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08/01/2012 | 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 July.
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07/31/2012 | W1AW’s EchoLink and IRLP Nodes Back in Service
With the recent upgrades to the ARRL’s Internet system completed, the W1AW EchoLink Conference Server W1AWBDCT and W1AW’s IRLP Node 4292 are now back in service. Amateurs are able to once again listen to code practice transmissions and digital bulletins v
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07/30/2012 | Noted QST Author Steve Powlishen, K1FO (SK)
Steve Powlishen, K1FO, of Madison, Connecticut, passed away July 28 due to complications from cancer. He was 60. An ARRL Life Member, Powlishen was best known for his antenna designs for weak signal work.
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07/26/2012 | ARRL Board Plans for 2014 Centennial Celebration at 2012 Second Meeting
When the ARRL Board of Directors met for its 2012 Second Meeting July 20-21 in Windsor, Connecticut, it did so with a full agenda. Besides hearing and approving recommendations from its two standing committees -- the Administration and Finance Committee a
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07/25/2012 | Vic Poor, W5SMM, Receives ARRL President’s Award
Victor Poor, W5SMM, of Melbourne, Florida was awarded the ARRL President’s Award at July 9 meeting of the Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS). There have been only a handful of recipients of this prestigious award.
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07/25/2012 | The Bands Heat Up for the 2012 ARRL August UHF Contest
VHF/UHF weak-signal operators across North America are making final tests on their stations in preparation for the ARRL August UHF Contest, which is coming up over the weekend of August 4-5.
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07/24/2012 | ARRL Board of Directors Names Award Recipients at 2012 Second Meeting
The ARRL Board of Directors named four ARRL award recipients at their 2012 Second Meeting, held July 20-21 in Windsor, Connecticut. In addition, the Board named Former ARRL West Gulf Division Director Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, as ARRL Director Emeritus.
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07/20/2012 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Go Up 80 Cents
On July 20, the FCC announced that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 80 cents, from $14.20 to $15. The fee will increase 30 days after notice of the increase is published in the Federal Register; no date has yet been set for publ
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