IN OUR 85TH YEAR QQ R R MMMMMM

DECEMBER 2007 KEATING FLOYD (KC4HSI) EDITOR

FROM THE PRESIDENT Bill Bode, N4WEB INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Holiday wishes! No hurricanes to worry about As we move forward in 2008, HAM FOR ALL 2 please think ahead to what we R E A S O N S It is that time when we look Saturday morning donuts with all can do to add to the enjoy- back at the year in retrospect Herb. ment of Amateur for our and give thanks for all the All the Net Controllers efforts members. SEND US YOUR 3 good that has happened, all P I C S ! the trials we have endured, holding TarcNets on Tuesday You can help to make 2008 and look forward to the com- evenings our best year yet. ing New Year. It has been a The lawnmower was stolen THE WAYBACK 3 Merry Christmas and a Happy M A C H I N E year to remember, but for those of you with short memo- A 160m antenna is erected in New Year! ries, like me, here are a few the backyard Bill, N4WEB RIDING THE WAVES 4 highlights: We received an estate distri- OF THE STORM FQP, probable first place in bution from Al and Nancy MM QRP Burke GOING ON A 5 The start of installing a new RADIO HUNT NAQP – A good showing generator for the clubhouse Several contest showings with SPARC The radio room and tower AND AMA- 5 TEUR RADIO ON grounding project began L I N U X The first in a longtime joint picnic with the Brandon Club In addition, many more too numerous to mention. MY HISTORY 6 FD – 1 st place in WCF in 2A W I T H T A R C I would like to thank all those CQ WW phone contesting who participated and made training these activities a reality, and EMERGENCY 8 enjoyable for all. COMMUNICATIONS The Geezer gear station back on the air Bart (AF4TK) and broken cable

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: NEWCOMER ADVICE Keating Floyd, KC4HSI

• Christmas Party The Tampa Bay HAMFEST is phone numbers, or model num- December 3, 2007 at here! Now’s the time to go shop- bers. Golden Corral. ping! A pen – there’s not always an • Hurricane season is What should you bring with you? easy-to-find one at the door prize officially OVER!. Your list might include: table. • Welcome to the A backpack or bag to tote your Comfy clothes, a hat (for shade Tampa Bay Hamfest goodies in. and identification) and shoes that @ Jerry Gault, N4AVM • www.hamclub.org has keep your feet happy. Money. Bring cash, most indi- Get one here! Stick it on your more details vidual vendors can’t take plastic. You DO have an ID badge with shirt or hat. your call sign on it, don’t you? A notebook or pad, to copy down A tool or two, to take a look at Q R M Page 2

A HAM FOR ALL REASONS Mary Floyd, KG4QGA

"I was 12. For a couple of forget, after 10 weeks of years we collected QSL cards waiting, in August 1966, I from shortwave stations, and was 15, and my first call was had quite a competition over WN1GUD. I can still feel my that, who'd get what card and hands trembling as I called so on." my first CQ, and then two nights later, nearly having a Then came the great awak- heart attack when someone ening. called ME! My first con- " I remember listening to my tact...cold sweat...couldn't receiver one night, a five-tube breathe...it was wonderful!" Hallicrafters, and hearing In the almost-40 years since, some guys talking on AM on there've been some changes 75 meters. I got hooked that in the hobby, for those of you very night." who remember back then. We all know that feeling. "We were crystal controlled, Warren Elly, W1GUD Warren was gutsy enough to limited to 75 watts, and all find a mentor. CW except for some phone Why do they call us all ama- followed the story until her "There was a guy down the privileges on 2 meters. I was teurs? Some of us are quite disease was recognized by street where we lived in proud of the fact that I thoroughly professional. War- the courts and she was given Springdale, Connecticut, with worked and confirmed all ren Elly is a great example of the necessary treatment. He a short tower and a 2-meter states, and worked and con- that. still checks on her and today, yagi, so I went and knocked firmed dxcc 100 countries on she's doing fine. Now that's a on his door. CW as a novice. That novice You see Warren on Fox real accomplishment, more license only lasted a year, News, doing the major stories Fred Clinton was a tech, important by far than any of you couldn't renew it, so it of the day. But Warren's per- knew little about the short his political or business sto- was either on to tech, which sonal favorites are smaller wave bands, but was more ries in which he scooped the was the same 5 wpm code stories, the ones about en- than willing to became my competition. test as the novice but offered dangered children in particu- elmer, and help me get my no low bands, or the general, lar. He recalls especially a He got intestested in SWLing novice ticket." which was 13 wpm. The gen- young girl with an eating dis- when his older cousin got a Remember the excitement of eral was scary because it order, who was constantly Hallicrafters S-120 for his becoming licensed? would require a trip to the being Baker-Acted because birthday, around 1963. Custom House in New York of her bizarre behavior. He "The ticket came, I'll never City to face a real live, fire-

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QRM is pleased to announce nas ever meeting, but we We want to see what you are our first Antenna Picture Gal- hardly ever get a chance to using to talk to other hams lery. You’ve got antennas up see your antennas. with—we may get some ideas in the air, we’ve got antennas ourselves! Please send pictures of your up in the air. aerials to [email protected], We’re looking forward to see- We all see the TARC anten- and we’ll publish them. ing what you’ve got! The TARC Antenna Farm IN OUR 85TH YEAR Page 3

THE WAYBACK MACHINE Mark Cookman, KI4WEW

It was Robert Burns who is first HAM project or maga- transmitting and receiving bear, Reginald Fessenden, responsible for that old say- signals at a distance of 50 James Clerk Maxwell, Sir zine? You get the idea. ing, the best laid plans of miles 1 year earlier than Mar- Oliver Lodge, Mahlon Loomis, mice and men often go awry. So I began searching for an- coni was sending and receiv- Nathan Stubblefield, and This seems to often be the Alexander Popov. case with my plans. You see, I wanted to write an article While searching the vast for the QRM. My good friend internet for the deep dark Keating, who finally got me to history of , I take the exams and get into happened upon something Amateur Radio, was asking that stopped me cold. Bill for articles. I like to flatter Continelli, W2XOY, had al- myself that I can sometimes ready written my article. In string some words together fact, he had written a whole that people might learn series of articles on the topic something from, or at least and he was a much better writer than I was. So, I gave find amusing. up on my plans to write an I really wanted to write some- article for the QRM, because thing, but I was really why should I write something stumped for what to write @ Jerry Gault, N4AVM that has already been han- about. Since I am completely dled so well? However, this new to this hobby, a technical still left Keating without an article was right out of the swers. I tried all the familiar ing at a distance of 2 miles. article so I quickly hammered question. I decided instead places: ask.com; wikipe- It quickly occurred to me that these couple of lines to- to follow the discipline of my dia.com; google.com; and who was the first “ham” was gether. If you are interested college degree and look into arrl.org. I discovered, as I just an argument waiting to in the history of Amateur the history of Amateur Radio. had expected, that there happen. I really don’t want to Radio, then I urge you to point your browser at http:// I wanted to find the answers were as many answers to all argue with anyone on so eso- these questions as there are teric a topic so here is a list hamham----shack.com/shack.com/ to questions like: Who was history01.html where you can the first Amateur Radio Op- callsigns. For example, eve- of some of the first amateur ryone seems to accept that radio operators in no particu- enjoy “The Wayback Ma- erator; What was the first chine” by Bill Continelli. He Amateur Radio Club; Why are invented lar order: Heinrich Rudolf the radio in 1896, even Hertz, Nikola Tesla, Gug- answers all of the questions Amateur Radio operators listed above and more. called HAMS; What was the though Nikolai Tesla was lielmo Marconi, Amos Dol- Check it out.

A HAM FOR ALL REASONS (continued from page 2)

breathing FCC examiner." Elly gets a bit more dolled up of being an 'amateur' radio ated, bands I haven't for TV appearances, every ham. heard...its pretty amazing if Most 16-year-olds are think- hair in place, a touch of you think about that... " ing of getting a driver's li- "I think one of the proudest makeup. But we know him cense, right? Warren was moments was helping to “oldest son walter KC4UCQ, a when he's frustrated with heading into New York City to handle hundreds of "i'm web designer, in eastern New balky equipment, as we often take a tough FCC test. Alive" messages from Missis- Hampshire.. we have regular are ourselves, the real War- sippi from the Hillsborough/ sked on 20 meters and Dad "Iit had to be done. I remem- ren. Our friend. TARC ham team that re- has designs on some towers ber throwing up in the men's The best interviews that can sponded to Katrina..." for his 8 heavily wooded room at the subway sta- ever be done are with people acres... tion...and then passing the "Only other thought... Its hard who are used to interviewing damn thing. 13 wpm code for me to believe that after Warren Elly is a star on Fox others. That's Warren. Here and all. I was 16, I had my more than 40 years a ham, tv. at the same time he's a are some Q&A, verbatim, so general. The driver's license there are still things I haven't real person, a friend of ours. you can see how good he is: didn't matter." tried, modes I haven't oper- Can we call him a Warren, Tell us about the fun 'professional' ham? Q R M Page 4

RIDING THE WAVES OF THE STORM Kevin Graham, St. Pete Times

TAMPA — When a hurricane what we do,” said Bode, who knocks out major communi- began immersing himself in cations, it can take days to the ham radio hobby five fix. years ago.

That’s when ham radio op- Bode’s group works closely erators become an electronic with the American Red Cross lifeline. They can be on the and Hillsborough County air within a matter of min- emergency officials, including utes, said Bill Bode, chair- Tampa police and fire agen- man of the Tampa Amateur cies. Radio Club. When Hurricane Katrina hit As part of a national amateur last year, Hillsborough offi- radio preparedness exercise, cials sent local ham radio called a “Field Day” nation- able to transmit communica- ham operators spent the operators to help with com- ally, drew about 30 active tions from their car. weekend simulating deploy- munications on the Gulf participants to the site. ment for a national disaster. Coast until things began to “As long as we can use our The Tampa Amateur Radio stabilize. At the Upper Tampa Bay cars, we can operate,” he Club held camp at the Upper Park, radio operators set up said. “The thing about ham radio is antennas near RV’s. Some Tampa Bay Park where mem- When they aren’t being called it’s a hobby, and they’re very communicated over the air- bers set up antennas and up for a disaster, ham radio good at their hobby,” said waves by voice, some by began communications dur- operators offer their skills in Gary Sessums , Radio Ama- and others used ing a 24-hour drill. other ways. They supply com- teur Civil Emergency Ser- digital packets that could munications for charity walks Bode said the location of the vices officer for Hillsborough relay information like location and other nonprofit events. exercise remained a secret to emergency management. and weather, with less static participants until Friday after- “They’re very good at MacGy- in the transmission. Kevin Graham can be reached noon, to make the deploy- ver situations.” at (813) 226-3433 or kgra- Ham radio operators like to ment as realistic as possible. [email protected]. Bode said his Tampa group say their radio system works “Our biggest challenge is to has about 120 members. The when others don’t. Bode said (Reprinted by permission. 1st get people to understand weekend’s emergency drill, many of the operators are published June 25, 2006. Ed.)

NEWCOMER ADVICE (continued from page 1)

what you’re buying (if Handi-talkie? You can proba- Ask them what they’ve seen only ever talked to on the air. needed). Screwdriver, pliers, bly find one for $75 or so that you want. Tell them what You can find great deals on maybe even a voltmeter. used, or $125 or so new (on you’ve seen that they might good gear (and good deals on the low end – they can go up want. Find out who else great gear, and even some bad Bring (or buy here) some wa- from there!) Mobile radio? they’ve seen and talked to. deals, too, sad to say.) Over- ter – it’s thirsty work, hunting Those sometimes can be had What about lunch? Where are all, the experience is worth the for bargains. for $100 for a single band we going?! What did you trip. Now that you’re here with radio, and up from there for buy? Hey! I need one of Be sure to put your ticket stub your pack of goodies, what to dual banders. (This is for used those! in the spinny-bucket – you do? Shop and socialize, of equipment, of course. Caveat Hamfests are one of the very might win the grand prize, or course! emptor!) most fun parts of the hobby. one of any number of other What are you looking for? Look for people you know. You can meet people you’ve great prizes! IN OUR 85TH YEAR Page 5

GOING ON A RADIO HUNT Jodi Pecoraro, KI4FWJ

The perfect HF rig in the per- 30 answers! You might be recommend gladly. Then, important to talk about at fect shack attached to the wondering how this could while they’re thinking about this point. You will all have perfect antenna! Ah, every happen? Didn’t I just tell you it, there’s the newer rig that different opinions on what to ham’s dream, and it’s my I was trying to narrow down they’ve had their eyes on, buy than those I’ve already dream, too! I’ve been on the my choices, and focus in on a that they covet, and will rec- gathered. Besides, by the prowl for some time, but now the hunt is getting serious! I’m narrowing the search, focusing in on what’s impor- tant to me in a rig, searching out the best prices. Isn’t it the time of year for shop- ping? The Tampa Bay Ham- fest is this weekend! Join me, for a minute or two, as I share the tale of my pursuit of the “perfect” rig, and what pitfalls and problems I’ve found along the way! specific radio? Were these ommend, too. Three time you read this, I might What should I buy? Should I people trying to help me, or for each ham (minimum), and have already bagged my buy new or used? Where drive me to distraction? you do the math, I wind up choice, and set it up in my should I buy it? I’ve asked a with triple the number of shack. I’ll be the proud and number of my friends and I’ve come to understand that radios to check for my pur- successful owner of a radio several of my Elmers for sug- every experienced ham radio chase than people I’ve I’ll be glad to recommend to operator has had a radio in gestions on what to buy. asked! anyone who asks. Then, their past that they loved, again, there’s that new radio I learned that if you ask 10 and will recommend. They The manufacturers’ names hams their opinion on what I’ve just heard about, and I also presently have a radio and the model numbers of just might buy sometime in rig to buy, you’ll get at least that they just love, and will my potential radio prey aren’t the future! FLDIGI AND AMATEUR RADIO ON LINUX Joe Barr

Dave Freese has just re- story, but for the inquisitve, operate. They chat, they in- RTTY (radio teletype) -- has leased version 1.2 of Fldigi, a here is a link to a more com- vent, they have contests to grown. Learning Morse code popular new program for plete reference work explain- see how many stations they and passing a test on it has Linux and FreeBSD which ing ham jargon. can contact within a given long been a barrier to entry enables amateur radio opera- time frame, and when natural for new hams. You could get According to Wikipedia, there tors to join their radios and or man-made disasters oc- a beginner's license without are about 3 million amateur their computers at the hip cur, they are usually the first passing the code test, but radio operators -- or hams -- and create a new kind of to establish any kind of com- you couldn't progress to the around the world. There have ham shack: a digital ham munications between the next higher level without it. been amateur radio opera- shack. Here's the story be- stricken area and the rest of The FCC has recently decided tors for as long as there has hind both the rising popular- the world. to do away with the code test, been radio. The ARRL, which ity of "sound card" digital and beginning in February of is the national association for Early hams used Morse code modes in amateur radio and 2007, it will no longer be amateur radio in the United sent by CW almost exclu- how Fldigi lets you enjoy en- required. States, was founded in 1914 sively. Over time, the popular- joy them on Linux. and counts 150,000 active ity of morse code -- also In 1999, a new kind of digital Hams use their own jargon, members today. called simply code or CW -- mode appeared. It's called which is just as obscure to has waned and interest in Hams communicate by radio, (Continued at http:// non-hams as IRQ, USB, or voice communications -- an but only on government- www.linux.com/ DDR are to non-computer analog mode as opposed to allocated frequency bands feature/59958 Ed. ) geeks. I've included a brief the on/off digital of CW or where they are allowed to glossary of terms used in this Q R M Page 6

MY HISTORY WITH TARC Alton, N2MFT

I was still monitoring the fre- hibit booths down from Pasco Viking I kit, and was working engineer doing R&D for first quency on 40 meters this County's. I remember very DX with a Windom antenna. I the Electrical Engineering evening when you called well hanging out at your also helped form the Pasco Dept. (I did some original W0KYZ after Marc and I had counter for many hours, lis- High School Amateur Radio circuit designs that we used finished a nice and long QSO. tening to the code, and club, and we used the Viking on tests of the Gemini space But when you gave your call, watching the glow of the mer- often at the school station. I capsule mock-up), and then W4DUG, all kinds of bells and cury vapor rectifiers in the also got my General ticket as later, the Dept. of Aerospace alarms went off - I knew that big, open rack . I W4VFZ. Engineering. call - it was burned into my think it was capable of a full After high school, I went to Unfortunately, around 1968, I brain! gallon at the time. the University of Florida, and got fed up with the type of The reason? W4DUG is what Anyway, I was so enthralled, majored in Engineering. amateur operators I found on got me started in amateur that, while in the fourth grade With my military obligation the air. No one seemed to radio! During the 1940s, my of school, I learned the Morse hanging over my head, I vol- have any technical knowl- father was the County Agricul- Code. I finally got my novice unteered for the Army Secu- edge (they had memorized tural Agent for Pasco County, license (WN4VFZ) in 1952 rity Agency. However, instead the book and passed the Florida (I was born in 1936 in while a sophomore in high of "seeing the world", as soon test!), and only wanted to talk Ft. Meade, Florida). Part of school at Pasco High. as the Army found out I knew about "Aunt Martha's hemor- Dad's job involved setting up Morse code, they made me a rhoids"! So I let my license My first rig was a 6l6 metal a (then) large exhibit each Morse instructor at Ft. De- expire. tube, power CW crystal oscil- year for Pasco county at the vens, MA, and later, upon lator. The tube was mounted With the pay in academia Florida State Fair, in its origi- learning that I knew about on a piece of Masonite, up- being as low as it was, I was nal buildings near the college things like "Fleming Valves” side down, and with the base (after about 17 years at the U campus in Tampa. I always they made me an electronics removed to shorten lead of F) enticed into industry in went with him and one year equipment instructor. length to the crystal, etc. The Michigan. Among the compa- even built a model farm (I receiver was a home built By then, my code speed had nies I worked for during my 5 was in the 4-H Club) that was super regenerative concoc- worked up to 40 wpm (sadly, year stay (shoveling my way part of the exhibit. tion mounted in a wooden not the case today!) through Michigan snow!), was But what I remember most box. HeathKit, where I worked for After my hitch in the Army, I was the W4DUG "radiogram" the Instruments Department, Within a year, I had pur- returned to my studies at the booth, only a couple of ex- chased and built a Johnson U of F. I remained as a staff (Continued on page 7)

A WANNA-BE HAM

A person only gets one the drill and Field Day (Fri- Amateur Radio sound com- interest in radio, and been chance to be "new", so I have Sat) pelling. extremely helpful in offering been thinking over my im- advice and information. Morse Code Class My personal motivation is to pressions of TARC and its become skilled for CERT ac- I am excited, and eager to get members. (registered for the July tivities. Radio offers a major more involved and skilled— license classes) Recently, I have participated missing piece of CERT, TARC is obviously the perfect in: I find TARC an energetic, namely communication. opportunity to do that. committed, knowledgeable one club meeting, Amateur Radio is the perfect Thanks to all of you!! group of people, who are match for CERT tasks. Cub scout day at Plant eager to share their knowl- (Obviously, not quite “wanna Park, edge and experience with us Every member I have ap- be” - I think he’s got the outsiders, and who make proached has listened to my spirit! Ed.) IN OUR 85TH YEAR Page 7

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION (Continued from page 8)

ment Agency, Association of each one having its own nications that did exist gency Communications begin Public-Safety Communica- strengths in overcoming the quickly overloaded with call at the local level. In Suffolk tions Officials - International, barriers inherent to radio volume. The American Red County, there are 10 districts. National Communications communications. Regardless Cross, which provides food The Town of Huntington is System, Radio Emergency of the specific band and and shelter to victims and one of them. Within the Town Associated Communications model of radio equipment, rescue workers needed com- of Huntington the Larkfield Teams, Salvation Army, hos- Amateur Radio operators can munications between Red Amateur Radio Club supports pitals, and more. Amateur use the same frequency band Cross Headquarters and all ARES and RACES. The Lark- Radio operators also provide and mode to communicate shelters and mobile units. field club has the proven communications for non- with each other. Most official The Red Cross called RACES ability to set up and operate emergency events such as radio systems, such as police and asked for help. RACES communications equipment, parades and athletic events. and fire departments use Amateur Radio operators antennas, and emergency fixed band systems that may brought in their own equip- power. The Larkfield club Why use Amateur Radio? be limited in flexibility and ment, set up and operated also offers classes to help Amateur Radio equipment is interoperability. communications for the Red individuals study for their FCC independent of communica- Cross. exams. tions facilities such as the Let us examine how Amateur One of the section adminis- telephone. Amateur Radio is Radio operators provide com- To find out more about emer- trators of the Red Cross, re- prepared to run on emer- munications. When the World gency communications, go to ferring to the WTC incident gency power. Amateur Radio Trade Center towers went www.larkfield.org and said, “in this day and age of operators are proficient in down, so did many communi- www.arrl.org. modern technology, we still quickly using available re- cations antennas. The adja- need to rely on Amateur Ra- sources to establish commu- cent telephone company Support Your Local Amateur dio Operators. We would nications and maintenance building was damaged and Radio Club! have been lost without of that link. this adversely affected tele- them.” (That would be, of course, the phone communications, in- Amateur Radio can use a Tampa Amateur Radio Club! cluding cell phones. Commu- wide range of radio bands, Most Amateur Radio Emer- Ed.)

MY HISTORY WITH TARC (Continued from page 6)

designing electronics test several patents for a UPS for local Red Cross ran an ad a regular 2 meter ARES net, equipment. I also did the traffic light systems while seeking a ham to organize a and our Extra and General design for their Satellite TV working for another company ham radio communications ticket holders also attend the kit. in the area (which has sadly network in Towns County. So, 75 meter GA ARES net later since gone belly up). I re-took all the exams, in- in the evening. We're also in Fed up with the cold, I moved cluding the Extra, and now the process of trying to get to Atlanta, Georgia, where I I re-married, this time to my am the EC for GA ARES. our own 2 meter Repeater worked for several small high school sweetheart, and coordinated. companies, but primarily for this summer we celebrated As such, I've taught classes Rockwell, later bought out by 10 great years, that we and graduated a number of So, my apologies for ram- Boeing. should have started 40 some new hams, two of which have bling, but I thought you might odd years earlier when we gone on to get their Extra like to know how W4DUG I did design work on guided originally dated in school! class, and two more their influenced my life and at age missiles (Hellfire anti-tank General. With the great fi- 71, I'm still on the air! missile, AGM-130 "smart I'm now retired and live in nancial and labor support of bomb", etc.) I also secured Hiawassee, Georgia. But the Alton Higgins, W4VFZ the local Red Cross, we have The Tampa Amateur Radio Club holds meetings at the Easy to get to! Take 22nd street north till TARC Operations Center you run out of road, look to the right and then up! We are at the bottom of the towers! every Monday night at 7:30pm.

On the first Monday of the 7801 North 22nd Street month, regular business P.O. Box 11933 meetings are held. The Tampa, FL 33680 second Monday features training & mentoring for 813-301-7209 new hams. The third Mon- [email protected] day of the month features www.hamclub.org presentations on topics of Since 1922 interest to the club mem- bership. The fourth and fifth Mondays are usually infor- THE SOUTHEAST’S PREMIERE AMATEUR mal and are a great time to RADIO CLUB! chat and play with the ra- dios. TARC also holds li- censing classes and hosts VE Testing.

Attach mailing label here Please check www.hamclub.org for cur- rent dates and times.

Have an idea for a story or article for QRM? Please send email to [email protected]

QRM is lucky to have acquired the talented services of a ham who also happens to be a skilled artist. Jerry Gault, N4AVM, made the colorful illustration on page 1. Once again, a big QRM "thank you!" goes out to Jerry!

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Dr. John Allocca, WB2LUA

As you go about your every Olympic athletes are organization under the aus- teur Radio Operators are a day business, amateur radio “amateurs.” You don’t con- pices of the American Radio decentralized resource. That operators are preparing, sider them to be less profi- Relay League, (ARRL) serving means that they are self con- practicing and training to cient. Amateur Radio Opera- local government and civilian tained and self sufficient. provide communications tors are trained, provide their agencies. ARES and the ARRL Often Amateurs from a re- during emergencies. Do not own equipment and are well provide emergency communi- mote area are called in to let the word “amateur” mis- organized. Amateur Radio cations training courses. help those in a disaster area. lead you. These people are Operators must pass the FCC Radio Amateur Civil Emer- highly trained and motivated. exam, which demonstrates gency Services (RACES) is an Amateur Radio Operators The dictionary defines their technical abilities, in organization controlled by serve many agencies includ- “amateur” as a person who order to receive a license to state government that uses ing, The American Red Cross, engages in a pursuit for operate an Amateur Radio Amateur Radio Operators and National Weather Service, pleasure and not as a profes- Station. Amateur Radio Emer- provides them with practice Federal Emergency Manage- sion. gency Services, (ARES) is an and training sessions. Ama- (Continued on page 7)