New ARRL Repeater Directory Will Leverage Crowdsourcing Technology:

eHam.net News — ARRL partner RFinder, the creator of a web
and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, will
supply all data for the 2017-2018 ARRL Repeater Directory. RFinder
will employ its crowdsourcing technology to aggregate timely and
accurate information for the Directory, marking the first time
crowdsourcing has been put to use in the production of an ARRL
publication. “Crowdsourcing,” in this case, means repeater owners and
frequency coordinators. Including RFinder’s data in The Repeater
Directory will help users seeking the most complete listing of on-air
repeaters. The Repeater Directory will continue to publish listings by
state, city, frequency, and mode.

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Hamvention Countdown: With 6 Months to Go Plans Proceed Apace at New Venue:

eHam.net News — With just 6 months to go until Hamvention debuts at its new Greene County Fairgrounds and Event Center venue in Xenia, Ohio,
May 19-21, General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, and Dayton Amateur Radio
Association (DARA) Board Member Mike Kalter, W8CI, assure that all is
progressing smoothly. Cramer and Kalter made another appearance this
week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, hosted by Tom
Medlin, W5KUB, to update progress on preparations for the all-new
Hamvention. Cramer and Kalter said they continue to be bombarded with
questions, concerns, and rumors regarding how the event will be staged.

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ARRL Honorary Vice President, Director Emeritus Tod Olson, K0TO, (SK):

eHam.net News — ARRL Honorary Vice President and Director Emeritus Tod Olson, K0TO
(ex-W0IYP), of Minnesota and Idaho, died on November 12 after battling
cancer for several years. An ARRL Life Member, he was 83. He began his
volunteer service to ARRL in 1974 as the Minnesota Section
Communications Manager. He became Dakota Division Vice Director in
1976, and then Director in 1982. In 1986, the ARRL Board of Directors
elected him as ARRL Vice President of International Affairs, a post he
held until 1990. He again served as Dakota Division Director from 1994
until 1999. The ARRL Board of Directors named him an ARRL Director
Emeritus in 2000. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions,
the Board elected him as Honorary Vice President in 2003.

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In Brief…

eHam.net News — Two Radio Amateurs Set to Join ISS Crew: Astronauts Peggy Whitson,
KC5ZTD, and Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG, and Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy head
into space on November 17 for a 6-month stay aboard the International
Space Station. It will take the Expedition 50/51 crew members 2 days to
reach the ISS in their Soyuz vehicle. Welcoming the new crew increment
will be Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and crew
members Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko, who have been aboard the
complex since October. Whitson will become the first woman to command
the space station twice. Her first tenure as commander was in 2007,
when she became the first woman to hold this post.

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Foundations of Amateur Radio — #76:

eHam.net News — What random collection of 2m and 70cm
transmitters can you use with a hand-held
radio anywhere on the planet at any time?
This week I have a duh moment that gives me
Amateur Radio joy from home.

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Here’s the Deal on the Parity Act:

eHam.net News — Here’s the Deal on the Amateur Radio Parity
Legislation: Update from Some Ham in
Mississippi:

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New Mobile Radio

I am in the market for a new 2m/440 (No need for 6m or 220 yet) mobile radio. I would like for it to have a detachable face plate and dual watch. We have a huge repeater infrastructure here so I really do not see a need for the use of any digital modes but would still like to have a full 50w for power. Does anyone have any recommendations? I was taking a look at the IC-2730A, but this is my first mobile/base 2m/440 radio been using an ht up into this point. Have a larson NMO mount in the car that I use. Was maybe thinking of building a SatNOGs system for use in Sat use alongside mobile use.

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One-Day Tech Videos: FCC Rules I & II

We’re in the home stretch now. There are only six more to post from my January 30, 2016 one-day Tech class, and they all cover FCC rules. Here are the first two installments.

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