PUBLIC SERVICE Category

Content related to the activities of the RRRA ARES Committee and the “voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications” (“Amateur Radio Service.” 47 “CFR” 97.1(a). 2016.), provided to the public by Amateur Radio operators.
Public Service

Prominent Radio Amateur Helping to Lead US Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Study

On June 30, 2020, ARRL—the National Association for Amateur Radio—announced:

Well-known contester, DXer, and National Contest Journal (NCJ) Editor Scott Wright, K0MD, has been “substantially” stepping back from ham radio while offering his expertise to the US convalescent plasma COVID-19 Expanded Access Program. The study began in early April under the leadership of Dr. Michael Joyner, MD, of the Mayo Clinic; Dr. Peter Marks, MD, PhD and Dr. Nicole Verdun, MD, of the US Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Arturo Casavedall, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, and Wright, who is with the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Marks is AB3XC. 1

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Public Service

Virtual Walk MS Fargo 2020

Thank-you to everyone everyone who volunteered to provide communication support for Walk MS: Fargo 2020.

Communication support is no longer needed because the National MS Society has moved all Walk MS events—through June—to fully virtual experiences.

These virtual experiences will continue support of life-changing breakthroughs for people affected by MS while following current social-distancing guidelines.

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Public Service

Did You Finish Your Cass County ID Badge Application?

The answer is an emphatic NO if all you’ve done is turn in a paper form at an RRRA meeting.

Applying for a Cass County ID Badge is now a two step process which requires the completion of two forms. One of these forms must be completed on-line.

You will not receive your ID Badge until you complete both steps of this process.

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