During their stay, FAIRS assisted members of the Dominica Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (DARCI) with equipment repairs and checks of emergency radio communications systems. DARCI Emergency Communications Center is now rentable to touring hams as a source of revenue for the Club. Stephen Bloom KL7SB from Anchorage, Alaska was a guest, so FAIRS was able to meet with him and his wife and take a break from operating for awhile. Licensed operators like Stephen can visit Dominica & use the Club stat...
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Author: David
May 25, 2013
Chantilly Farm is officially open for amateur radio operators and visitors. Many special event stations are planned to operate from the venue. FARS members and guest hams provided on-site communication for special event being held: 3rd Annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival.
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May 17-19, 2013
A highlight of FAIRS’ visit with Helen Goncharsky was a trip to Dayton, OH for this year’s Hamvention, a large convention of ham radio operators and exhibitors. FAIRS has operated a booth there since 1993 (currently #412). They were very fortunate this year to sell nearly all of the items which Helen brought from Ukraine: hand-painted wares and Matryoshka nesting dolls. Besides fundraising, they had fun meeting-and-greeting, which is always a large part of the festivities. Members of Dayton ...
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May 6, 2013
Floyd County High School Amateur Radio Club N4FCH is an approved affiliate of American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio!
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Grenada Amateur Radio Club Official
Grenada Amateur Radio Club is now recognized as the body to conduct exams for amateur radio licenses. They have a new website www.garc.gd/ These islanders have exceriseized their own disaster preparedness plan, and equipped their volunteers for the job. FAIRS has given radio equipment, literature, and funds for outreach. Along with that, a hi-gain antenna and peripheral equipment have been shipped to Grenada.
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April 30, 2013
Ukrainian license for FAIRS club station in Lviv was issued for delivery to Victor Goncharsky (US5WE). The station was assigned call sign UR4WXW.
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April 30, 2013
Held second VE testing session at the high school and Joshua Ray of FCHS ARC is now licensed, with call sign KK4QWC! Thanks to Wally Denison (WD1U) for heading things up.
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Spring 2013
FAIRS has cooperated with the Floyd Amateur Radio Society in joint training sessions, drills and events. Monetary support has been given recently.
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Joyce LaRonde Visits from Dominica
FAIRS was host to Joyce LaRonde from Dominica, who is visiting to the States related to elder care, which she provides. Joyce attended several community functions and gatherings the first part of March, and spoke to groups (including youth – student age) about their impact and potential for goodwill outreach.
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February 21, 2013
The final in-school club day for the school year was held today for N4FCH where a special presentation was made. The attendance of students were greater today in comparison to those who can regularly meet after school. View the video of the event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIErVMFbsaM
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