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11-15-2009: Brian/KI4QOY has checked in from Germany with the following info and picture: I finally got my Class E license to operate via CEPT here in Germany: DA6PDX I made my first VHF contact on Thursday on Simpex (145.500 Mhz) while driving down the Autobahn just south of Munich. A German by the name of Bodo with Callsign: L9MFY. He was on the 9th floor of a skyscraper in Munich and he suggested we try to chat via the Zugspitze Repeater on 145.725. It worked great and since the Zugspitze is just under 10,000' above sea level and can reach out to 200 Km, we had great communication. I later chatted with DO1HGS who was having great comms on HF to Japan and Australia. He said I was the first US Military person he has ever spoken with who had a CEPT callsign. How is everything going back there in Alabama? 73, Brian Slaughter
11-13-2009: Gary/K4EXT, XYL Julie, and Justin/KG4VBK have completed the purchase of property in far Northeast Tennessee and will be moving to Elizabethton, TN sometime next January. Josh/KG4VBJ, after receiving his Associates Degree from EOCC next month, will be moving to Auburn University in January to begin work towards his Bachelors Degree. 10-22-2009: Gary/K4EXT reports that EARS/WD4ROJ now has achieved the infamous ARRL Worked-All-States award. CLICK HERE to see for yourself! 06-24-2009: Brian/KI4QOY has checked in again from Iraq with the following info and picture: Myself and CW2 Ralph Aguirre right after a huge 7-hour mission near Balad, Iraq (end of April '09).
06-08-2009: Gary/K4EXT and Justin/KG4VBK went on the road again for the 2009 Alabama QSO Party. Click Here for details and pictures. 03-17-2009: Todd/KI4DFC reports on the Saturday Mar 14th runs in Enterprise as follows: Myself and Bob (AB9FR) went and helped supply radio communications for the 1st Annual Young Women's Club 5K run and 1 mile fun run in Downtown Enterprise. Bob and I arrived downtown Enterprise about 7:30am and meet with the race coordinator, Melissa. The 5K started at 8am. I went to the half way mark to relay back to Bob who was at the Start/Finish line. I was able to send reports of the runners progress through the race to Bob who relayed this info to the race coordinator. We did the same for the 1 mile fun run. Melissa was grateful for us coming down and providing reports to her. She welcomed us back next year to help also. Sorry for the short notice to all the other hams in the area, but I got a email from Melissa Friday night before the race. Hopefully next year we will get information concerning the races a month or so in advance so other hams can make arrangements to come out and help. All in all we had a great time. 73 de KI4DFC 02-06-2009: Brian/KI4QOY has checked in from somewhere in Iraq with the following Email and pictures: Gary, Good to hear from you. I pulled up a couple of pictures that won't violate any "Operational Security". One picture is of me in the front seat of the Apache while taxiing out prior to takeoff and the second is of me standing in front of a Phalanx Gun (the white, R2D2 looking device in the upper left). Overall, doing well. Flying a lot of missions and learning a lot. I'm looking forward to being back in Germany as well as coming back to the states sometime in September when we are finished. I'm hoping to swing up to Enterprise and will give you a heads-up before I get there so we can meet at Koffee Kettle or something.
Take care,
06-15-2008: Jim/KLØLN, Jerry/N4RYC, Dave/N4MBQ, Tom/WA4YQT, and Carl/KC4FLT gathered at the EARS repeater site on Saturday morning June 14th and trimmed brush around the building and under the tower guy wires. 06-15-2008: James/ACØCW has reported in from Fairbanks, Alaska and states that he is doing well, now has a pet cat named Rooney, and hopes to be on the air for Field Day 2008. Check out his updated Web Site for more info. 05-16-2008: Brian/KI4QOY has reported in again and states that he has been promoted to CW2 by his company at Grafenwoehr, Germany. He also says that a CW4 decided to re-instate an old Warrant Officer Tradition he once enjoyed and ... well, click on the pics below for all of the feathery details!
04-20-2008: Brian/KI4QOY has reported that he is safe and sound in Germany. He even provided a picture of himself at the radio stack of the Grafenwohr FARP Tower. Click on image to enlarge!
03-06-2008: British visitor Lez Robinson (MØLEZ) stopped by the weekly EARS gathering at Po Folks on Tuesday night March 4th. It was great to learn first-hand about ham operations across the pond Click these links to view his Personal QSL Card as well as his Club QSL Card. 07-11-2007: EARS is now certified as WD4ROJ with ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW) QSL record system. See the EARS LoTW Log to view the listing of WD4ROJ QSL records. 06-29-2007: EARS is now registered with the eQSL online QSL service as WD4ROJ (Authenticity Guaranteed Status). See the EARS eQSL Log to view the listing of WD4ROJ eQSL's. 01-21-2007: Tom/WA4YQT hosted a fascinating tour of Computer Science Corporation's Warrior Hall in Daleville on January 18th. EARS members and/or local visitors got an up-close and personal look at the Flight School XXI training facility and high-tech simulators. Interesting link: Fox News Report on Flight School XXI (broadband only ... it's 48.6 Meg!) 09-25-2006: Todd/KI4DFC reports about Amateur Radio Use While on Fort Rucker: I just talked to a SGT Mortenson at the Provost Marshalls office and he stated that if Amateurs are using a corded microphone, similar to their Public Safety personnel it is acceptable use. They are trying to crack down on Cell Phone use while operating a POV or Military Vehicle. Cell Phone use is acceptable if you are using Bluetooth or a hands-free device.
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