Category Archives: General

Amazon Smile

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

ClayARES is again listed on Amazon Smile.  If you use Amazon to place orders, please consider using http://smile.amazon.com and selecting ClayARES as your supported organization. Once you go to Amazon Smile, you can search for Clay County Amateur and our organization … Continue reading →

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NBC’s “Left Field”

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

NBC’s “Left Field,” a new digital news unit, produced a video news story about the vital role that Amateur Radio plays in Hawaii’s emergency communications system We were also given permission from the producer of the piece (Sky Dylan-Robbins) to … Continue reading →

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Weather Alert for this weekend

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

According to the News4Jax weather forecast, we could get up to 5″ of rain on Sunday. However, the NWS is only predicting between 1.5″ and 2″ of rain – you can check the daily NWS Briefing (Click Here) for more detailed information  … Continue reading →

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Why radio amateurs are called “HAMS”

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

(from Florida Skip Magazine – 1959) Have you ever wondered why radio amateurs are called “HAMS?” Well, it goes like this: The word “HAM” as applied to 1908 was the station CALL of the first amateur wireless stations operated by … Continue reading →

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ClayARES Trailer Repairs

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

A HUGE “Thank You!” to Jim MacKinnon, KB2EZN, and KME America Marine Tube, who helped us repair the trailer that was donated to ClayARES by Clay County Department of Emergency Management. On Saturday, May 13, Jim Winfrey, Chris White, and … Continue reading →

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