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02/17/2016 | New Amateur Extra Question Pool Puts Greater Emphasis on Digital, SDRs, Propagation
The new Amateur Extra class license examination question pool, effective from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2020, now is available at the National Conference of Volunteer Coordinators (NCVEC) website.
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02/17/2016 | Arkansas VHFer Claims “Mathematically Impossible” AO-7 Mode B Distance Record
Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Arkansas achieved another distance milestone on the venerable AO-7 satellite using Mode B (70 centimeters up/2 meters down).
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02/17/2016 | Hurricane Watch Net, Maritime Mobile Service Network Stalwart David Lefavour, W7GOX, SK
A veteran of the Hurricane Watch Net and the Maritime Mobile Service Network, Capt David Lefavour, W7GOX, died on February 8.
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02/17/2016 | Japanese Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched
After a delay of a few days, the ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3 satellites launched from Japan on February 17.
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02/17/2016 | KE4PT Wins February QST Cover Plaque Award
Kai Siwiak wins for his article “Radio Wave Propagation: How Waves Attenuate with Distance”
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02/17/2016 | Joel Hallas, W1ZR, Wins the 2015 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award
Former ARRL staffer Joel Hallas, W1ZR, is the winner of the 2015 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award.
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02/16/2016 | Retiring ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, “Passionate about Amateur Radio”
Retiring ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, took the opportunity as keynote speaker at the Orlando HamCation® banquet on February 13 to deliver his valedictory.
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02/15/2016 | Presidential Signing Creates a New National Parks on the Air Unit
President Barack Obama has designated three new national monuments -- all of them in the California desert -- through the Antiquities Act. The National Park Service will administer one of them, Castle Mountains National Monument (MN82), making it elig...
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