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04/28/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: I Think My Kit Is Missing a PieceSome years ago, my wife Nancy and I dabbled in putting together electronic kits. Our efforts weren’t entirely successful, so we drifted on to other interests. Recently, an opportunity to return to kit building presented itself, and once again I found myse
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02/14/2013 | Hams Across New England and the Maritimes Respond to Blizzard
As a blizzard swept across New England February 9-10, SKYWARN was ready. The storm dumped heavy snowfall -- with some areas receiving upwards of 3 feet of snow -- as blizzard conditions brought hurricane force winds that created power outages and signific
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12/20/2012 | New Section Manager Appointed in New York City-Long Island
Effective January 1, 2013, Jim Mezey, W2KFV, of Carle Place, New York, will be the new ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Manager.
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11/01/2012 | As Hurricane Sandy Wreaks Havoc on East Coast, Hams Heed Call to Help
Even though Hurricane Sandy was declared a post-tropical cyclone by the time it made its final landfall -- just 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey at about 8 PM EDT on Monday, October 29 -- the storm still had winds in excess of 80 miles per h
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10/17/2012 | ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, Retires from League
After more than eight years as the ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager, Allen Pitts, W1AGP, has retired. During his tenure, Pitts was responsible for developing public relations campaigns that featured the many facets of the Amateur Radio Service.
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11/22/2011 | Fall Section Manager Election Results
ARRL members in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Michigan will have new Section Managers, beginning January 1, 2012. Members in Kansas also re-elected their Section Manager in a balloted race that concluded when ballots were counted and verified at ARRL Headqua
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11/02/2011 | Amateurs Assist with Communications in Aftermath of Rare October Nor’easter
A rare October nor’easter brought historic snowfall and widespread damage and power outages from the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast United States. Up and down the Atlantic seaboard, radio amateurs provided various critical services to the National Weathe
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05/21/2011 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Hip, Hip, Hooray for the TLAs!You can’t hardly do anything in EmComm without encountering a TLA (Three Letter Acronym), or even ones with a few more letters and maybe, dare I hope, a hyphen -- be still my thundering heart. These are invaluable in saving time which is why they are so c
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