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08/07/2008 | NCVEC Holds Annual Conference via Telephone
On July 25, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) held their annual meeting via teleconference. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, and Assistant Manager Perry Green, WY1O, represented the ARRL VEC. Representatives from 12 of
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08/06/2008 | Teach-inWill the introduction of newer technologies like the Internet really hijack interest in ham radio from kids? — only if we let it!
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08/05/2008 | N9GL's RF Safety Column: Hijacking ScienceIt appears that scientists who do not like the results produced by good scientific investigation are attempting to bypass accepted procedures to propagate the results that they believe should be shown. For a number of years, it has been apparent that cert
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08/04/2008 | Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW (SK)
Former ARRL Headquarters staffer Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW, of North Granby, Connecticut, died August 1 after a brief illness. He was 54. In the mid-1990s, Swanson was very active in contesting activities and served a term as Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YC
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08/04/2008 | Georgia Hams Meet with FEMA
On July 30, representatives from the ARRL Southeastern Division and Georgia Section participated in the FEMA Region IV, Regional Emergency Communications Coordination (RECC) Working Group meetings near Atlanta. Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt,
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08/04/2008 | "Turn About" Is Fair PlayWe're all used to "multiple choice" quizzes, but I bet you haven't encountered one like this before! As in the TV game Jeopardy!, you get the answer first and then have to pick the right question from the four possibilities. It's a good
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08/04/2008 | Austrian Amateurs Celebrate UN World Environment Day
In 1972, the United Nations (UN) established World Environment Day to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. To celebrate this event in 2008, the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1VIC, received permission from the
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08/02/2008 | MARS Lends a Hand with Hurricane Dolly Operations
When Tropical Storm Dolly turned into Hurricane Dolly, various Amateur Radio Emergency Communications groups, such as WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP WX Net (VOIPWX), began tracking the storm. One other
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