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09/05/2013 | ARES-RACES Volunteers Conclude Rim Fire Activation
ARES-RACES volunteers have wrapped up activations for the Rim Fire in California.
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08/30/2013 | ARES-RACES Volunteers Remain on Duty for Rim Fire Response
Amateur Radio volunteers continue to assist in the Rim Fire response.
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04/28/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: I Think My Kit Is Missing a PieceSome years ago, my wife Nancy and I dabbled in putting together electronic kits. Our efforts weren’t entirely successful, so we drifted on to other interests. Recently, an opportunity to return to kit building presented itself, and once again I found myse
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06/10/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: APRS, the BeginningI became interested in APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) after watching a presentation on it a few years ago. The presenter described some of the interesting things that could be done with APRS, which, I think, sold many of us right then and there.
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10/28/2009 | Santa Cruz County Hams Called to Assist During Wildfires
Almost 20 years to the day since the Loma Prieta Earthquake shook California's Bay Area, a wildfire was burning through Santa Cruz County (approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco) just miles from the epicenter of the quake that delayed the 1989 Worl
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08/19/2009 | Santa Cruz Hams Provide Support During Wildfires
As wildfires threaten the central California coast near Santa Cruz -- located between San Jose and Monterey -- area radio amateurs have been providing support to law enforcement and fire authorities. According to Santa Cruz County Public Information Offic
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07/29/2009 | Amateurs Provide Communications Support During Gas Leak
On Friday, July 23 at 2 PM, Sacramento City CERT activated Sacramento City Fire CERT and Sacramento County ARES® for a large natural gas leak in South Sacramento. According to ARRL Sacrament
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07/27/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: Field Day 0.9The June 2009 event wasn't my first Field Day. Several years ago the members of the St Charles Amateur Radio Club invited me out to their site. I accepted and spent several hours wandering around taking pictures, poking my nose into tents, and tripping ov
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