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Remembering Silent Key- “Ham Dad Vlad” of Ukraine

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FAIRS UKRAINE Victor and Helen Goncharsky of Lvov head up operations for the FAIRS Foundation in Ukraine.  Helen visited here in the U.S. in 2013 and helped represent at Dayton Hamvention.  We want to thank Vic and Helen for their tireless work in amateur radio and recognize Vic’s famous father, who would have turned 90 in 2014: Vladimir N. Goncharsky "Ham Dad Vlad" was born in Kriukov, Poltava region of Ukraine on 25th of June 1924. At the age of 11 he became interested in ham radio and ...
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2007-2008 Picture Highlights

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Local Activities Pictures FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur Intl. Radio Service, Ltd.) picture highlights 2007-2008--  Left:  David Potter W4RPI, cooperating with Floyd County hams, teaches a session during one of their monthly meetings 2008.  Right:  Floyd County Emergency Coordinator Tom King W4VZH obtains Dominica amateur radio license prior to doing volunteer work on the island in Spring 2008 (pictured with FAIRS director David Larsen KK4WW at right). FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur ...
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FAIRS History

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Radio Station Call Sign N4USA - A 501(c)(3) foundation Check out FAIRS YouTube Playlist! FAIRS was created as an idea during a train trip from Moscow to the Western Ukraine. There were five Americans David KK4WW and Gaynell KD4GMV (now KK4WWW) Larsen, Bob W6YMR and Virginia KD6- NBW Friebertshauser, and John Douglas N0ISL) and host Victor Goncharsky US5- WE. The date was May 9th, 1991. This sparked the name “59 Group”. We visited to set up/ distribute donated equipment in Russia and U...
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Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd.

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"Building Global Friendships" between peoples and nations is the purpose of FAIRS. This goodwill is created by providing training, equipment, volunteers, and other forms of assistance such as disaster relief. FAIRS is a 501 (c)3 foundation. Promoting Goodwill Through Amateur Radio FAIRS works to: Support Amateur Radio Emergency Services; maintains FAIRS Emergency Communications Center as support for first responders in the event of an emergency Provide equipment, funds and training for a...
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2006 Announcements

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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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