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01/08/2013 | New Book on Handheld Transceivers, 2012 Periodicals DVD Now Available
Ring in the new year with new publications from the ARRL! Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the 2012 Periodicals DVD are now available and ready for shipping.
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09/21/2012 | Everett Gracey, WA6CBA (SK)
Everett Gracey, WA6CBA, of Grass Valley, California, passed away on August 26. He was 90. In 1979, Gracey -- along with Ken, K6HCP, and Jacqui Holladay -- founded Mirage Communications. He was also the founder of RF Concepts.
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08/20/2012 | QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK) -- UPDATED
QST Managing Editor Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE, of Meriden, Connecticut, died August 18 from injuries received during a house fire. He was 64. Kleinman was responsible for the coordination, organization, control and completion of all aspects of QST’s
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06/04/2012 | Former “The World Above 50 MHz” Conductor Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ (SK)
Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, June 3. He was 71. Zimmerman wrote the popular QST column “The World Above 50 MHz” from 2002-2011. He also served on the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee, edited the VHF contesting col
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01/24/2012 | New Books on HF Digital Operations, Emergency Power Now Shipping
The ARRL has just released two new books that you are going to want to have in your shack: Get on the Air with HF Digital by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and Emergency Power for Radio Communications (2nd edition) by Michael Bryce, WB8VGE. Explore digit
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09/29/2011 | Attention Techs: 10 Meters Is Hot!
With solar flux numbers not seen since 2004, the higher HF bands have seen a surge in activity. The solar flux has been at least 100 since August 20. On September 10, it reached 116, rising to 121 the next day. It climbed steadily, reaching a peak of 190
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08/04/2011 | Hams Report ARISSat-1’s Linear Transponder Is Working
After its eventful deployment yesterday, ARISSsat-1 is definitely working. Hams from all over the world have reported hearing the voice, CW and SSTV transmissions. Despite concerns that the UHF antenna was either missing or damaged, the linear transponder
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06/07/2011 | Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ, to Retire from “The World Above 50 MHz”
If you’re a VHF+ fan, you probably read “The World Above 50 MHz,” written by Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. For the last nine years, Zimmerman -- an ARRL Life Member -- has written this popular QST column, but the July 2011 issue will be
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