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Field Day 2011
Tarsands Amateur Radio Club Receives Community Initiatives Program Grant
photos: Greg Halinda Photography
Left to Right - Tosif Butt VE6BUT, Rick Houle VE6RDH Vice President, Ken McPherson VA6KM President, Honourable Lindsay Blackett, Minister, Ralph Medd SWL/Member, Mr. Jeff Johnson, MLA Athabasca-Redwatter
May 30 2011, 12:30 PM Fort McMurray Alberta
The Honourable Lindsay Blackett, Minister of Culture and Community Spirit with Mr. Jeff Johnson, MLA Athabasca-Redwatter presents Tarsands Amateur Radio Club with Community Initiatives Program Grant for 26,348.00 for VE6TRC Rebuild Project.
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What is Amateur Radio (HAM)
Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service in which participants, called "hams", use various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public services, recreation and self-training. Amateur radio operation is licensed by an appropriate government entity (for example, by Industry Canada in Canada) as coordinated through the International Telecommunication Union.
An estimated two million people throughout the world are regularly involved with amateur radio.
The term "amateur" does not imply a lack of skill or quality, but rather that amateur radio and its operators work outside of an official, governmental or commercial capacity.
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