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December 5: Annual Meeting

By tasmawp Posted on November 23, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized

All are invited to the next TASMA Annual Meeting held online on December 5, 2020 starting at 9am. If you are TASMA member, you will automatically receive the link to join this meeting. If you are not a member of …

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October 19, 2020: Technical Committee Meeting

By tasmawp Posted on October 5, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized

The next scheduled Technical Committee meeting will occur on line on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7pm. The minutes have been posted on the minutes page.

December 5, 2020: Annual Meeting

By tasmawp Posted on October 5, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized

All are invited to the next TASMA Annual Meeting on line scheduled for December 5, 2020 at 10am. Agenda and log in information to be posted within 7 days of the event.

November 4: Technical Committee Meeting rescheduled to December. Date TBD

By tasmawp Posted on October 30, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

Due to circumstances outside of TASMA control, the November 4 Technical Committee meeting has been moved to December. Date to be announced.

August 5: General Meeting

By tasmawp Posted on July 28, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

All are welcome to the next TASMA General Meeting on Saturday, August 5 at the Walnut Public Library at 21155 La Puente Rd, Walnut CA 91789. Registration starts at 10am, the meeting will begin at 10:30am. Agenda: Registration (10am) Call …

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The K7RA Solar Update

27 November 2020

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Over the past week our sun has been quite active, with rising sunspot numbers and solar flux showing strong evidence that Solar Cycle 25 is progressing.Average daily sunspot number rose from 12 last week to 27.9 in the current week, while solar flux rose to a high of 103.7, bringing average daily solar flux up from 79.8 to 90.1.Average daily planetary A index r... [...]

ARRL Asks FCC to Allow 3.4-GHz Operation until Spectrum is Occupied

26 November 2020

In comments to the FCC, ARRL has argued that radio amateurs be allowed to continue shared operation in the 3.4 GHz band until 5G licensees who purchase the spectrum when the FCC puts it up for auction initiate incompatible operations. In its Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in WT Docket 19-348, the FCC had proposed to sunset the band for amateur radio in two phases, governed by whe... [...]

Yasme Foundation Announces Excellence Awards

26 November 2020

The Yasme Foundation has announced the latest recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award. They are Brett Ruiz, PJ2BR, and Helena Ruiz, PJ2ZZ; Bob Wilson, N6TV; Jari Perkiömäki, OH6BG, and Jim Brown, K9YC. The Yasme Excellence Award recognizes individuals and groups who, through their own service, creativity, effort, and dedication, have made a significant contribution to amateur radio. This may b... [...]

Coast Guard Proposes to Discontinue HF Voice Watchkeeping

25 November 2020

The US Coast Guard has invited comments by January 21, 2021, on a proposal to discontinue HF voice watchkeeping. The proposal appeared on November 20 in the Federal Register. The USCG proposes to cease monitoring 4125, 6215, 8291, and 12,290 kHz, in the contiguous US and Hawaii, due to a lack of activity.“We believe this change would have a low impact on the maritime public, as commercial satel... [...]

Universal Radio Announces Closing

25 November 2020

Ham Radio retailer Universal Radio, headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, is closing its store on November 30, although all existing orders will be filled, and the Universal Radio website will remain open to sell off “remaining stock, publications, and some select products.” Owners Fred Osterman, N8EKU, and Barbara Osterman, KC8VWI, are retiring.“I am very fortunate to have been in the radio busi... [...]

IARU Region 2 Executive Committee Approves Dues Reductions for Member-Societies

25 November 2020

The International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R2) Executive Committee (EC) approved dues reductions and holidays for member-societies in Region 2 (the Americas). The action came as the R2 EC held its fifth and final virtual meeting of the year on November 18 to complete outstanding business from its three October sessions and to approve the 2021 operating budget.“Recognizing that the pan... [...]

New York City-Long Island Section Manager Re-Elected in Fall Balloting

25 November 2020

New York City-Long Island Section Manager Jim Mezey, W2KFV, has been re-elected in the fall election cycle. Mezey, of Carle Place, received 527 votes to 136 for challenger Donnie Katzovicz, W2BRU. The race for NYC-LI SM was the only contested election. Mezey begins a new 2-year term of office on January 1, 2021. He has served as New York City-Long Island Section Manager since 2013.In the West C... [...]

Former West Virginia Section Manager Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY, SK

25 November 2020

FEMA Seeking Reserve Telecommunications Operators

25 November 2020

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking telecommunications operator reservists to assist in emergency recovery efforts on an intermittent, on-call basis. The deadline to apply is December 8, but FEMA will not take any applications beyond the first 200, which may come sooner than that.These FEMA reservist positions seem well suited to radio amateurs. Duties include sending, rec... [...]

Dayton Hamvention Announces its 2021 Theme — “The Gathering”

23 November 2020

“The Gathering” will be the theme for the 2021 Dayton Hamvention®. Hamvention General Chair Rick Allnutt, WS8G, said the theme reflects what has been missing from our lives most of this year.“We have spent the last 6 months being bound to our houses and small groups,” he said. “We are very optimistic that when May arrives, we will be allowed to get together.”Allnut, a medical doctor with a mast... [...]