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    October 2014 Speaker

    We are pleased to have Bob Morris (KK6BXJ) giving us a presentation on Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software (NBEMS) as the October 2014 Speaker.

    To start learning more about this technology please see the following two sites.  ARRL NBEMS and W1HKJ Download Page for information about what it is and where to get the software.

    Bob will be presenting on what it is and give us a live demonstration use two laptop computers and two HT radios.

    You can also watch this YouTube video to get started on installing and configuring the software on your computer.  “Basic NBEMS FLDIGI Setup for use with the MT63 Mode on FM”

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