A Virginia ham has said he has had enough.  Read on

Ham Quits Hobby Over Funny Phonetics

Honduras has received a donation from the ITU to support amateur radio in times of emergency. The delivery of this equipment will allow the expansion of WINLINK in Central America. To learn more about this donation go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/ham-radio-equipment-for-emergency-communication-delivered-in-honduras

The following update has been received regarding the wildfire in Zeballos on northern Vancouver Island

Continue reading Update on the Fire In Zeballos Aug 31 2018 →

The current budget proposal would take WWV  WWVH off the air.  To learn more about this go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/nist-fy-2019-budget-would-eliminate-wwv-and-wwvh

For an interesting article on this topic go to

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/25/641835302/what-closing-a-government-radio-station-would-mean-for-your-clocks

UPDATED AUGUST 29 2018.  The Provincial State of Emergency HAS BEEN EXTENDED until  Sept 12 2018

As of Aug 29th….534 fires, 3,200 people under evacuation order, 21,800 people under evacuation alert

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PSSG0064-001656

The British Columbia government this morning declared a provincial state of emergency due to the current wildfire situation. At this time there are in the area of 600 wildfires burning in the Province. To learn more go to

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PSSG0061-001584

B.C. declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wildfires-2018-province-declares-state-of-emergency-1.4785983

Hawaii ARES has asked those using FT to avoid 7.080 as it is interfering with ARES ops in Hawaii.   It is suggested operators drop to 7.078

http://qrznow.com/ft8call-arrl-ares-emergency-request-for-7-080mhz/

For reasons unknown the amateur radio packet station on the International Space Station has come to life. No one is sure h ow long it will last, but it is working. To read the whole story go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/an-amazing-recovery-ariss-packet-system-revives

The US FCC has waived their rules on bandwith and is allowing the use of PACTPR 4 during the hurricane called LANE as it hits Hawaii. To learn more go to

http://qrznow.com/fcc-grants-temporary-waiver-for-hurricane-lane-relief-efforts

In view of events in Hawaii the SATERN net will activate on Friday Aug 24 2018 at 1300 CDT. The Hurricane Watch Net, The Maritime Mobile Service Net (14.300) the National Hurricane Centre Amateur Radio as well as the ARRL are all currently standing by to assist Hawaii ARES units.   The state of Hawaii is operating on 7088 KHz, The National Weather Service Honolulu is operating on 7080 KHz, and SATERN is operating on 14265 KHz

PLEASE ENSURE THE HF FREQUENCY IS NOT IN USE BEFORE YOU USE IT.

Rescue operations are underway in parts of India as a result of weather events. Over 300 hams have responded to the situation. To learn more go to

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/how-300-radio-operators-are-helping-rescue-people-in-flood-hit-kerala-1903973