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02/25/2009 | EMCOMMWEST to Include ARRL Pacific Division Convention
EMCOMMWEST 2009 -- an ARRL specialty convention devoted entirely to emergency communications -- will host this year's Pacific Division Convention (Pacificon) at the Circus Circus Hotel Resort in Reno, Nevada May 1-3.
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02/25/2009 | 2009 Winter Section Manager Election Results
ARRL members in the North Texas Section have elected a new Section Manager. Jay Urish, W5GM, of Flower Mound, received 740 votes; his opponent, incumbent Section Manager Tom Blackwell, N5GAR, of Dallas, received 678 votes. Blackwell has served as Section
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02/24/2009 | It Seems to Us: Keeping the "Amateur" in Amateur RadioBeing called an amateur can have a negative connotation, but the term’s origin is the Latin word for “lover” and it has to do with motivation, not skill level. As they say, professionals built the Titanic; the Ark was built by amateurs.
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02/24/2009 | BSA Updates Radio Merit Badge Requirements
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has updated the requirements needed to earn the Radio merit badge. The new requirements became effective with the publication of Boy Scout Requirements 2009. While no new content has been added to the program, the ne
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02/23/2009 | Field Day Station Locator Service Returning for 2009
First introduced in 2008, the ARRL's Field Day Station Locator Service was a popular addition to the Field Day toolbox. This service -- an interactive map that helps amateurs or those interested in Amat
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02/23/2009 | QEX: The March/April 2009 Issue
The March/April issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss.
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02/23/2009 | John Kanzius, K3TUP (SK)
[UPDATED Feb 20, 2009 09:37 ET] John Kanzius, K3TUP, of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away February 18 in Florida from pneumonia. He was 64. Kanzius was best known for his research into finding a cure for cancer using radio w
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02/23/2009 | Ballooning Across the PondAmateur Radio proves essential to the first manned balloon flight across the Atlantic.
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