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Anniversary of the first ham radio transmission.

According to todays paper, on Saturday March 18  in 1909 Einar Dessau of Denmark used a shortwave transmitter to converse with a government radio post about 6 miles away in what is believed to have

been the first broadcast by a ham radio operator.

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Special Event: Pelicans On The Air - Saturday, March 11

Special Event: Pelicans On The Air - Saturday, March 11

Saturday, March 11, 2017

 

(Note: This is not an Islands On The Air event)

 

The Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club will participate in
commemorating the 114th year of designating Pelican
Island as the 1st National Wildlife Refuge. History of
Pelican Island can be found on their web site at:…

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