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11/24/2011 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Forming AttachmentsCritical to almost all aspects of successfully making contacts are the contacts -- or rather, the connections between contacts -- that allow electrons to scurry back and forth (and back and forth) carrying on our conversations. Pin down each question and
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11/22/2011 | The 13th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 3
The 13th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 2, 2011. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping
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07/25/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: What Is Radiosport and Why Do We Do It?Humans are wired to compete. We have created countless games and sports that test our skill and keep us in shape. In the ages before humans came to rule the world, life was a competition -- a competition against Mother Nature to survive. In the present te
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04/11/2011 | From the Hearts: Providing a Way for Others to Communicate with the ISS
In America and around the world, students use Amateur Radio to talk to astronauts on the International Space Station, orbiting high above the Earth -- and it’s the students at an all-girls school in Honolulu, Hawaii who help make the connection.
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02/16/2011 | Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, to Be Guest of ARRL and AMSAT at Hamvention®
Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, will be attending the 2011 ARRL EXPO - part of the Dayton Hamvention® -- as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT. While at Hamvention, Wheelock will share his experiences about using Amateur Radio in space. Wheelock spent 163 days
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01/14/2011 | Logbook of The World Now Supports VUCC
ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) -- an online system for amateurs to confirm two-way contacts that can be used for various ARRL awards -- has been upgraded to support awards based on Maidenhead grid squares, such as VUCC and the Fred Fish Memorial Award
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12/10/2010 | Catch the Geminids!
Try meteor scatter communication during the most intense shower of the year.
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