Amateur Radio was available when the power generating station in Puerto Rico shut down. The entire story can be found at

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-volunteers-on-call-during-major-puerto-rico-power-outage

Another example of ham radio aiding the public.  As members of the Huntsville Al.radio club demonstrated when they participated in a cycling event. To read the story go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-credited-with-helping-injured-cyclist

The phone portion of the Oceania DX contest will be held the weekend of Oct 8 2016. For more information go to

http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/

A US TV Station interviewed and morse code operator and explained ham radio. A positive media report for our hobby

http://www.wusa9.com/travel/open-road/morse-code-man/319351895

Puerto Rico has lost power throughout the territory. Some ARES nets have been established. Please ensure the frequency is clear before you use it.  I am working to obtain frequencies as this is published.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/21/puerto-rico-hit-with-islandwide-blackout-after-fire-erupts.html

The Washington State ARRL Convention and the Spokane Hamfest will be held on Sept 24 2016. For all the information about the event go to

http://www.n7cfo.com/amradio/hf/spok16.pdf

The California QSO Party will be held on the weekend of Oct 1 2016. For the rules and the rest of the information go to

http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html

http://www.cqp.org/

The nation wide Simulated Emergency Test will be held on Saturday Oct 8 2016. EXCEPT  if you have an EOC or other operations in  local government offices. Then the exercise will be held on Wednesday OCT 5 2016.  For more information go to

Coming Soon: RAC Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday, October 8

The Southern Alberta Repeater Association Flea Market will be held Saturday Oct 8 2016 in Calgary.  For more information go to

http://saralink.ca/index.php/flea-market

http://saralink.ca/index.php

AMSAT NA has released the results of their most recent elections. To see the results go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/amsat-na-announces-board-of-directors-election-results-2