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01/04/2012 | Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio Makes Its Debut on Last Man Standing
If you watched the January 3 episode of Last Man Standing -- the ABC hit situation comedy starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT -- you were in for a treat. While this episode didn’t feature Amateur Radio per se, it did show Mike’s shack in the backgro
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01/04/2012 | 2011 Sees Tremendous Increase in DXCC Applications
With the coming of more sunspots, comes more DX. And when more amateurs are working DX, that means the ARRL’s Membership and Volunteer Programs Department -- especially the DXCC Desk and the ARRL Incoming and Outgoing QSL Bureaus -- goes into high gear.
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01/04/2012 | Round Up Those Digital QSOs in the 2012 ARRL RTTY Roundup
We’re in the heart of the 2011-2012 contest season and this weekend offers the first major event of 2012: The ARRL RTTY Roundup. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, participation in the digital modes has been growing at an amazing
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01/03/2012 | BPL Provider IBEC Announces Shutdown
IBEC -- one of the very few remaining operators of Access BPL systems -- has announced that it is closing down. In an undated announcement that appeared on the IBEC website, the company announced that it has “no other option than to close our doors and ce
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01/03/2012 | Nomination Deadline for Dayton Hamvention Awards Approaching
It’s not too late to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2012 Dayton Hamvention® awards. The deadline to make your nominations for the Amateur of the Year Award, Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award, and the Amateur Radio Club of the Y
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01/03/2012 | Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio a Plot Point in Major Motion Picture
According to previews, the plot of the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island -- set to be released February 10 -- hinges on Amateur Radio. The movie’s hero Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal that comes from a myste
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01/02/2012 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December.
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01/01/2012 | Ashraf Abuelhaija and Klaus Solbach, DK3BA, Win December QST Cover Plaque Award
The winners of the QST Cover Plaque Award for December are Ashraf Abuelhaija and Klaus Solbach, DK3BA, for their article “An Inverted V Wire Yagi with Switchable Pattern Rotation for 14 MHz.” Congratulations Ashraf and Klaus! The QST Cover Plaque award --
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