Recent News
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12/08/2010 | Saddle Up for the 2010 CW Rookie Roundup!
The ARRL’s newest on-the-air operating event -- the Rookie Roundup -- is designed to help newly licensed amateurs build their operating skills on HF. This is a contest specifically for those new to Amateur Radio, similar to the ARRL Novice Roundup that ra
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12/07/2010 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Web Site
Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL Web site. Let your voice be heard!
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12/07/2010 | NCVEC Releases New General Class Question Pool
The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) released the new General class (Element 3) question pool on Tuesday, December 7. This new question pool -- including graphics and diagrams -- will beco
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12/07/2010 | Body of Veteran Balloonist Richard Abruzzo, KC5VWK, Found off Italian Coast
The bodies of famed hot-air balloonist Richard Abruzzo, KC5VWK, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a companion were discovered on Monday, December 6 deep underwater off the coast of Vieste, Italy. Abruzzo, 47, and Carol Rymer-Davis, 65, of Denver, Colorado,
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12/06/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: For Auld AcquaintanceHere at the end of the year, it’s customary to remember those who have gone before us. This quiz acknowledges events and individuals that shaped ham radio. For those of you who are new to the hobby, here are some great topics to research online and find o
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12/03/2010 | ARRL Introduces Book on Selecting, Using Antenna Tuners in Your Station
Antenna tuners are devices often misunderstood in the Amateur Radio world. While not every station requires an antenna tuner to transmit radio signals, without one an incompatibility between the transmitter and the antenna system can result in poor perfor
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12/03/2010 | Eight African Operations Approved for DXCC Credit
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that eight operations in Africa -- 9Q/DK3MO (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 3C0C (Annobon), 3C9B (Equatorial Guinea), 3V9A (Tunisia), 3V0A (Tunisia), TS7TI (Tunisia, also includes /p operation), TS8P (Tunisi
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12/03/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers for the week of November 25-December 1 increased only slightly from the previous seven days: 1.3 points to 25.9. Sunspot numbers for November 25-December 1 were 22, 23, 22, 34, 31, 24 and 25, with a mean of 25.9. The 10.7
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