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Mississippi Hams in Action!!!

The details for 2024 Mississippi QSO Party have been wrapped up. The results have been sent out via email, with certificates and plaques traveling via snail mail. The Mississippi Coast ARA (W5SGL/5) operated portable this year resulting in winning a certificate for first place multi-op in Harrison County. In the photo Club President W5SOF(left) receives the certificate from KF5BA (right). (photo provided by N5OCT)

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The details for 2024 Mississippi QSO Party have been wrapped up. The results have been sent out via email and certificate and plaques are traveling via snail mail. The Mississippi Coast ARA (W5SGL/5) operated portable this year resulting in winning a certificate for first place multi-op in Harrison County. In the photo Club President W5SOF(left) receives the certificate from KF5BA (right). (photo provided by N5OCT)
The International Space Station visited Mississippi on August 22. Bayou Academy in Cleveland, MS was selected to participate in the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. Bayou Academy hosted the historic event supported by a collaborative effort involving members from MSU ARC, the Magnolia ARC, and the Lowndes County ARC. In the photo WT5A helps a student with a question for orbiting NASA Astronaut Sunni Williams while in the background N4OGW mans the down link station. (Photo provided by AG5ND)
Lawrence County has not been on the air for a long time. Three hardy Magnolia DX Association Members set up portable at the Atwood Water Park in Monticello for the Mississippi QSO Party. In the photo N5GD and WG5GK work the pile ups from their five star hotel. (photo provided by K5IJ)
The Jackson County ARA operated Field Day from the Central Jackson County Safe House at Vancleave. In the photo W5SMN works SSTV on the night shift from his tent set up outside the Safe House. (photo provided by N2PKW)
The Alcorn County ARES operated from the Mississippi Welcome Center on US 45. In the photo W5OA and Jr Op Iliam run the pileups on SSB. (Photo provided by K5WHB)
George County ARES recently hosted the local Civil Air Patrol Squadron for a briefing on Ham Radio. In the photo a CAP cadet talks with K5YVA in Sumrall on the DMR repeater system in George County about being a cadet and his future plans regarding a career. (Photo provided by KD4VVZ)
In preparation for hurricane season Emergency Coordinator WX5RJ has appointed four new Assistant Emergency Coordinators (AEC) to help him at the Harrison County EOC during a hurricane landfall. In the photo new AECs KM4LRH.KI5OWU and KR1MRG show their new AEC certificates. New AEC KI5CGG was not available for the photo. (Photo provided by WX5RJ)
The Magnolia DX Association operated the Mississippi QSO party from Atwood Water Park in very rare Lawrence County. In the photo N5GD on the left runs the pileups on 40 SSB and K5IJ operates FT8 on the right. (photo provided by WG5GK)
The Meridian ARC was invited to set up a booth at Collinsville Day to promote Ham Radio. In the photo (L-R) W4IOS, KI5HCM, KG5IAX, KB5SZJ, KI5ZLP, K5BHW and W5MAV (front). (Photo provided by W5MAV)

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