http://www.rsgb.org/news/ Updated throughout the day with amateur radio stories from around the world 60 en-gb Thurs, 02 September 2010 11:45:02 http://www.rsgb.org/images/rsgb_small.png http://www.rsgb.org http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100902/NEWS/9020311 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100902/NEWS/9020311 02-Sep-1011:45:02 Emergency planners on Cape Cod expect to learn whether Hurricane Earl is the big one or a big dud during a teleconference with federal officials this afternoon http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/august/31/crowds-line-banks-to-see-lst-lumber-by.html http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/august/31/crowds-line-banks-to-see-lst-lumber-by.html 02-Sep-1011:45:02 Bob Pointer flashed ''bye'' - dash, dot, dot, dot; dash, dot, dash, dash; dot - in Morse code with a signal light from the third deck of LST 325 as it left a crowd lining the Ohio River at the New Cumberland Locks and Dam Tuesday evening http://www.cable360.net/ct/sections/columns/broadband/42840.html http://www.cable360.net/ct/sections/columns/broadband/42840.html 01-Sep-1012:42:09 During the past 10 years, I've penned a handful of columns on the subject of cable interference to and from over-the-air amateur radio communications http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100831/articles/100839926&tc=yahoo http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100831/articles/100839926&tc=yahoo 01-Sep-1012:42:09 On the 65th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II, local ham radio operators will try to link up historic battleships that served in the Pacific Theatre http://www.arrl.org/news/view/em-qst-em-columnist-recognized-for-documenting-radio-s-past http://www.arrl.org/news/view/em-qst-em-columnist-recognized-for-documenting-radio-s-past 01-Sep-1012:42:09 John Dilks, K2TQN, who pens the ''Vintage Radio'' column in QST every month, was awarded the AWA Houck Award for Documentation by the American Wireless Association at their 2010 World Convention http://www.arrl.org/news/view/hurricane-earl-continues-to-strengthen-watch-nets-activated http://www.arrl.org/news/view/hurricane-earl-continues-to-strengthen-watch-nets-activated 31-Aug-1016:30:05 With Hurricane Earl now a category 2 storm - and expected to become a major hurricane - WX4NHC and the Hurricane Watch Net activated at 8.00am EDT on Monday http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/ladysmithchronicle/lifestyles/101828133.html http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/ladysmithchronicle/lifestyles/101828133.html 31-Aug-1016:30:05 When an unexpected disaster occurs, cell phone reception and email are often quick to fail http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=503622 http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=503622 31-Aug-1016:30:05 Includes video: While everybody has an interesting hobby, not everybody chooses theirs to be launching balloons into near space http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100829/CLINTON01/8290303/1001/NEWS/Radio-men-keep-communications-open http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100829/CLINTON01/8290303/1001/NEWS/Radio-men-keep-communications-open 31-Aug-1016:30:05 During emergencies and disasters, the Clinton County Sheriff's Office relies on a vital yet obscure member of their volunteer quartet to provide emergency communications http://www.ocolly.com/10-4-good-buddy-1.1547188 http://www.ocolly.com/10-4-good-buddy-1.1547188 31-Aug-1016:30:05 Oklahoma State University's amateur radio club is making a comeback - having been around since the 1920s, Amateur Radio Club is one of the oldest clubs on campus - but just two years ago, the club's outlook was bleak