Ham Radio Skills for Dresden Students

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Students at Dresden Elementary School have recently participated in an amateur radio club during the 2014/15 school year and achieved a 1st and a 2nd place in the School Club Roundup contests

Using the club call sign KD8NOM, the students won first and second place in the school club contests.

One member, Tyler, who uses the call sign KD8UAY, competed in the ARRL Sweepstakes Contest with other local ham radio operators and took a North American first place. He was also a guest speaker at the Dayton International Hamvention.

To close the year, the club had a party with a cake and received bandannas that read 100 Years of QST.

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Thai Licenses Invalidated

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The Thai National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has invalidated a total of 140,000 amateur radio licences which had been expired for more than two years

Prior to the NBTC's action there had been over 248,000 amateur radio licenses in Thailand of which some 247,000 were for the Basic Entry Level licence which permits 100 watts on 28 MHz and 60 watts on 144 MHz.

A reason for so few upgrading is because  of the lack of exam sessions. No exams were held to upgrade to Intermediate between 2004 and 2012.

The RAST also reported that former Vice President, Raymond Gerrard G3NOM/HS0ZDZ and former President Chamnong Bhirombhakdi HS1WB were both Silent Key.