The amateur radio club at Floyd County High School N4FCH (Floyd County High) recently received notification that is has been approved as an affiliate of American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio. Benefits of being ARRL-affiliated are: insurance and equipment discounts, forums with tips for the club to improve its function and service, book and online resources, plus much more!
By official letter sent to the Club, along with a handsome charter to honor th...
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FAIRS Helps Floyd Community Garden Grow
Floyd Community Garden (177 Webbs Mill Road, Rt. 8 at Northside Plaza) has been established for use by individuals and organizations --as a wholesome activity, and/or to produce healthy food items to share. April 14th was opening day for the 2012 season. Plenty! has rehabbed the space at Northside Plaza, and taken on board Ananda Underwood, Plenty! social work intern from Radford University and Alexis Bressler, coordinator of community and elementary school gardens for Plenty! In April ’12, a ...
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FAIRS Emergency Management Training – March 14, 2012
Floyd Amateur Radio Society W4FCV in cooperation with the Floyd County Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service sponsored Sky Warn training class at Station 1 Rescue Squad building on March 14th, 2012. Sky Warn is people informing the National Weather Service (NWS) what the weather conditions are, on the ground, at their homes or in areas while traveling. One does not have to be an Amateur Radio Operator to be a Sky Warn spotter. There is a program called WX Spots th...
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2010-2011 Highlights
In order for the Foundation for International Radio Service (FAIRS) to continue moving in the desired direction the directors set goals for the organization each year. The overall goals of 2010-2011 included: to accomplish goodwill works by projects related to communication, cooperation, education, facilitate self-reliance, support disaster preparedness, disaster relief, and serve communities. This document presents the highlights of FAIRS work from the 2010-2011 year.
FAIRS continues to prom...
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2009-2010 Highlights
To keep the Foundation for International Radio Service (FAIRS) moving in the desired direction the directors set goals for the organization each year. The overall goal of 2009-2010 was to continue facilitating self-reliance for individuals and groups in our community and abroad, provide financial support toward disaster preparedness and community service projects. Many projects have been completed through the years by hands or monetary support from the foundation. This document presents the high...
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2008-2009 Highlights
Each year FAIRS sets goals for the organization in order to keep the foundation moving in the desired directions. Throughout the years many projects have been completed by the hands or monetary support of the foundation. This document presents the highlights of the foundation’s work from 2008-2009.
Construction is complete on the Dominica Amateur Radio Club International (DARCI) headquarters creating a center for relief activities, communication training, and a venue for meetings. Many DARCI ...
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2007-2008 Highlights
In Our Local Area:
FAIRS has worked to further ham radio and promote cooperative communications amongst various groups in leadership and in the community. There are a number of new licensees and members.
Our communications systems are now largely “portable”, which is often necessary for use in emergency.
The local volunteers have cooperated effectively with groups and service organizations from surrounding counties/regions. Training times and educational outings have been regularly attend...
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2008 FAIRS Volunteers Continue Goodwill Efforts
First of Year 2008 brings reports of special contributions from FAIRS members and volunteers.
Larsen delegation, Seth Sjoestroem SM0XBI, and Tom King W4VZH all make working trips to the Commonwealth of Dominica.
David KK4WW/J79WW and Gaynell KK4WWW/J79WWW
FAIRS Continues Goodwill Work – Interest in Ham Radio Grows
David and Gaynell Larsen and Granddaughter Amber Thompson...
Just before New Years 2008, a FAIRS delegation-David KK4WW/J79WW and Gaynell KK4WWW/J79WWW Larsen, FAIRS direc...
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2006 Announcements
FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd.) At N4USA
IS PROUD TO HOST UKRAINIAN DXER HELEN GONCHARSKY UR5WA!
May 6, 2006 to June 3, 2006
Helen is from Lviv, Ukraine and is a superb contester who won many CW competitions during Soviet times. She is a DXCC award holder who has contacted nearly every DX country on every node. Helen is part of the Goncharsky family, which helped to form the FAIRS organization back in the early 90’s: You may know her father-in-law Vladimir...
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FAIRS 20th Anniversary
On Monday, May 9th , 2011, FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd.) held special event station in areas around the world to commemorate an important 20th Anniversary of the organization.
Directors and members fielded incoming amateur radio traffic over HF frequencies. The gathering “over the air waves” was informal and remarks were made about the Foundation and its goodwill activities over the years. Ham radio operators who were on frequency were invited as guests to h...
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