Courage Center Handiham System

Handiham Net Schedule, Effective May 12, 2008

Join our worldwide EchoLink net every day but Sunday. All licensed operators are welcome. The net is controlled but informal, and there is no need to be a Handiham member to participate. Sometimes the net control station will throw out a discussion topic to liven things up! Listen in a few times if you are shy, and then take the plunge and throw out your callsign.

Days: Monday through Saturday, and Sunday if anyone wants to take an informal session.

Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM - Forum Room 2

Moderator and Speaker
Dr. Tom Behler, KB8TYJ

Dr. Thomas Behler, a ham radio operator with a vision impairment, and Professor of Sociology at Ferris State University in Michigan, will present his thoughts on the breadth of our hobby and its applications for many different people.

 
Courage Center's Handiham World Weekly E-Letter for the week of 07 May 2008

This is a weekly news & information update from Courage Center's Handiham System. Please do not reply to this message. Use the contact information below, or simply email handiham@courage.org. For subscribe/unsubscribe information, please see the bottom of the page.

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Courage Center - Handi-Ham System
3915 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55422

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The most prepared man in America talks to amateur radio operators

Our Handiham-affiliated amateur radio club, the Stillwater Amateur Radio Association will be welcoming Colonel Thomas J. Simonet as a guest speaker. The topic for the May 10th program Emergency Preparedness, and Colonel Simonet is well-prepared. In fact, he has been called "the most prepared man in America".

Col. Simonet has had a lengthy and distinguished career with the Air Force, and is currently assigned as an Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer for the State of MN. In that position, he coordinates with local communities emergency managers, FEMA, and the Department of Defense to evaluate the most effective assets available to aid local communities when their resources become overwhelmed.

This promises to be a very informative program for not only ham radio operators, but others as well. Being informed is an initial step in being prepared, so bring a friend and come join us for the May 10th meeting at 9 a.m.

73,
Shel, N0DRX

Editor's note: If you live anywhere around the Twin Cities metropolitan area here in Minnesota or in western Wisconsin, this is a program that you shouldn't miss!

You may be able to afford using a computer! If you are blind and have despaired that you would never be able to afford a screenreading program, think again. Help is at hand - all you need is a computer and Internet access. Handiham members who have been putting off this major step in technology can now consider a computer without having to worry about buying a thousand dollar screenreader package.

Last Saturday Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta was devastated by Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar, also known as Burma, uses amateur radio prefix XZ. According to ARRL, until recently Amateur Radio has been banned in the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma.