Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air

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Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court in the District Of Columbia reversed actions taken last year by the Trump administration to shutter the Voice Of America and ordered VOA's journalists to return to work and the news service to resume broadcasting. Judge Lamberth had earlier ruled that the appointment of Kari Lake, who was in charge of the layoffs and shutdown, was done illegally and effectively voided all layoffs.

The VOA, founded in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda in World War II, had been broadcasting in 49 languages to over 360 million people around the world when it was shut down. If Judge Royce's ruling stands, VOA’s goal is to return to that level.

The judgement has no impact on the Voice Of America museum and amateur radio club in Westchester, Ohio, a popular attraction during Hamvention.

Hams Help Forecasters with Real-Time Data on Northeast Blizzard

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Hams Help Forecasters with Real-Time Data on Northeast Blizzard

A historic blizzard paralysed much of the Northeast in late February, and amateur radio operators were on the air to help forecasters keep track of the storm’s impact. Southeastern New England was one of the hardest-hit areas.

A severe blizzard left its mark on Southeast New England with massive amounts of snow, vehicles and even plows getting stuck, damaging winds gusts to hurricane force causing ~350,000 customers to lose power in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and some coastal flooding issues at high tide. The blizzard broke Rhode Island’s state record for snowfall with 37.8 inches of snow in Providence. ARES-SKYWARN Nets across southern New England were activated with the WX1BOX amateur radio team to support the National Weather Service (NWS) Boston/Norton office, as well as local and state emergency management and broadcast media, with timely updates on the storm.

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Drone Video Captures East Texas Hot Air Balloon Rescue at 1,100 Feet

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Drone Video Captures East Texas Hot Air Balloon Rescue at 1,100 Feet

Longview firefighters saved two passengers after a balloon struck a radio tower

Saturday morning brought a heroic rescue in Longview, Texas, of two hot air balloonists who struck the tower for 105.7 KYKX(FM).

Longview Fire Department members responded to the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1844 and Texas Route 300 in northern Gregg County after receiving reports of a hot air balloon striking the tower. The balloon was left suspended in place.

The department provided us with amazing drone footage.

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