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08/28/2012 | Hams to Put Nine Azorean Islands On the Air in One Weekend
Stretching over a distance of 305 miles from east to west, the nine populated islands of the Azores count for a single DXCC entity and three IOTA groupings. A group of radio amateurs from eight countries and the Azores will be putting these islands on the
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08/28/2012 | North Carolina Teen Named Recipient of ARRL’s 2011 Hiram Percy Maxim Award
Derek Brown, W4DTB, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was named the recipient of the 2011 Hiram Percy Maxim Award. Brown, who is 14, has been licensed since 2010 and holds an Amateur Extra class license.
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08/27/2012 | 2012 ARRL Field Day Logs Posted
More than 2600 submissions have been received for the 2012 running of ARRL Field Day. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, this is another great showing in the number of entries received for what is one of Amateur Radio’s most popu
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08/25/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Back to SchoolThe sounds of cicadas buzzing in the trees herald the fast approaching school year. Every summer seems to go by so quickly in conformance to the old adage: “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
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08/23/2012 | FCC Releases Congressionally Mandated Study on Amateur Radio
On August 20 -- in response to a Spring 2012 Congressional directive -- the Federal Communications Commission released its findings on the Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in Emergencies and Disaster Relief: Report to Congress
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08/22/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: *Some Aggravation RequiredAmateur Radio has been around for more than 100 years. It has added many new techniques and modes of operating since the early days. And while new methods and equipment are constantly being developed, the hobby never really abandons anything. This means t
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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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08/20/2012 | Vic Poor, W5SMM (SK)
Victor (Vic) Poor, W5SMM, of Melbourne, Florida, passed away Friday, August 17, due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 79.
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