<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.4px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">Social distancing the norm for Ramona ham radio club</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Ramona Sentinel reports for years, Ramona radio amateurs have been meeting each other, sharing aspects of their daily lives, and participating in large events—usually with physical distancing well in place<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">That’s because the operators, also known as “hams,” operate on handheld or mobile radios. These radios are different from the widely known citizen band, or “CB” radios, that anyone can purchase and talk on, because ham radio operators must be licensed.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">As president of the Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS),<strong style="box-sizing:border-box"> Steve Stipp KK6AHB</strong> says COVID 19 has caused the club to make some changes, but it hasn’t slowed them down.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">“We have about 75 members,” Stipp explains, “and we hold our meetings over the radio now instead of in person.”<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The virus has also caused one of their biggest yearly events to change.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Read the full story at<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/story/2020-07-01/social-distancing-the-norm-for-ramona-ham-radio-club" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/story/2020-07-01/social-distancing-the-norm-for-ramona-ham-radio-club</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">What is Amateur Radio?<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Free UK amateur radio online training courses<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/april/online-training-for-amateur-radio.htm" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/april/online-training-for-amateur-radio.htm</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>