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	<title>SPARCS Ham Radio Emergency Communication</title>
	<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home</link>
	<description>"Providing the reigns of command and control when all else fails".</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>EMERGENCY COMM DRILL SCHEDULED FOR DEC 5, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/11/06/emergency-comm-drill-scheduled-for-dec-5-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/11/06/emergency-comm-drill-scheduled-for-dec-5-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STX NAVMARCORMARS EMERGENCY EXERCISE
December 05 2009
TIMES 9:00 AM TILL 12:00 AM  
 
1. FIRST HOUR OF EXERCISE
A.  ACTIVATION OF STX MARS EMERGENCY NET. A TERRORIST HAS CAUSED AN EXPLOSION OF LARGE AMMONIA TANKS IN PORT ISABEL TEXAS. EMERGENCY NECOS ESTABLISHED WITH AN ALT STA TO RELAY TRAFFIC. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AREA ESTABLISHED AND NEEDS TO BE RELAYED.
2. SECOND HOUR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STARS Emergency Powered WINLINK Digi-peater - W5RGV-1</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/08/04/emergency-powered-digi-peater-operated-by-stars-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/08/04/emergency-powered-digi-peater-operated-by-stars-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fully intended for WinLink RMS Packet Gateway the South Texas Amateur Radio Society (STARS) of the lower Rio Grand Valley in Texas operates a digital repeater station on 145.01 MHz simplex for those stations in Cameron and Hidalgo County who cannot reach a RMS Packet Gateway station directly. The digi-peater is located at the Blue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>146.70 STARS&#8217; MAIN REPEATER HUB - BLUE TOWN TEXAS</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/08/04/14670-stars-main-repeater-plus-the-blue-town-digi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/08/04/14670-stars-main-repeater-plus-the-blue-town-digi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aresrgv</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As we sail into August 2009 the STARS radio technicians were hard at work this past weekend adjusting and upgrading the STARS repeater backbone and related network components. KD5ZZE, WB5BMB, N5SLI and K5RAV installed an emergencybackup power system at the Brownsville 147.04 site that will deliver emergency power to that repeater for up to 3 days.
While KD5ZZE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cameron County Adopts New Portable HF / VHF / UHF Ham Gear</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/05/07/cameron-county-adopts-new-portable-hf-vhf-uhf-ham-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/05/07/cameron-county-adopts-new-portable-hf-vhf-uhf-ham-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our local RGV Cameron County EmComm team was contacted this week with a huge surprise, just in time for drills and tests in the upcoming HUREX 2009 and other events that will span Summer 2009 as we head into Hurricane Season.
Once the County contacted our group a committtee was quicly formed and reported to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKYWARN SPOTTER CLASS 4-28-2009 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/23/skywarn-spotter-class-at-coast-guard-south-padre-island/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/23/skywarn-spotter-class-at-coast-guard-south-padre-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Station South Padre Island is hosting a National Weather Service spotter seminar this coming Tuesday, April 28th 2009. Seating is now full and no addtional reservations being taken. Coast Guard members will be participating during the morning session that day, and the evening session will be taught for first responders along with 6 seats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EmComm Workshops at 2009 National Hurricane Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/23/emcomm-workshops-at-2009-national-hurricane-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/23/emcomm-workshops-at-2009-national-hurricane-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 6-10, Amateur Radio had its largest presence ever at the 2009 National Hurricane Conference in Austin, Texas. Representatives from the ARRL, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) completed several presentations at the conference as well as a presentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLEASE VOTE FOR LEE W5LHC FOR SECTION MGR THIS AUGUST</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/vote-for-lee-cooper-w5lhc-for-section-mgr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/vote-for-lee-cooper-w5lhc-for-section-mgr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Texas Deserves the Excellence That W5LHC Brings]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry Reimer Comments On Lee Cooper Candidacy for Section Mgr</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/jerry-reimer-comments-on-lee-cooper-candidacy-for-section-mgr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/jerry-reimer-comments-on-lee-cooper-candidacy-for-section-mgr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee is WELL qualified to lead our section, and I believe he will do so
with wisdom, experience, honesty, openness, and integrity. I support
his candidacy, and look forward to his election and leadership. Lee
understands the value of a viable ARES organization, &#8217;cause he&#8217;s been
there and done that.
Let me tell you what I know about Lee. Until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee Cooper For Section Manager - Announces Candidacy</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/lee-cooper-headed-for-section-manager-announces-candidacy-south-tx/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/09/lee-cooper-headed-for-section-manager-announces-candidacy-south-tx/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 9, 2009 -  Last night at the Austin Amateur Radio Club&#8217;s Hurricane conference meeting I announced to the members that I have submitted my name for consideration as Section Manager, South Texas section.
I have worked with most of you closely over the past few years as the PIC for the section.  I believe that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ARRL Emergency Communications Course in the Works</title>
		<link>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/08/new-arrl-emergency-communications-course-in-the-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sparcs.us/home/2009/04/08/new-arrl-emergency-communications-course-in-the-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, ARRL staff have been reviewing the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications online course program and have decided to combine two of the three Emergency Communications courses. According to ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the review included a critical examination of the course content, as well as methods of course [...]]]></description>
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