New Youth Amateur Radio Club

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The Young Hamsters are a club exclusively for young amateurs under the age of 30; promoting contesting, DXpeditions and operating amongst youngsters. The club is primarily active as MX0YHC and MS0YHC.

 

There is not currently any single club across the whole of the United Kingdom for young amateurs to come together and as such this represents a fantastic opportunity for people to join with a pioneering club in amateur radio to really further our hobby.

Membership is completely free and there are no forms to fill in - simply email younghamsters@gmail.com to join or search for The Young Hamsters on Facebook!

Emergency Communications Changes in Oregon

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The state of Oregon, USA have decided to cut ties with the Oregon Amateur Radio Service.

The state, which suffers from natural disasters including major earthquakes, appear to have no back-up communication with the removal of the amateur radio community.

A breakdown in the relationship appears to be centred around the issue of the state of the broadcasting equipment and a lack of control in relation to preparation and deployment.

Termination Letter - http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-ousts-leader-of-amateur-radio-service/

Oregon Office of Emergency Management Amateur Radio Unit - 
http://www.oregon.gov/omd/oem/pages/tech_resp/amateur_radio.aspx

Marconi Recording Released

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The Essex Record Office have released a recording of a speech made by Guglielmo Marconi in 1935

Second part of a speech made by Guglielmo Marconi on the occasion of the unveiling of the 'Fisk Memorial' at Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 14 December 1935 (the disc is incorrectly labelled). The 'Fisk Memorial' commemorates the first direct wireless message sent from the U.K. to Australia, in 1918.

In the speech, Marconi forecasts the impact that wireless communication will have on ship navigation, but also the world economy generally. Would he be surprised by how accurate he was in his prediction that 'no country can make much headway' without such technology?

Listen - https://soundcloud.com/essex-record-office/speech-by-marconi