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Thursday, June 7,2012 - Ennis Daily News - Page 5
Amateur radio buffs add eight licensures
Get into radio
The next meeting of the Ellis County Amateur Radio Club
is to be at 7 p.m. June 21 at the Central Fire Station training
room at 407 Water St. in Waxahachie. The guest speaker
Stan Pape plans to do a presentation on the history of ra-
dios. Since Stan has been an amateur radio operator for
more than 50 years, this presentation should be very inter-
esting, not only to amateur radio operators, but to anyone
interested in the history of radio.
The following weekend is Field Day, from noon June 23
to noon June 24. This is an event where amateur radio op-
erators make contact with other amateur radio operators
around the world. It is also a chance for you to see amateur
radio equipment being operated, as well as how antennas
are sat up away from established locations. It is also your
chance to thank the amateur radio operators who give their
time, use their equipment for the benefit of the community.
Field Day is to be held at Lions Park in Ennis.
This meeting takes place at Central F re Station training
room, 407 Water Street, Waxahachie, Texas, Time: gather-
ing at 7 p.m. with meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public
is invited.
Learn more about the Ellis County Armature Radio Club
on the web at WD5DDH.org.
Michael Abitz gave a presentation on the Air Force Mil-
itary Auxiliary Radio System at the most recent meeting
of the Ellis County Amateur Radio Club.
EDN News Service
editor@ennisdailynews.com
The recent technicians class
for amateur radio operators
Federal Communication Li-
cense was very well attended.
The Ellis County Amateur
Radio congratulates the eight
people who passed the techni-
cians class license exam and
the one person who went on to
pass the general license exam.
John Denson built the presen-
tation that went along with the
study book.
To most people Mars is a
candy bar, or the fourth planet
from the sun in our solar sys-
tem, but to amateur radio op-
erators MARS has a totally
different definition.
In May at the EC ARC meet-
ing, Michael Abitz gave an in-
teresting presentation on Air
Force Military Auxiliary
Radio System. MARS is active
today with a mission to pro-
vide auxiliary to the United
States Military and emergency
communications to such na-
tional agency as Federal Emer-
gency Management Act
agency of the United States
Government and Home Land
Security. MARS is also avail-
able to assist state and local
emergency response agencies;
both public and select private
agencies, such as the Red
Cross. Abitz told interesting
stories of why the MARS is
still in use today and is alive
and well.
At the April meeting of the
ECARC Joe Frizzell presenta-
tion was about collaborative
adaptive sensing of the atmos-
phere. This new type of
weather detection radar will
have the capabilities of detect-
ing tornadoes as well as other
storms, sooner and more pre-
cise than the Doppler system
used today. This radar system
was tested in Oklahoma and
there are plans to test this sys-
tem in Northern Texas this
year. Because it is more ad-
vanced than the Doppler sys-
tem, the public will be notified
earlier of adverse weather con-
ditions in their area, and have
more information as to where
the adverse weather is ap-
proaching.
This system is expensive
and not funded by the federal
government.
Summer demands smart approach to sun exposure
Summer and sunshine just naturally
go together.
Whether mowing the lawn, caring
for the garden or attending a baseball
game, every outdoor activity means ex-
posure to the sun.
A little sunshine is a good thing —
too much can be deadly.
Staying indoors all the time is not
practical — or desirable — for most
people. Instead, try these simple steps
to protect your skin from damage
caused by the sun.
Use sunscreen. Most people don’t re-
alize sunscreen is the easiest and most
effective way to block the sun’s harm-
ful rays. Get the most protection from
sunscreen by:
• Using a sunscreen with a minimum
SPF of 30.
• Applying sunscreen 30 minutes be-
fore heading out into the sun.
• Smoothing sunscreen lightly and
evenly across your skin without rub-
bing it in completely.
• Re-applying sunscreen often, espe-
cially when you are coming
out of the water or sweat-
ing heavily.
• Remembering to put
sunscreen on all exposed
areas of the body, including
ears, nose, and the back of
your neck.
Dress protectively. Use
clothing and accessories —
in addition to sunscreen —
to protect yourself from the
sun’s harmful rays. To be
safe in the sun, wear:
• Hats with a minimum
of a 3-inch brim to protect
the face, ears, and neck from the sun. A
surprising 80 percent of skin cancers
occur on the head and neck.
• Loose fitting, darker colored, long-
sleeved cotton shirts and long pants to
keep arms and legs protected.
• Sunglasses with a minimum 99 per-
cent ultraviolet protection rating. The
best sunglasses wrap
around your face and pro-
tect the sensitive skin
around the eyes.
• Limit sun exposure.
Stay out of the sun between
10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
when the UV rays are
strongest. More informa-
tion on skin safety and skin
cancer can be found at cool-
shade. tamu.edu/
Let’s keep ourselves and
our families sun safe dur-
ing the hot Texas summer.
For more information, contact Rita
M. Hodges, County Extension Agent-
Family & Consumer Sciences, Texas
AgriLife Extension Service, 701 South I-
35 E, Waxahachie or call 972-825-5175 or
email rmhodges@ag.tamu.edu.
Court reviewing Planned Parenthood funding
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A
federal appeals court will re-
view a new Texas rule that pro-
hibits Planned Parenthood
groups from participating in a
taxpayer-funded program pro-
viding health care and family
planning services to low-in-
come women.
The state is asking the 5th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New Orleans to lift an in-
junction that bars the Texas
Health and Human Services
Commission from enforcing
the rule.
A three-judge panel is sched-
uled to hear arguments Thurs-
day on that request.
Texas Attorney General
Greg Abbott argues the state is
entitled to exclude groups affil-
iated with abortion providers
from its federally subsidized
Women's Health Program.
Planned Parenthood attor-
neys say the rule is unconstitu-
tional and would deal a
punishing financial blow to
dozens of clinics serving
roughly half of the more than
100,000 women enrolled in the
program.
Wounded Arlington cop
released from hospital
ARLINGTON (AP) — A North Texas police officer
has been released from a hospital after a bullet grazed
his forehead when he was shot by a robbery suspect
while trying to serve a warrant.
Arlington police say officer Bryan Graham was
back home with his family Wednesday evening after
being shot a day earlier.
Graham was shot during an exchange of gunfire
Tuesday night at an apartment complex in southern
Arlington.
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