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Mississippi Hams in Action!!!

The Mississippi Coast ARA always eats well on Field Day thanks to Chef KI5VKI. In the photo Tom gets ready to put three more burgers on the grill. (photo provided by the MCARA Splatter)

Photos from our archives…

The Magnolia ARC from Starkville set up operations at the Bolivar County Library for the 2025 Mississippi QSO Party. In the photo K5BAK and WB5SKX get ready for the pile ups from rare Bolivar County. (photo provided by WB5SKX)
Welcome to the Capital City Hamfest! In the photo KC5IBO and KG5YEE man the registration table. (Photo provided by AK5J)
The Vicksburg Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol set up a table at the Capital City Hamfest to demonstrate a flight simulator and to brief Hamfest attendees on the CAP mission and capabilities. In the photo CAP Cadets stand at parade rest for a photo. (photo provided by AK5J)
Mississippi Hams continually upgrade their emergency response capability as part of ARES. In the photo WB5CON presents new Alcorn County Emergency Coordinator W5OA with his appointment certificate with Club President KJ5ENG looking on. (photo provided by WB5CON)
The Jackson County ARA hosted a Community Outreach on February 11 at the St. Martin Community Center in Ocean Springs covering a wide variety of Ham Radio topics. In the photo WG5GK discusses WL2K. (photo provided by WG5GK)
Without new Hams coming into our hobby we would go the way of the dinosaurs in a couple of decades. In Mississippi several clubs conduct classes and offer VE Test Sessions (see list on this website under the "VE Testing" tab). In the photo two applicants work through the Tech Exam at a Mississippi Coast ARA Test Session. (Photo provided by N5OCT)
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)

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