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Message from the National Electronics Museum:
"I am starting a General Class course on Zoom beginning Thursday, November 5, and running for 9 sessions. Due to holiday breaks, the course ends Jan 21. Sessions will start at 6:30 EST, and run 3 hours. No charge, of course. These are the classes sponsored by the National Electronics Museum that we have been holding for years. Please publicize this with anyone you know whom you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders@comcast.net.
Thanks,
Rol, K3RA" ... See more

The in person WARC general membership meeting for September 2nd is canceled. Out Section Manager was the invited presenter ann he will not be able to be here for the meeting.

Finally got some photos from the WARC Special Event Station for HARVEY HOUSES ON-THE-AIR from last September posted in an album under Photos. Enjoy.

Amateur Radio Special Event Stations on the air for one day each year from historic Harvey House Hotels and Eating Houses to celebrate their role in the development of our communities as well as the civilization and new blood the Harvey Girls brought. ... See more

Amateur Radio Special Event Stations on the air for one day each year from historic Harvey House Hotels and Eating Houses to celebrate their role in the development of our communities as well as the civilization and new blood the Harvey Girls brought. ... See more

Cancellation Notice. The WARC participation in Summer Field Day has been canceled due to pandemic safety rules. Remember anyone can operate in the event from your home QTH or other appropriate setting as a single operator perhaps with standby power and temporary antenna in your own backyard. See rules for catagories and options for you. ... See more

Cancelation Notice. The WARC Kid's Day on the Air event for June at the Advanced Learning Library will not be held due to pandemic safety rules. We hope to operate at the Library for the winter edition in January. ... See more

Cancelation Notice. The WARC general membership meeting for June is canceled due to pandemic safety rules. There will be no June meeting.

This Day In Military History

1917 – Navy takes control of all wireless radio stations in the U.S. With the US declaration of war on Germany came Executive Order 2585, which cited the presidential powers enumerated in the Radio Act of 1912 by calling for the complete government takes over of all necessary radio stations while calling for the closing of unnecessary ones. Amateur stations along with any commercial station for which there was no foreseeable use by the Navy were to be completely shut down, or in the case of homemade sets, dismantled. Commercial and private radio was henceforth, completely shut down for the duration of the war, and for the only time in American history, made a full government monopoly. ... See more

6 Meters is open this week if your looking for something new to operate on while staying at home.