evacuees eager to go home. As Amateur
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09/03/2008 | Mississippi Hams Prepare for Gustav
Larry Wagoner, N5WLW, Public Information Coordinator, ARRL Mississippi Section, filed this report August 31:
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09/03/2008 | Division and Section ARRL Leadership Prepared for Gustav
During a Sunday evening conference call among ARRL leadership volunteers in the Delta, West Gulf and Southeastern Divisions and several members of the ARRL staff, Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX, reported: "We're as ready as we're eve
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09/03/2008 | As Gustav Pounds Louisiana, Local and Area Hams are Ready
As Hurricane Gustav roared through Louisiana, ARRL Division, Section and public information volunteers in and around the area impacted by the Category 2 hurricane, reported that they were preparing to deploy themselves and other volunteers to strategic lo
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09/03/2008 | Georgia Hams Help Find Shelter for Gustav Evacuees
Amateur Radio operators in Georgia are actively participating in the coordination and operations of the Georgia shelters housing people displaced by Hurricane Gustav. According to ARRL Georgia Section Public Information Coordinator Norm Schklar, WA4ZXV, m
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09/03/2008 | ARRL Ham Aid Go Kits Support Amateur Radio Operations During Hurricane Gustav -- and Beyond
As Amateur Radio operators prepared for Hurricane Gustav, the ARRL deployed complete radio stations comprised of industry-donated Amateur Radio equipment, thanks to the generosity contributions of ARRL members to the Ham Aid Fund. Created in 2005 to assis
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