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ARRL now accepting applications for the 2022 Teachers Institute

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 07:32 PM PST https://www.kb6nu.com/arrl-now-accepting-applications-for-the-2022-teachers-institute/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email


Got this from the ARRL earlier today.

We are now accepting applications for the 2022 Teachers Institute on
Wireless Technology! This program provides teachers with tools and
strategies to introduce basic electronics, the science of radio, space technology and satellite communications, weather science, and
microcontrollers to their students.


To Qualify

Must be an active teacher at an elementary, middle, high school or at a community college or university, or in a leadership or enrichment
instruction role in a homeschooling or after-school program.
The grant to attend a TI covers transportation, hotel, a modest per-diem
for meals, instructional resources for electronics kits, and
microcontrollers.
Submit Your Application
$100 enrollment fee. If not elected for this years program, it will be
refunded

Our goal for the TI program is to equip each teacher with the necessary foundational knowledge through hands-on learning and demonstrations to
inspire teachers to continue exploring wireless technology and adapting relevant content into their classroom instruction.

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Amateur radio in the news: Ukrainians jam Russian military frequency, Columbiana HS students learn STEM skills with amateur radio, ham radio
still connecting people

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 06:00 AM PST https://www.kb6nu.com/amateur-radio-in-the-news-ukrainians-jam-russian-military-frequency-columbiana-hs-students-learn-stem-skills-with-amateur-radio-ham-radio-still-connecting-people/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

Ukrainian, Russian radio enthusiasts battle over alleged Russian military frequency



The frequency of a suspected Russian military shortwave radio broadcast,
known as the “buzzer” for its recognizable repeating channel marker, has become the battleground for rival Russian and Ukrainian radio enthusiasts,
who have been attempting to hijack the frequency to play memes and
propaganda.

The UBV-76 transmission, which can be listened to at 4625khz on shortwave radio, is suspected to be used by the Russian military for relaying coded messages to military forces. The signal has been transmitted since the late 1970s, during the height of the cold war.

With tensions between Russia and Ukraine mounting, enthusiasts noted that
the encrypted radio messages were becoming much more frequent.

Since the end of November, listeners reported that encrypted radio messages
had become a frequent occurrence. The cryptic messages can be picked up hundreds of miles away using strong antennae.

Following this flurry of military radio activity, enthusiasts decided to
take to the airwaves themselves, flooding the frequency with memes,
propaganda, and pirated music. Radio enthusiasts, including many users suspected to be based in Ukraine, are using internet-based radio
transmitters to blast songs such as Korean viral-hit “Gangnam Style”, MGMT’s “Little Dark Age”, and other hits.
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Columbiana students gain STEM skills with ham radio

COLUMBIANA, OH — While serving as a school resource officer Sergeant Wade Boley took an interest in students’ lessons involving the electromagnetic spectrum. Boley approached middle school science teacher Ashlee Sherwood
and offered to help.

“I offered to do a lab for the teacher on the electromagnetic spectrum,” Boley explained. “The kids loved it.”

Boley introduced night vision, alternative light sources and other tools showing how the items use the electromagnetic spectrum.

In Fall of 2018 Boley started the Columbiana Clippers Amateur Radio Club
known as K8LPS.

Now, every Tuesday students gather around a HF ham radio with 100 watts of power output donated by Graft Electric in the high school biology room.
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Ham radio is still connecting people around the world today

ARKANSAS, USA — Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had to get creative when it came to staying connecting to friends, family
and work.

From social distancing to zoom calls, we often ended up creating memories
in ways we never expected. For some, the memories were created turning to a technology originally created in the 1800s, ham radio, and it’s still connecting people around the world today.

Some say the renaissance of ham radio can be attributed to the pandemic
related lock downs and social distancing.
link

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