Community funding request at Nixa

WA0SAP shares this request to help fund a community project that would establish a ham radio station at the Nixa Fire Department for training and emergency communication.

C.R.E.S. Amateur Radio Club

W4BXI directs us to the web site for the Columbus Radio Enthusiasts Society Club ....
He says:
"lots of hams in on CQ WE and CQ TP
The WE facility is about sold; latest product was making Cell Phone Hub sites (repeaters?);
you have seem some of these prefabricated buildings being transported up and down the interstates on flat bed trucks ..."

Dalton Hamfest

Selected photos from W4BXI taken at the Dalton, GA Hamfest are posted in the Group Photos section of our website. The group photo is from Ed Ringer W4DGH and Hjordis KI4TVB.

W0S Titanic Special Event

WA0SAP reports that preparations are underway for the second annual special event on April 12-13 at the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO. This will honor the efforts of the two radio operators aboard the Titanic on April 14, 1912. This year marks the 96th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, and annual events are planned leading up to the 100th anniversary. For information about the special event, click here.

Gadgets Gab at 60 GHz

See this article to read about benefits and challenges of using a section of unlicensed spectrum at 60 GHz to provide wireless communication among our favorite gadgets.

Hand Made Tubes

Have you ever seen a triode vacuum tube made by hand? Visit this web page and scroll down to the 17 minute video of the process.

On a related theme, you might like the hand made cathode ray tubes shown here. A short video of one in operation is shown here.

Storm Spotters in Missouri

WA0SAP advised that this article discusses the storm spotting activities of radio amateurs near Springfield, MO during the January tornado outbreak. The article is titled "Risking all to warn others".