Leadership

Gwinnett ARES Leadership

W4IGE_Hal_Collier

Emergency Coordinator

Hal Collier, W4IGE

AEC – Member Retension
Jeff Cutchins, AB4HF

AEC – Public Health
Mark Bell, N7GRB

KA4KKF_David_Adcock

AEC – Training
David Adcock – KA4KKF

AEC – Communications

Kyle Albritton, W4KDA

AB4CQ

AEC – Membership / Business & Administration
Nick Doemland, AB4CQ

Nets and Skywarn Manager

Kevin Highsmith KK4WOG

Public Information Officer

Karen Whited AB4NW

Mobile Communications Vehicle Manager

John Davis, WB4QDX

EOC Radio Room Manager

Earl Whatley, AF4FG

FCC Reactivating Equipment Authorization System
The FCC says it will reactivate its Equipment Authorization System (EAS), which had been unavailable since the FCC ran out of funds on January 3 because of the partial government shutdown that began a month ago. RF devices, including most Amateur Radio equipment, must be properly authorized before being marketed or imported into the US. The FCC […]
Hams in Indonesia Get New Bands
OPDX Bulletin Mailing List is Victim of Hamnet.org Server Hack
The Ohio/Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin mailing list is reported to be “in limbo” after a January 11 hack of the Hamnet.org server. OPDX Bulletin Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, reports that the server, which he’d used since the late 1980s, was “hacked and wiped” on January 11. The OPDX Bulletin mailing list was among the casualties. […]
Reports of Knacksat CubeSat Reception Requested
The Knacksat 1U CubeSat launched on December 3 by a SpaceX vehicle may be in safe mode. The Knacksat project team at King Mongkut’s University of Technology-North Bangkok, Thailand, has speculated that launch delays may have led to battery depletion, preventing normal antenna deployment. Safe mode will let the spacecraft recharge its battery and receive […]

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