Youngsters Learn About Radio Communication During Special Event:

eHam.net News — More than 75 people stopped by to visit The
Villages Amateur Radio Club’s Radio on the
Square event Saturday at Lake Sumter Landing
Market Square. The weather was great and the
club got just what they wanted, families with
visiting grandchildren. One of those visiting
grandchildren, 10-year-old Joshua B. York up
from Miami was seeing Morse code
communication for the first time. “People ask
me, ‘Are you still doing that?’ People are
doing it now more than ever,” said Brown.
There are more than 700,000 amateur radio
operators currently in the United States.
Brown says that people mistakenly think
computers have made amateur radio obsolete.
“Computers are used to enhance it.” The club
holds three events a year to demonstrate
amateur radio in action. Club members are on
hand to talk to interested folks about the
required FCC test and licensing.

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Villages Amateur Radio Club Offers ‘Radio on the Square’ on Saturday:

eHam.net News — The Villages Amateur Radio Club will conduct
its annual “Radio on the Square” event from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 at Lake
Sumter Landing Market Square. The event will
feature ongoing demonstrations of amateur
radio in action. Club members will explain
how to become an amateur radio operator, and
interested visitors will be invited to join
the club.

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Youngsters Learn About Radio Communication During Special Event:

eHam.net News — More than 75 people stopped by to visit The
Villages Amateur Radio Club’s Radio on the
Square event Saturday at Lake Sumter Landing
Market Square. The weather was great and the
club got just what they wanted, families with
visiting grandchildren. One of those visiting
grandchildren, 10-year-old Joshua B. York up
from Miami was seeing Morse code
communication for the first time. “People ask
me, ‘Are you still doing that?’ People are
doing it now more than ever,” said Brown.
There are more than 700,000 amateur radio
operators currently in the United States.
Brown says that people mistakenly think
computers have made amateur radio obsolete.
“Computers are used to enhance it.” The club
holds three events a year to demonstrate
amateur radio in action. Club members are on
hand to talk to interested folks about the
required FCC test and licensing.

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via IFTTT

Villages Amateur Radio Club Offers ‘Radio on the Square’ on Saturday:

eHam.net News — The Villages Amateur Radio Club will conduct
its annual “Radio on the Square” event from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 at Lake
Sumter Landing Market Square. The event will
feature ongoing demonstrations of amateur
radio in action. Club members will explain
how to become an amateur radio operator, and
interested visitors will be invited to join
the club.

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NASA Video Reveals Barren Solar Surface with Lowest Activity Since 2011:

eHam.net News — The face of the sun was nearly spotless this month as our star marches toward solar minimum, hitting its lowest activity level since 2011. Images captured by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory from Nov 14-18 reveal just a handful of barely-visible spots on the surface of the sun, which is otherwise as blank as a cue ball.

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NASA Video Reveals Barren Solar Surface with Lowest Activity Since 2011:

eHam.net News — The face of the sun was nearly spotless this month as our star marches toward solar minimum, hitting its lowest activity level since 2011. Images captured by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory from Nov 14-18 reveal just a handful of barely-visible spots on the surface of the sun, which is otherwise as blank as a cue ball.

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Man Faces Charges Over Bogus Radio Calls at Airports:

eHam.net News — A 19-year old man from Rockbank northwest of Melbourne faces offences related to the alleged unlawful interference with air traffic control and endangering the safety of aircraft. Paul Sant is alleged to have made 16 separate unauthorised radio transmissions at Melbourne Airport and Avalon Airport near Geelong between September and November. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) laid four counts of endangering the safety of aircraft contrary to Crimes (Aviation) Act, while the Australian Communications and Media Authority had a count of interference likely to endanger safety or cause loss or damage contrary to the Radiocommunications Act.

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