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05/26/2009 | Ham Radio DIY at Maker Faire
Ham radio demonstrations and displays are in the works for Maker Faire the world's largest do-it-yourself (DIY) festival. This year, the festival will take place at the San Mateo County Expo Center in California on May 30-31. According to ARRL Sales and M
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03/19/2009 | FCC Denies Petition to Increase Size of Amateur Radio Question Pools
In April 2008, Michael Mancuso, KI4NGN, of Raleigh, North Carolina, filed a petition with the FCC, seeking to increase the size of the question pools that make up the Amateur Radio licensing exams. Mancuso sought to increase the question pool from 10 time
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03/18/2009 | Eighth Annual VoIP Conference Scheduled for April 18
Each spring since 2002, the Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc (NARRI) has sponsored the Annual VoIP Conference i
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03/03/2009 | ARRL Invites Nominations for 2008 Hiram Percy Maxim Award
The ARRL invites nominations for the 2008 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award. The League's premier youth recognition, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award is awarded annually to a radio amateur under age 21 in recognition of the recipient's accomplishments
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02/11/2009 | NCVEC Question Pool Committee Begins Work on 2010 Technician Pool Revisions
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) is currently reviewing the Technician class (Element 2) question pool. According to QPC Chairman Rol Anders, K3RA, the review is part of a regular process: &
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12/15/2008 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: 'Tis the Season, Ham Style!Christmas break is only a few weeks away and is a prime time for our favorite hobby of Amateur Radio. Spending days and nights tuning the bands, listening to conversations, starting our own and adding another country to our list, we have time for all of o
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11/07/2008 | Fred Fish Memorial Award #1 Presented to Lee Fish, K5FF
The first Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA) plaque was awarded posthumously to Fred Fish, W5FF (SK). The award was presented by West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK, to Fish's widow Lee Fish, K5FF, at the ARRL Forum at the Texoma Hamorama in Ardmore, O
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10/31/2008 | The ARRL VEC: More than Just Amateur Radio Exams
When you think of ARRL's Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Department (VEC), Amateur Radio licensing exams are probably what come to mind. The ARRL VEC handles questions regarding exam requirements, exam accommodations, exam test locations, exam question poo
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