Seminole Texas Amateur Radio Club (STARC) Launched

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The Seminole Texas Amateur Radio club is an informal effort of Local Seminole Texas Ham Radio Operators to learn, grow interest, and promote Amateur Radio in our community.

The group have been allocated the vanity call sign K5SEM

To join, or to find out more, visit http://k5sem.org/

Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club achieves 2,000th License Milestone

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Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club achieves 2,000th License Milestone

Student-run Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (CPARC) at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo County just hit a licensing milestone. On May 23, 2023, Kyle Wiens became the 2,000th person to pass the amateur radio exam given by CPARC since they started in 2009.

Wiens, now KO6ABA, is a Cal Poly alumnus and CEO of iFixit, a company that produces electronics repair guides for consumers. After learning about the approaching landmark, Wiens expressed immediate interest in being that 2,000th licensee.

Weins and several interested members of the iFixit staff took a course from CPARC officers Mathew Shaham, KM6WIU, and Hunter Herring-Alderete, KN6RJA. Then they took an exam.

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King Hussein UK Radio Shack Donated to RSGB

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The Radio Society of Great Britain have announced that Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan has chosen to donate the UK amateur radio equipment of His late Majesty, King Hussein of Jordan to the Society. His Majesty was a great ambassador for amateur radio and, whenever his official duties allowed him, his radio call sign JY1 could be heard on the amateur bands. His Majesty always operated modestly, never announcing himself as King Hussein, always just ‘Hussein from Jordan’.