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Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2850 declared on Jul 28, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1928 declared on Jul 27, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2849 declared on Jul 27, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1927 declared on Jul 27, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1926 declared on Jul 26, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1925 declared on Jul 23, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2848 declared on Jul 19, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1924 declared on Jul 15, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1923 declared on Jul 14, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1922 declared on Jul 10, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1921 declared on Jul 02, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2847 declared on Jul 01, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1920 declared on Jul 01, 2010

Emergency Declaration number 3313 declared on Jun 29, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1918 declared on Jun 24, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1919 declared on Jun 24, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2846 declared on Jun 20, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2845 declared on Jun 19, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2844 declared on Jun 09, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2843 declared on Jun 02, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1917 declared on May 24, 2010

Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2842 declared on May 24, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1916 declared on May 14, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1915 declared on May 13, 2010

Major Disaster Declaration number 1914 declared on May 13, 2010

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Inspectors contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have begun contacting Pike County residents who have applied for federal disaster assistance following the mid-July storms and flooding.

BEAVER, W. Va. - Deadlines to apply for several disaster recovery programs are closing in for the June 12-29 severe storms and flooding in West Virginia. State and federal officials working on June storm recovery offer this watch list.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help the state of California fight the West Fire in Kern County.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that to date more than 1,900 national, regional, tribal, state and local organizations and businesses have pledged their support and joined the 2010 National Preparedness Month (NPM) Coalition. This is approximately 200 more than last year at this time. The registration for the Coalition continues through September.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama?s major disaster declaration issued for the State of Iowa.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last night announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Iowa and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- When President Obama declared a disaster after the mid-July severe storms, flooding and mudslides, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) began working together to help people in the Commonwealth recover.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- People in Pike County, Ky., are now eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance from the Commonwealth and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as they recover from severe storms, flooding, and mudslides that struck Kentucky beginning July 17. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration on July 23 that made Pike County eligible for federal disaster assistance.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Survivors recovering from the severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that began in June are urged to beware of scam artists that prey on others? misfortunes, cautioned state and federal officials.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. ? Six additional counties have been designated for all categories of Public Assistance as part of Minnesota?s federal disaster declaration, according to officials from the Minnesota Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- On Monday July 12, 2010, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched an All Hazards Preparedness Campaign in hardware stores to advise people on how to rebuild implementing mitigation measures and prevent future damages. More than 1,600 persons have been reached and this effort will continue in stores located in the 10 municipalities designated to receive federal aid under FEMA?s Public Assistance program for Infrastructure damages, after the May 26-31, 2010 storms and flooding event.

BEAVER, W. Va. ? Disaster Recovery Centers will no longer be open on weekends. They are now operating Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to help West Virginians recover from the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides that hit the state in June.

Pasadena, CA. - Three Imperial County public agencies are being granted $52,864* in Public Assistance (PA) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) for disaster recovery associated with the severe winter storms that swept the state in January and February.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today addressed the National Summit on Disability Policy 2010. Fugate talked about the progress the emergency management community has made to integrate the needs of people with disabilities into all planning for disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and about FEMA's work to coordinate with state and local officials to ensure inclusiveness at all levels of emergency management. Fugate was joined by Marcie Roth, Director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama?s major disaster declaration issued for the State of Idaho.

VHF/UHF weak-signal operators across North America are making the final tests on their stations in preparation for the ARRL UHF Contest, coming up the weekend of August 7-8. Most VHF+ weak-signal operation takes place on the two lowest bands of the VHF spectrum -- 6 and 2 meters; however, there is a lot of activity that takes place above 144 MHz in the UHF portion of the radio spectrum and beyo...

While the Federal Register may be the ultimate record of the business of the USA’s Executive Branch, it can be a difficult document to navigate. The Register publishes approximately 80,000 pages of documents each year in the form of Notices, Proposed Rules, Rules and Official Documents; this is where all new and amended rules to Part 97, the Amateur Radio Service, must be published before they ...

Beginning July 28, those who have dealings with the FCC will have a new tool that the FCC claims will put them “within one click of all the information they want” from the Commission: a new “easy-to-use” Consumer Help Center.

“Our new Consumer Help Center makes it easy for consumers to learn about our work and take action,” said FCC Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Joel Guri...

After a higher than expected run on pins for Field Day this year, the ARRL has ordered more and expects them to arrive next month. “The pins were in stock until just before Field Day, but due to some exceptionally high interest, we were unable to fulfill a few final orders,” said ARRL Product Marketing Specialist Jackie Ferreira, KB1PWB. “We have ordered more pins, as many hams enjoy collecting...

By Gary Hoffman, KB0H
ARRL Contributing Editor

My efforts to set up an APRS station (Automatic Packet Reporting System) had come to a standstill. I had installed a program called UI-View32. It was pretty slick, with volumes of data in its Help file, but there were still plenty of parts of it that I didn’t understand. It was time to find an Elmer.

I won’t go into the serendipitous events that led m...

After review of eligibility by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee, President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed John Robert Stratton, KE5ISX, of Austin Texas, to serve as Vice Director of the ARRL’s West Gulf Division for the remainder of the current term that expires January 1, 2011. Stratton, an attorney, fills the vacancy created when John Thomason, WB5SYT, resigned the position earlier t...

This free operating system provides your PC with all of the usual features, including lots of ham radio applications.

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By Joe Moell, K0OV, Contributing Editor
ARRL Amateur Radio Direction Finding Coordinator
k0ov@homingin.com

No shack potatoes here! These radio-orienteering enthusiasts took to the beautiful woods of the Buckeye State in pursuit of transmitters and medals.

They came from 15 states and four foreign countries. In their suitcases were radio sets, antennas, sun block and running shoes, but they left som...

Saying that only the Federal Communications Commission is empowered to regulate radio frequency interference (RFI), the ARRL has notified Midwest City, Oklahoma, that its local ordinance 27-3(9), seeking to regulate radio transmissions and RFI, is “null and void.” Midwest City is in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Midwest City’s Ordinance 27-3(9) reads: “In addition to other public nuisance...

Sunspot activity increased recently, although it is foolish to call this a trend, since solar activity has great variability. Sunspot group 1087 was visible for 13 days over July 9-21. In millionths of a solar hemisphere, its size was 30, 100, 120, 130, 70, 100, 60, 50, 20, 10, 10, 10 and 10. On July 19, new sunspot group 1089 appeared over the eastern horizon, with a relative size of 130, 150,...

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ searches the FCC database and finds more musical hams. 

New FCC Database Search Tool

Mike Staines, WM1KE, asked me to check out his new FCC Database Search tool, so I did.

Mike says his online application “is a little different than your run-of-the-mill FCC database search.” It can search by call sign, ZIP code, within a specified radiu...

For the ninth year running, the US Office of Personnel Management has designated the ARRL to participate in the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In the past, this campaign for federal government civilian employees, US Postal Service workers and members of the military has generated almost $140,000 for ARRL programs since it first became an option for giving by federal employees to the Leag...

 Member polls have returned to the ARRL Web, but with a twist. Rather than a single weekly poll, the new QuickStats page at http://www.arrl.org/quickstats offers several polls at once with new questions every 30 days. The results will be published in QST beginning with the October issue.

Start by visiting the QuickStats page now. Be sure to bookmark it in your browser! Watch for poll results in ...

On July 19, the FCC announced via the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will decrease 10 cents, from to $13.40 to $13.30. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making August 17, 2010, the first day the new fee is in effect. In FY2010, the FCC expects to grant 14,800 vanity call signs, bringing in $196,840 from the vanity call sign program. Earlier...

The National Scout Jamboree takes place July 26-August 4 at Fort AP Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. A myriad of exhibits and activities await the close to 40,000 Scouts, leaders and staff. Coming from all 50 states, territories and foreign countries, they will have the opportunity to live, work and play together in an atmosphere of Scouting fellowship. And just like the National Scout Jamboree...

University of Southern California's text message tip program guarantees user anonymity while promoting campus security.

Arkansas, Delaware and New York among top-ranking states; Montana has the lowest score, according to nonprofit's report.

South Carolina's Web-based data management system simplifies the HAZUS updating process and provides redundancy in case of disaster.

The state's free, subscription-based emergency alert system hopes to expand to online gamers in 2010.

A $40 million federal grant will address switching to an IP-based network and quicker service for wireless calls.

John Stanley discusses port security and military preparedness for disasters.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recovers from 2008's record floods.

Alabama lets law enforcement, first responders share important data as incidents happen.

Satellite communication includes unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite images.

Web 2.0 allows communities that have been affected by a disaster to converge online.