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HAM HAPPENINGS: DIGITAL ATV PARTY AUGUST 24 - 25
The World QSO Digital Amateur Television Party takes place
on Friday August 24th and Saturday the 25th. This years
event will involve California and Arizona in the United
States, plus Australia and the British Amateur Television
Club website in the U-K.
Here in North America, Bob Minnick W8ARZ and Lee Weitzel
K0CCU, both in Arizona, will use the resources of linked ATV
repeaters. Also, K0CCU has Skype video of very high quality
and tested through the VK3RTV Digital A-T-V repeater.
The first such QSO Party organized by Peter Cossins VK3BFG
occurred during the Centenary celebrations of Amateur Radio
Victoria last year. (VK3PC)
BT
HAM HAPPENINGS: NCDXF RECEIVES $4000 FUNDING BOOST
The Northern California DX Foundation is the recipient of a
$4000 donation from the Northern California DX Club. This
is said to be the largest donation ever received by the
group from a club.
Of late more and more DX oriented clubs are making donations
to the Northern California DX Foundation. The organization
thoroughly analyzes the financial needs of planned
DXpeditions and helps provide critical funding to operations
high on the DX'ers Most Wanted List. Its been said that
without support many DXpeditions would not be possible.
(OPDX)
BT
HAM HAPPENINGS: FLORIDA RADIO CLUB SEEKS TO EXPAND MUSEUM
EXHIBIT
The Florida-based West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group Inc.
has announced the start of what it calls an ambitious
project to expand the WS4FSM exhibit at the South Florida
Science Museum. This is an exhibit that it calls "Lasting
Moments of First Excitement."
According to the group, the exhinit combines technology
available over the Internet with the world wide
communications offered by Amateur Radio. This, to lead to a
new generation of creativity and scientific advancement.
To help raise funding for the expansion the group has
launched a project on KickStarter to take its story to the
world. You can more about it on-line at tinyurl.com/palm-
beach-kickstarter.
The West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group bills itself as the
largest amateur radio club in Palm Beach County with a
history that dates back to the 1930's. More about the group
is on the World Wide Web at www.wpbarc.com (AJ4XM)
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