Georgia Club Donates Radio Books to Local Library

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The Jackson-Butts County Public Library in Georgia is QRV. A collection of 11 amateur radio books donated a month ago by the Amateur Radio Club of Butts County has been entered into the library's system and was placed on the shelves recently for circulation.

“We are hoping they will be useful to many. They’re ready to go!”
— Cathy Kelly

This is the latest partnership in the US of amateur radio clubs and their local libraries. Library manager, Cathy Kelly, that the donation was made through the efforts of Buzz Kutcher, K3GWK and Nancy Phillips, K4NEP, from the club. The volumes include technical books, licensing guides and regulations from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Parker Solar Probe 'touches' the Sun

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The Parker Solar Probe, launched by NASA in 2018, ended 2024 by nearly touching the untouchable - the sun.

On Christmas Eve - December 24th - NASA's solar probe set a record by flying 3.86 million miles, or 6.1 million kilometres, from the sun. That approach made the small probe the first - and fastest - object created by humans to come that close to the sun, according to a report in Forbes magazine. Its speed was clocked at 430,000 miles per hour, the equivalent of 692,000 kilometres per hour.

Nicola Fox, NASA's associate administrator for science missions, said in a Christmas Eve video that the probe had achieved the very mission it was intended for with its unprecedented flight so close to the sun.

This solar pass came as the probe made its 22nd approach since its launch more than six years ago. The probe is well-shielded for this latest plunge into the sun: More than four years ago it entered one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections ever recorded, according to NASA.

Deadline Extended for ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications

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The ARRL Foundation has extended the application deadline to its Scholarship Program to Monday 13th January 2025 11:59 PM EST.

Information, including the link to apply, can be found on our website here: www.arrl.org/scholarship-program.

All applicants must be active, licensed amateur radio operators. More than 100 scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 will be awarded to deserving students.

ARRL News Scholarships - https://www.arrl.org/news/view/deadline-extended-for-arrl-foundation-scholarship-applications