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09/09/2010 | ARRL Goes Another Round with ReconRobotics
As reported earlier, on August 16, ReconRobotics -- manufacturers and marketers of the Recon Scout, a remote-controlled, maneuverable surveillance robot designed for use in areas that may be too hazardous for human entry – filed with the FCC an opposition
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07/08/2010 | Can I Have Amateur Radio for $1000, Alex?: Young Amateur Makes Her Mark on Jeopardy!
For hams who are fans of the television quiz show Jeopardy -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- the July 6 show was a real treat: Andrea Salt, KE7OPV, of Gilbert, Arizona, was a contestant. But what makes Andrea’s time on Jeopa
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06/10/2010 | In FCC Rule Making Proceeding, ARRL Supports Employee Participation in Drills
In March 2010, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) (WT Docket No 10-72) that proposed to amend the Part 97 rules -- specifically 97.113(a)(3) -- governing the Amateur Radio Service. The new rules would provide that, under certain limi
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06/10/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: APRS, the BeginningI became interested in APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) after watching a presentation on it a few years ago. The presenter described some of the interesting things that could be done with APRS, which, I think, sold many of us right then and there.
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05/04/2010 | Now in the ARRL Bookstore: Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio and ARRL’s PIC Programming for Beginners
The ARRL is now taking orders for and shipping the two newest books in the ARRL Bookstore: Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio by ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Mike Corey, 5MPC, and Victor Morris, AH6WX, and ARRL’s PIC Pr
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05/03/2010 | Noted DXer Vince Thompson, K5VT (SK)
Dr Vinson Thompson, K5VT, passed away on April 26 from acute myeloid leukemia, only diagnosed four weeks before his death. He was 67. An ARRL Life Member and former Chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC), Thompson was famous in DX and contestin
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03/19/2010 | Surfin': Hodgepodge Is Just Another Word for MishmashThis week, the Web surfers update past installments of Surfin' to bring you the latest and greatest concerning a hodgepodge/mishmash of radio-related topics.
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03/08/2010 | Bob Schroeder, N2HX, Awarded 2009 ARRL Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award
H. Robert "Bob" Schroeder, N2HX, of Ewing, New Jersey, has been named the winner of the ARRL's 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article "Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm" that appeared in November 2009 issue of QS
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