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05/14/2012 | Nominations Invited for 2012 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award
The ARRL is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award. This annual honor goes to a radio amateur who has demonstrated success in Amateur Radio public relations and best exemplifies volunteer spirit of the award's
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05/10/2012 | ARRL EXPO Offers Activities for the DIYer
When the ARRL EXPO comes to the Dayton Hamvention® May 18-20, it will bring activities for almost every Amateur Radio activity under the Sun. From radiosport to card checking to scouting to the Youth Lounge, every radio amateur will definitely find someth
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05/17/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: The Status of Youth in Amateur RadioI would like to thank all the readers for the fantastic comments and e-mails that you have sent in reply to the first few articles I have written. I would particularly like to thank the younger folks who have given me the topics of this article, and the v
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06/22/2010 | WX4NHC and Amateur Radio Featured on NHC’s New Hurricane Preparedness Web Site
In April, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) debuted a new Web site dedicate to hurricane preparedness. The site explains that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters, and that by knowing your
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05/06/2009 | Noted QST Author, DXpeditioner Lee Bergren, W0AR (SK)
Albert "Lee" Bergren, W0AR (ex-W9AIW, W0AIW), of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away May 1 after a brief illness. He was 93. An electronics engineer, author, designer and advisor with special accomplishments in the field of antenna and radio ampl
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01/19/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: One Medium Counterpoise, Hold the AnchoviesLiving in the suburbs and operating on the HF bands are not two mutually exclusive activities, but it often seems that way. For years now, I have been searching for an acceptable antenna solution, and it has been eluding me.
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06/18/2008 | Hams Ready to Respond to Iowa Floods
News of the flooding in Iowa has been leading the nightly newscasts for days. But according to ARRL Iowa Section Emergency Coordinator Jim Snapp, NA0R, "While flooding here in Iowa is a disastrous event to individuals and business affected, only a ve
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06/05/2008 | Army MARS Offers Free Father's Day Messages for Soldiers Overseas
If Jeff Hammer, N9NIC, gets his way, he'll be an awfully busy soldier in the run-up to Father's Day on June 15. Captain Hammer, who represents the Army Military Affiliate Radio System (Army MARS) in Iraq, has appealed to the families of troops deployed ov
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