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>From mconner@null.net Fri Jul 16 16:11:16 1999
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Subject: Air Force News Service article on AF QSO Party in September
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:10:52 -0500
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991352. Air Force invites 'hams' to anniversary party
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Amateur radio operators, or "hams," from around the
globe will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the Air Force with a worldwide
radio "QSO party" on Sept. 18. The party is set for 12:01 a.m. Sept. 18 to
11:59 p.m. Sept. 19 Universal Coordinated Time. QSO is ham radio shorthand
for "radio contact."
Hams are licensed by their governments to develop radio skills, improve
radio science, provide disaster and public service communications, and build
international goodwill. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has
issued such licenses to more than 700,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of
citizens of other nations are similarly licensed by their governments.
The QSO party was started in 1997 as a one-time celebration of the Air Force
50th anniversary, but has become an annual event at the request of hundreds
of its participants from around the world, including many Air Force members
and retirees. Through it, hams gather on the airwaves to renew old Air
Force acquaintances as they exchange radio greetings.
The event is sponsored by the Air Force Directorate of Communications and
Information, and managed by the Razorback Radio Club. Its trustee, Col.
Bernie Skoch (amateur radio call sign K5XS), is director of chief
information officer support at the Air Force Communications and Information
Center at the Pentagon.
Hams have a historical practice of using the Morse code to communicate.
They couple this practice with modern communication techniques such as voice
communications, radio teletype, television, facsimile, and even
computer-to-computer communications over radio. Space shuttle astronauts
communicate with classrooms worldwide via ham radios to educate elementary
and high school students on space travel. The new International Space
Station will include a ham radio station as well.
For more details, e-mail Skoch at k5xs@Compuserve.com, write the club at
8437 Wesley Stinnett Blvd, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732, or log on to its Web
site at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/k5xs.
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Mark D. Conner
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Homepage: http://members.home.net/mconner1
"Arrogance and stupidity, all in the same package.....how efficient
of you!" - Ambassador Londo Mollari, Babylon 5
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