Local Ham Contacts Richard Garriott W5KWQ aboard the ISS!
Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in SPARCS | Comments OffOn Sunday, October 12, Richard Garriott W5KWQ from Austin, TX became the sixth private citizen to fly with the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) for a mission on the International Space Station (ISS). Richard is following in the footsteps of his Dad, ...
Digital Communications Conference: “Pretty Interesting!”
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in SPARCS | Comments OffVictor Poor, W5SMM, gave an update on Winlink 2000. "He reported that there is one Web site, five Common Message Server sites around the world, 150 Radio Message Service Pactor Gateway sites, 800 RMS Packet Gateway sites and over 13,000 ...
ARMY MARS in Iraq Seeks Personnel to Run Lead Station
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, M.A.R.S., SPARCS | Comments OffArmy Captain Jeff Hammer,YI9IC/N9NIC, the custodian of the Baghdad Amateur Radio Society (BARS), is due to come home after a nine month tour of duty with the Indiana National Guard. "I need someone I can turn the BARS station over ...
Gov Perry Appoints K5RAV to the Council Overseeing Texas DSHS
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffHarlingen and Rio Grande Valley hams overwhelmingly applaude Vice Director K5RAV Dr. David Woolweaver being appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry today to the 9 member council that oversees the Texas State Department of State Health Services, formally known as Texas Department of ...
