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Next Meeting

The Next Meeting of the
Ak-Sar-Ben
Amateur Radio Club
will be on
May 11th
at 7:00 p.m.
at the
Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross
2912 S 80th Ave
(near 84th and Center)
in Omaha, Nebraska

Upcoming Events

Thu May 17 @ 7:30PM
Bellevue ARC Meeting

Thu May 24 @ 7:30PM
SWIARC

Fri May 25 @ 7:30PM
PARC

Tue May 29 @ 6:00PM
AARC VE Session

Sat Jun 02
Alabama QSO Party

Sun Jun 03
Alabama QSO Party

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N0HVD, Silent Key

I am sorry to inform the club that long time Omaha Amateur radio operator Walter Ursdevenicz (N0HVD) died on May 12, 2012 at Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue Nebraska. Funeral is tentatively set for Thursday at 11AM. - Wally was a long time member of the club and a regular at club meetings and flea markets.

Thanks For a Great Program

The Ak-Sar-Ben ARC sends out a big THANKS to NW7US for providing us with such an informational and entertaining program. If you missed the program or just want to know more about the topic of Space Weather and Propagation, here is a link to his web site. http://sunspotwatch.com/

Technician Class Forming

The Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club is offering a course preparing individuals to become licensed ham radio operators. The course will begin on June 18th and will beheld from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays at Heartland Chapter House of the American Red Cross, 2912 S 80th Ave. The class runs for 7 weeks.

The course covers radio theory, operating protocol, and regulations that are required for passing the Federal Communications Commission's examination for the Technicians Class License.

There is no cost for the class, the recommended text book that will be used (The ARRL's Ham Radio License Manual Revised 2nd Edition) will be available from the club at a discounted price of $20 from the club. If you already have the book, bring it with you to the class!

Class size is limited.

Flea-Esta

The Ak-Sar-Ben ARC

September 8th 2012
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Sarpy County Fair Grounds
Springfield, NE

Web Site ReVamp

The Club's Web site is currently undergoing a complete remodel and upgrade...

BSA Morse Code Interpreter Strip

Get ready to dot-dot your I’s and dash your T’s.

Today, the Boy Scouts of America released the Morse Code Interpreter Strip, an official patch for Scouts and Scouters who can demonstrate their ability to “speak” this special language.

Morse Code joins languages like Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Sign Language, and several others as interpreter strips available for wear on Scout uniforms (above the right pocket).

To get a typical interpreter strip, you must carry on a five-minute conversation, translate a two-minute speech, write a letter in the language, and translate 200 words from the written word.

But Morse Code, a vital communications tool during World War II, doesn’t really work with those requirements. So Jim Wilson and the BSA team crafted new ones:

Read the rest of the article at:

http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2012/05/04/a-blast-from-the-past-in-code/

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