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02/11/2009 | Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2008 TT8JT DXpedition to Chad has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk.
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02/10/2009 | Jim Smith, VK9NS (SK)
Jim Smith, VK9NS (ex-P29JS), of Norfolk Island, Australia, passed away Tuesday, February 10, after a short illness. He was 80. A noted DXer and ARRL member, Smith was #81 on the Islands on the Air (IOTA) Honour Roll.
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02/10/2009 | Amateurs Coordinate Snow Rescue of Fellow Ham
On January 25, Dale Ashcroft, KC7UYM, of Hyde Park, Utah, convinced his wife that it was a fine day for a drive. His pick-up truck was equipped with emergency food, blanket, water, a shovel and tow chain -- and his 2 meter radio. They headed off to Atlant
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02/10/2009 | ARDF Update: Bearings in Beantown: USA's 9th ARDF ChampionshipsGet your direction-finding gear ready and start practicing. Then make your travel plans for Boston and the next on-foot foxhunting championships.
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02/10/2009 | W1AW to QSY on 160 Meters
Starting Monday, March 9, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, will begin using a new 160 meter frequency for its CW transmissions. According to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, there has been what he called "i
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02/10/2009 | ARRL Executive Committee Issues Mobile Amateur Radio Operation Policy Statement
On January 30, at the instruction of the Board of Directors at its January 2009 meeting, the ARRL Executive Committee adopted a policy statement on mobile Amateur Radio operations. The statement addresses the growing number of proposed state and local law
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02/09/2009 | Colorado Amateur Radio Operators Win Legislative Victory
Amateur Radio operators in Colorado won a legislative victory on February 3 before the Transportation and Energy Committee of the Colorado House of Representatives. The committee heard testimony Wednesday on HB 09-1094, A Bill for an Act Concerning Wir
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02/09/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Canadian QSO PartyThe Radio Amateurs of Canada created The RAC Winter Contest to form a sense of unity among all Canadian amateurs. Similar to QSO Parties in the US, the RAC Winter Contest uses the format of RST and Province, rather than RST and County or State.
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