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05/30/2013 | June VHF Contest Coming June 8-10
As summer starts to warm up, the VHF bands will be hot for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest, June 8-10. Even with a modest station, it’s possible to work hundreds of miles on the VHF bands during a good opening.
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01/09/2013 | Get in on the Winter Fun with the ARRL January VHF Contest
The 2013 ARRL January VHF Contest -- scheduled for the weekend of January 19-21 -- is sure to make the dreary winter days come to life with the sound of RF!
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08/29/2012 | Get In on the VHF Fun in the 2012 ARRL September VHF QSO Party
September is here -- and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the VHF+ bands have been getting a workout: “If you’ve never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the 2012 ARRL September VHF QSO Party the weekend of September 8-10 is
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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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05/30/2012 | Have Some Fun in the 2012 ARRL June VHF QSO Party
There will be lots of RF generated on 6 meters and up the weekend of June 9-11 during the 2012 ARRL June VHF QSO Party. While many amateurs think of the VHF+ bands as a “local” band for public service, emergency communications or even a bit of fun on FM r
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03/06/2012 | Active Sunspot Region 1429 Produces Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections
An X-1.1 class solar flare erupted from the Sun on Sunday, March 4 at 11:13 PM EST (0413 UTC March 5), sending an explosion of plasma and charged particles -- a coronal mass ejection (CME) -- hurtling through space. Forecasters at NOAA’s Space Weather Pre
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01/11/2012 | The ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes Means Winter Contesting Fun for Everyone
VHF operators will be on the bands in force the weekend of January 21-23, as the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes hits the airwaves. This contest gives the VHFer in all of us a chance to do some contesting during the winter months. “Don’t let the cold weather
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09/15/2011 | 2010 ARRL Technical Excellence Award Winners Announced
K1JT and W1BW are winners of the 2011 Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award
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