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10/05/2010 | ARRL Teachers Institute Expands to Include Space, Electronics in the Classroom
This summer, the ARRL offered two advanced ARRL Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology (TI-2) sessions. One session focused on how to integrate space into the classroom, while the other concentrated on basic and more advanced electronics concepts and
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07/31/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: I Knew That!There's so much to know in an activity with a long history like Amateur Radio. Both newcomers and old-timers find it easy to be flummoxed if they’re not "in the know" when confronted with an on-the-air mystery -- like the ones below! T
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07/30/2009 | Space Shuttle Endeavour to Deploy Student-Built Satellites
The space shuttle Endeavour is due to land Friday, July 31, but before it leaves orbit it will deploy four student-built satellites, all with telemetry downlinks in the 2 meter, or 70 cm, amateur bands.
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06/22/2009 | W1AW, WA6ZTY to Conduct Dual-Tone Frequency Measuring Test in July
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, and WA6ZTY on the West Coast will conduct a summer Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) on July 1 at 9:45 PM EDT (0145 UTC on July 2). According to FMT Coordinator H. Ward Silver, N0AX, the format will be a "do
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06/19/2009 | Mystery TransmissionWhen I tell this story to friends who are not hams all I get is a blank look, but I know you will understand why the event left me feeling amazed and disoriented. It started out mundanely enough. I was cruising the neighborhood of Oakland, California&rsqu
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06/05/2009 | Surfin': One Ham's Garbage Is Another Ham's ArtThis week's Surfin' finds old radio parts recycled as new radio art.
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06/04/2009 | Behind Enemy Lines: An Amateur Radio Operator’s Amazing Tale of BraveryTo a number of older hams the battle of Guadalcanal may be well-known. They may even have fought in some of the battles mentioned. To a slightly younger group it might be a dim memory. Others might say “Guadalcanal. What’s that?” In 1942
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06/04/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Dayton 2009 -- a Smashing Success!I'm not sure what else I could call it. Coming up with clever word plays or alliterations for the title just wouldn’t have done it justice, for the 2009 Dayton Hamvention was truly a smashing success!
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