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South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week March 6 – March 12

South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week, jointly sponsored by the National Weather Service and South Carolina Emergency Management Division, will take place the week of March 6-12, 2022.

See club calendar for full details!

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Ukraine: IARU-R1 statement

Ukraine: IARU-R1 statement IARU Region 1 has released the following statement regarding any radio transmissions you may hear from radio amateurs in Ukraine.

“Any radio amateur currently transmitting from Ukraine is risking his or her life. If you hear a Ukrainian station, do not broadcast its callsign, location, or frequency-whether on the band, in a cluster, or on social media. You may be putting lives at risk.”

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Ham Volunteers for Walk MS Columbia on April 23rd at Riverfront Park

April 23 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Walk MS® brings together passionate people for a powerful purpose: to end MS forever. Feel the support that can only come from a community whose steps fuel breakthroughs, solutions, and a cure.

Join the movement today to show that together, we are stronger than MS:

https://nmss.galaxydigital.com/need/joinTeam/?hash_t=6A%2BAZbIxsOpj%2BPhbStEGu84eZ3SGjeAQ1HpsgrtpARxU%2FxcpaCmeURa79CVvEu%2BwhUK74eYvXd95tLRWvs6kbQ%3D%3D&hash_s=qSVy9ADT7AELytfpESCVRLs0VIvYl7f%2FmRI3kWmR3dHPjZz%2F5dhKEL504bUMug4cFJhGBf8LIeBHiJvafhJaYA%3D%3D

For more information and how to volunteer contact Gary K4HGA.

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A February webinar will discuss amateur radio and AUXCOM support to the US Department of Defense.

On Thursday, February 18, at 0100 (the evening of February 17 in North American time zones), the US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) will host a Zoom call to discuss amateur radio and AUXCOM support to the US Department of Defense. During this presentation, the NETCOM representative will discuss the authorities for these operations; upcoming DOD exercise opportunities for 2022 where outreach to the amateur radio/AUXCOM community will be a primary training objective; use of the five 60-meter channels, and the concept for the types of amateur/AUXCOM outreach.

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Richland County Emergency Services Department CERT Initiative

David Bagwell, W4DZF, is Division Captain at Richland County Emergency Services Department and is spearheading a new initiative to build a volunteer communications CERT group to support emergency services in Richland County.

So, what is CERT?

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ARRL World Wide Digital Contest | New Ham Radio Contest

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The ARRL has announced a new worldwide radio contest – the ARRL World Wide Digital Contest. It will take place during the first full weekend in June every year and feature FT8 and FT4 digital modes. Yes, you heard that right. The Amateur Radio Relay League has created a contest for all the FT8 and FT4 digital fans across the world.

More information at QRZ.com https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/arrl-announces-new-world-wide-digital-contest.800341/

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SC QSO PARTY EXPEDITION LOCATION

Greetings to all Amateur Radio Operators. The SC QSO Party is Saturday 2/26/2022 and the Columbia Amateur Radio Club is again a highly sought-after bonus station. Want to experience the SC QSO Party? We will have several stations operating as Expeditionary in Chesterfield County about 25 minutes from Camden. Our location will be providing QSOs for 4 counties which will provide plenty of opportunities for you to get on the air.

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