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SAQ in Sweden Receives More than 300 Reports on Alexanderson Day, July 1
Published: 17/08/2018SAQ, the old Alexanderson alternator transmitter at the World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden, received 321 listener reports in response to its three 17.2 kHz transmissions on Alexanderson D ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Former Wisconsin Section Manager Don Michalski, W9IXG, SK
Published: 17/08/2018Former Wisconsin ARRL Section Manager Don Michalski, W9IXG, of Madison, died on August 11. He was 77. Michalski led the Wisconsin Section from 1999 until 2015. He served as net manager for the Badger ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Well-Known Contester, DXer Bob Morris, W4MYA, SK
Published: 17/08/2018Robert S. “Bob” Morris, W4MYA, of Goochland, Virginia, died on August 14. An ARRL Life Member, he was 72. Morris had been suffering from cancer but remained active on the air until very recently. He w ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org
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UN Amateur Radio Club’s 4U1UN Makes Major Moves toward Getting Back on the Air
Published: 17/08/2018United Nations Amateur Radio Club President James Sarte, K2QI, said on August 16 that their club station, 4U1UN, is several steps closer to getting back on the air after a long absence. “Dmitri Zhikha ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Short-Wave Radio Reports May Offer Best Evidence of Amelia Earhart’s Fate
Published: 17/08/2018The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery ( TIGHAR ) believes it has the key to unlock the decades-old mystery of what happened to famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noon ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Side rails protect IC-7300 when operating portable
Published: 17/08/2018I was going to rant about the ARRL again today, but I think that even I might have reached my limit on complaining about our “national association.” So, instead, I’m running this gue ... Read moreSource: www.kb6nu.com
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Weather and Tides Could Hamper Second Market Reef Youth Team Landing
Published: 16/08/2018A second group of young operators will attempt a landing at Market Reef on August 18 for a week of operating from the Youth on the Air station, OJ0C, at the remote lighthouse outpost. They hope to tak ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Dave Popkin, W2CC/AAR2BU Receives Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Published: 15/08/2018A New Jersey radio amateur and Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) member has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Donald Trump. ARRL Charter Life Member Dave Popkin, W2CC/AAR2BU, w ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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ARRL annual report highlights membership problems
Published: 15/08/2018Two weeks ago, the ARRL released the 2017 Annual Report. As you might expect, it highlights the League’s work in supporting disaster relief, not only in Puerto Rico, but also California.While th ... Read moreSource: www.kb6nu.com
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Ham-Astronauts among First Nine Astronauts Scheduled to Fly on Commercial Spacecraft
Published: 15/08/2018Three radio amateurs are among the initial nine NASA astronauts scheduled to fly on commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. Others in the group are studying for their ham licensing e ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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W6NBC Wins the August QST Cover Plaque Award
Published: 14/08/2018The winning article for the August 2018 Q ST Cover Plaque award is “ A Novel Approach to Using Window Line” by John Portune, W6NBC . The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast #4: CW!
Published: 14/08/2018 Well, it was inevitable that Tom, KB5RF, and I would get around to talking about CW. I found Tom’s takes—as a relative newcomer—to be very insightful, and I hope that he found mine useful as w ... Read moreSource: www.kb6nu.com
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New FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rules Published in The Federal Register
Published: 14/08/2018Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules have been published in The Federal Register . Among other things, the PRS covers the Family Radio Service (FRS), General Mobile ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Texas Volunteer Examiner Setting Sights on Next 1,000 Exam Sessions
Published: 14/08/2018In July, Franz Laugermann, K3FL, of Houston, achieved a milestone that no other VEC has before by taking part as a Volunteer Examiner in his 1,000th exam session. And, he told ARRL, he’s far from fini ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Indonesian Hams Take Advantage of Satellite for Post-Earthquake Communication
Published: 13/08/2018Amateur Radio volunteers in Indonesia have been taking advantage of the LAPAN-ORARI (IO-86) ham satellite in addition to HF on 7.110 MHz as the Lombok area recovers from two recent earthquakes. The de ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org
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Storm Takes Down Antennas at Memorial Ham Station on Swedish-Norwegian Border
Published: 13/08/2018The SJ9WL-LG5LG Morokulien memorial station on the border of Sweden and Norway is off the air after a large tree, brought down during a severe storm on August 10, caused extensive damage to the statio ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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HAARP’s WSPR Research Campaign Yields Hundreds of Reports on 40 and 80 Meters
Published: 13/08/2018Just-completed research at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program ( HAARP ) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, successfully took advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak Signal Pro ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur
Published: 10/08/2018US Navy Vice Admiral Charles A. “Chas” Richard, W4HFZ, assumed command of US submarine forces during a change-of-command ceremony on August 4, held aboard the submarine USS Washington (SSN-787). He as ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org
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Time to Review Near-Final Field Day Submissions!
Published: 9/08/2018The ARRL Contest Branch advises all clubs, groups, and individuals to review their ARRL Field Day 2018 entries for any issues. Entries highlighted in yellow are missing important information and may e ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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Amateur Radio Satellite Pioneer, Past AMSAT President Bill Tynan, W3XO, SK
Published: 9/08/2018A giant of the Amateur Radio satellite world has fallen. William A. “Bill” Tynan, W3XO, of Kerrville, Texas, died on August 7, following a lengthy illness. A past AMSAT President and the editor of the ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org -
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ARRL Board of Directors’ Committee Seeks Input for Proposed ARES Strategic Plan
Published: 8/08/2018Following up on an ARRL Board of Directors directive at its July meeting, the Public Service Enhancement Working Group (PSEWG) has contacted all ARRL Section Managers (SMs) and Section Emergency Coord ... Read moreSource: www.arrl.org
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