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April 30, 2008
Battleship USS North Carolina Contacts Submarine USS North Carolina via Amateur Radio

Congratulations to members of the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club for orchestrating a successful amateur radio contact between the battleship USS North Carolina and her namesake, docked in Wilmington for a commissioning ceremony this weekend. The director of the museum ship and the Captain of the new attack submarine USS North Carolina made a 2 meter contact yesterday. The event was covered by WWAY TV and video can be seen at the link below:
  http://www.wwaytv3.com/video/sub_battleship_share_historic_radio_call/04
This is the first known conveyance of radio greetings between two namesake military vessels since the cold war era. This weekend the ACARC will be operating a special event station from the radio room of the battleship North Carolina to celebrate the commissioning of the new submarine.

March 20, 2008
Bill Edwards, K4BWC, SK
Bill Edwards, K4BWC became silent key Thursday afternoon, March 20, 2008. Billy has run the Raleigh 146.73 repeater for many years. He is currently an Assistant Director for the ARRL Roanoke Division.

January 16, 2008
TRAFFIC HANDLING CLASS OFFERED

Mark Rappaport, W2EAG, will be leading an on-the-air traffic handling class beginning Sunday, February 5 at 5pm on 3.861MHz. The course is very intensive and will be held every Sunday for about 12 to 14 weeks, with about 30 minute sessions. This is a good refresher course, even for those who have been in traffic handling a long time. It is especially good for those who are ARES and RACES members. Topics covered include NTS Structure, Prosigns/Prowords etc, Message Format, and much much more. A roster will be kept to keep track of stations checking in. Participants who are ARRL members will receive an appointment as an Official Relay Station.

November 23, 2007
SKYWARN Recognition Day 2007

SKYWARN Recognition Day was created in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League to celebrate the contributions that SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During a 24-hour period, SKYWARN operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world.

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2007 officially takes place Saturday, December 1, 0000-2400 UTC. Over 100 National Weather Services offices across the nation will participate in this 9th annual event, including the Raleigh National Weather Service.
More (MS Word .doc file)
--Virginia Enzor, nc4va@nc.rr.com

October 23, 2007
SKYWARN Training in Raleigh
The National Weather Service will present Basic SKYWARN Spotter Training and a NC Winter Weather Seminar on Saturday, November 10, from 9am to 12:30pm, at the Triangle Chapter of the American Red Cross on 100 Peartree Lane in Raleigh, NC.
 
The following topics will be covered:

• thunderstorm development and severity
• recognition of storm/cloud elements
• anticipating storm motion, intensity and severity based on cloud structure
• typical winter weather patterns resulting in snow and ice storms
• local challenges of forecasting snow, ice and impacts
• review of past winter weather events in Central North Carolina

September 24, 2007
NC Radio Museum on Public TV
The Southern Appalachian Radio Museum in Asheville, NC will be featured on UNC public television's Our State program on Thursday, October 4 at 8:00pm. You'll see Tommy Queen, K4BNP, demonstrate Morse code on an old "clicker". Dave Anderson, K4SV, will talk about DX and ham radio and you'll get a short video tour of the museum!
If you're interested in visiting, the Southern Appalachian Radio Museum is located on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It is open Fridays from 1-3pm, but tours can be arranged at other times. For more information, go to .
-- Tim Slay, N4IB
n4ib@arrl.org

September 19, 2007
Information about the new NC Antenna Bill, which goes into effect on October 1 is now available.

May 9, 2007
House Bill 1340, the "Amateur Radio Antenna Bill" passed the NC House unanimously, 115-0, at 5:09 PM Tuesday. The bill has been referred to the NC Senate where we hope to have a companion bill soon. Thanks to all of you who contacted your state representative. None of us imagined this would happen so quickly! We will need you to make the same great effort to build support with your state senator as soon as a number is assigned for the companion bill. I'll send more info on the senate bill as soon as it's available.

A special thanks to the bill's sponsor Rep. Danny McComas (R - New Hanover) and to former Wilmington mayor Hamilton "Ham" Hicks, KB4BR, for shepherding the bill through the House with overwhelming success. Ham asks that each of you consider sending your state representative a "thank you" note for their vote of support. Too often this is neglected and it can mean a lot to your representative.

May 8, 2007
2007 NC Governor's proclamation for Amateur Radio Recognition and Appreciation Week.
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May 5, 2007
H1340 - NC House Bill Ruling for PRB-1
As noted in the March 2007 Section News, from ARRL Web, Amateur Radio antenna legislation has been introduced in the North Carolina House and Senate! Bill S404 is sponsored by Senator Julia Boseman of Wilmington. Bill H1340 is sponsored by Rep. Danny McComas from Wilmington and Rep Nelson Dollar of Cary. It’s a great first step but, as Rep McComas said "We’ve still got a long way to go." House Bill H130 is going through committee NOW. Here is a sample letter to send to your representative.
H1340_Sample_Letter.doc (Microsoft Word Document).

February 28, 2007
New ARES Presentations Available
Here are an updated ARES presentation the latest NC Section Update that I've been sharing with clubs. - Tim Slay, N4IB

Annual Statewide ARES Meeting
Our statewide ARES meeting is coming up soon. This year it will be on March 31 due to the Raleigh Hamfest being on April 1st. The meeting will be held at the State EOC 116 West Jones St, Raleigh, starting at 1030 am. There will be multiple speakers, and I am presently working on the agenda. If you have ideas of what you would like to see & hear let me know. Of course there will be doughnuts & coffee. More to follow shortly. Thanks 73 -- Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK

January 8, 2007
New URL for Central Carolina Skywarn
Central Carolina SKYWARN has a new URL: centralcarolinaskywarn.net. Please update your bookmarks. Thanks!

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