Subj : Newsline Part 3
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 06 2017 01:26 pm
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES HOST FIRST NET
SKEETER/ANCHOR: American Indian tribes now have their own Net. If you
want to join them, listen to this report from Amateur Radio Newsline's
Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
PAUL: There is a new HF activity starting this weekend, and it's hosted
by a very special organization. The National Tribal Amateur Radio
Association will hold the first of what they hope are many more nets,
this Saturday, January 7th, at 0100 UTC on 3925 MHz to start.
I spoke with Association president Nathan Nixon, N7NAN about their plans:
NIXON: What we're starting is our first HF net that we hope to use to
not only kinda bring people together, but also to put out information as
to what's going on out there in Indian country, ways that people can
help. You know, through National Tribal we've never said "no" to anybody
joining, and it's open to everybody, so ultimately, we just want to get
the word out there, that hey, most everybody, regardless of where you
live in the US, either has tribal nations within their state, or if
you're in a state like Arizona, where I'm at, we've got 22 of them. And,
they're close - there may be community members who are ham radio
operators you may not be aware of, but every tribal community I've been
out to absolutely loves what amateur radio is, and what it's all about,
so I'm hoping with this net, we can move forwards from once a month to
twice a month, and kinda spread the word about Indian country, and bring
folks together and go from there.
PAUL: NTARA's membership is growing. According to Nixon.....
NIXON: ....As of January 1, we are sitting right at 482 across the U.S.
That's all 50 states. Out of those 482, we've got 21 of the 567
recognized tribal nations represented.
PAUL: The mission of the net will evolve over time, according to Nixon:
NIXON: So the first one is more just to - actually, the first couple -
will be more to test the waters and see, you know, which band, what time,
that sort of stuff works for everybody else. I'm hoping that by April or
May, that we'll have a list of people who check in on a regular basis,
so we'll do check-ins, and then with some of the resources that I have,
it's mainly to share information as to what's going on out there. So, if
I know that the Navajo Nation has a big fair going on, or something like
that, I'll put that out there for people. Either that, or there's like
emergency communications events that Indian Country's doing, or anything
like that, that's what we're going to start putting out there, after I'd
say probably the third net after we get our feet wet, and kind of figure
out which band's going to work the best.
PAUL: Nixon said that while the first net will be on 75 meters, they are
also going to try one on 40, and one on 20, to see what works best for
most hams.
You can learn more about the Association, and follow the progress of the
net by joining the Facebook page - just search for National Tribal
Amateur Radio Association, or look for them on Twitter under
@NatlTribalHams. They have a QRZ page under W7NTV.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
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AMATEUR RADIO SISTERHOOD HONORS COFOUNDER
SKEETER/ANCHOR: The Sisterhood of Amateur Radio has honored one of their
own: a founding mother of the group. We hear details from Amateur Radio
Newsline's Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN.
GERI: Elizabeth Bigley, KD7RIN, has been honored by the group she helped
create. Elizabeth, who cofounded the Sisterhood of Amateur Radio in
Nevada, has become a recipient of its 2016 Legacy Award. The honors were
conferred on her, during the group's holiday luncheon in Henderson,
Nevada, on December 17.
Elizabeth has been a part of SOAR leadership, since it first came into
being in July, 2009. She is also president of the group's Las Vegas
chapter.
The Legacy Award honors women who have contributed to supporting the
female involvement in the advancement and continuation of amateur radio.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN.
