Author: David

Victor’s (US5WE/K1WE) Story

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Our FAIRS Counterpart in Ukraine Shares a Story about His Exploits with Ham Radio As our name states we are definitely an international organization. Victor Goncharsky (US5WE/K1WE) lives in Ukraine along with this wife Helen. They are an integral part of FAIRS and have been since the beginning. As you can imagine life in Ukraine is unlike it has ever been before and sometimes it is a needed break to take part in something that brings you enjoyment and a bit of peace. Below is a story written...
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2024 FAIRS Newsletter

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After Hamvention & ARRL Field Day Greetings and Report Regarding Humanitarian Efforts FAIRS – Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd. sends greetings after a wonderful time at Hamvention and this year’s Amateur Radio Field Day!  Whether in person or on the air, we always love to hear from you! Sales from our FAIRS booth have helped make some purchases and fund current projects, so we send this report as an update: In Ukraine, Victor (US5WE) and Helen (UR5WA...
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FAIRS Members attend Hamvention 2024

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On the weekend of May 17th, 18th and 19th, 2024 almost 36,000 Ham Radio Operators from across the globe came together for their yearly Hamvention in Dayton, OH. Among those in attendance were members of FAIRS. David and Gaynell Larsen and Dee Wallace traveled from Floyd to 'set up shop' at the convention. Each year attendees have access to forums, a flea market and an indoor market where they can share information, stories and wares from their travels or items from their home base. As you ca...
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Bangladesh DXpedition

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The Bangladesh DX Club has done a DXpedition for the past three years activating Island on the Air (IOTA). In 2022, they chartered a boat and traveled to the Island “Dhal Char” and operated on many amateur radio frequencies and modes (voice and digital). Six operators and other volunteers made the trip to the Island. Bangladesh has very limited amateur radio activity and it’s quite rare to make a contact with a station there. This was the third year the group traveled to an Island for an IOT...
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FAIRS Bangladesh

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FAIRS assisted expanding Amateur Radio in 1993 with a DXpedition to Dhaka Bangladesh. A group of FAIRS members – three from the US, two from Ukraine and three from Russia gathered in Dhaka and operated for about three weeks and made about 25,000 contacts. FAIRS members also presented a two-week training program to train new hams. Seventeen Bangladesh folks were licensed because of this training session. It was very important to assist in ham radio in Bangladesh as there were only five licensed ...
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2023 FAIRS Newsletter

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After COVID-19 & Ongoing War in Ukraine FAIRS – Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd. sends springtime greetings from our headquarters in Floyd, Virginia! David & Gaynell are excited to be returning to Hamvention this year! This large gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts will be held May 19, 20, and 21, 2023 at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. FAIRS will have memorabilia and collectibles from David and Gaynell’s prior trips to Russia and Ukraine w...
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2022 Newsletter – FAIRS Update

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Continued THANKS from FAIRS – Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd. for your help over the years with our many relief projects around the world. As many of you may already know, Dave & Gaynell have sold Chantilly Farm Campground & Event Venue. However, because of COVID over the past two and a half years, we have not been able to travel as we used to. Our last trip to Dominica was in January of 2020, and things shut down just as we returned. However, despite the ...
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Long Time Support of the International Association for Disaster Preparedness & Response (DERA)

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FAIRS has been in support and a proud member of the International Association for Disaster Preparedness & Response (DERA) for many years. Founded in 1962, DERA nonprofit promotes amateur (ham) radio communication. They have assisted in many of our service projects, including a recent project in 2021 where they shipped a number of items to FAIRS. For more information on DERA, go to disasters.org.
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