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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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12/28/2010 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Return to Amateur Radio’s Roots
For more than 40 years, ARRL Straight Key Night has long been the favorite event of many amateurs. Always on New Year’s Eve and Day, Straight Key Night gives hams a chance to return to the time when Amateur Radio was just a bit simpler -- a time when a st
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12/23/2010 | Logbook of The World Accepting Applications
ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) -- an online system for amateurs to confirm two-way contacts that can be used for various ARRL awards -- is once again accepting DXCC and WAS applications. The system had been down earlier this week while undergoing...
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12/23/2010 | General Motors Turns to Ham Radio to Solve Antenna Problem
When General Motors -- the world’s second largest auto maker -- encountered a problem with the AM/FM antenna on its 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, it was at a loss as to what to do. Spy photographs showed a pre-production version of the car with a lon
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12/22/2010 | What’s Going On with the ARRL? “Now Hear This”
New series of audio clips is available on the ARRL website
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12/22/2010 | ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year’s Holidays
ARRL Headquarters will be closed Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. There will be no ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on Thurs
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12/21/2010 | Logbook of The World Gets Ready for VUCC
ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) -- an online system for amateurs to confirm two-way contacts that can be used for various ARRL awards -- is currently being upgraded. When this upgrade is implemented, amateurs can use LoTW to apply for awards based on M
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12/16/2010 | ARRL Receives $1 Million Gift to the ARRL Endowment
In October 2010, the ARRL received word that that it is a beneficiary of the Charles and Iona Mathias Joint Trust. Dr Mathias, W8KGD, became a Silent Key in 2008 at the age of 93; Iona, his wife of 62 years, passed away in June 2010. The ARRL is one of fi
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