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07/27/2011 | 2011 ARRL June VHF QSO Party Sets Record for Logs Received
The 2011 running of the ARRL June VHF QSO Party saw a record number of logs submitted. This year, 1243 logs were submitted for this contest, breaking the record set in 2010 of 1202 logs. “Six meters has been in excellent shape for the June VHF QSO Party f
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07/25/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: What Is Radiosport and Why Do We Do It?Humans are wired to compete. We have created countless games and sports that test our skill and keep us in shape. In the ages before humans came to rule the world, life was a competition -- a competition against Mother Nature to survive. In the present te
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07/15/2011 | Surfin’: Hill-Topping for the Golden PacketThis week, Surfin’ urges hams to climb every mountain on the East and West Coasts in the quest for the Golden Packet.
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07/11/2011 | Hurricane Watch Net Seeks New Members
The various organizations that assist the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami are gearing up for what forecasters are predicting to be a very active storm season. One organization that assists the NHC is the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN). One of the func
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07/01/2011 | Surfin’: Fixing Our WritingThis week, Surfin’ visits a website that attempts to correct our bad writing habits.
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06/20/2011 | Field Day from Space: International Space Station Could be Active for ARRL Field Day
According to NASA ISS Ham Radio Project Engineer Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) could very well be on the air for ARRL Field Day, June 25-26.
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06/20/2011 | Hollywood Takes Liberties with Amateur Radio in New Comedy
In Mr Popper’s Penguins -- one of the newest films out this summer -- young Tommy Popper communicates with his father using what many reviews are calling ham radio. But while the Poppers are using a radio tuned to 21.2460 (15 meters SSB), this frequency w
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06/18/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A First Timer’s Adventure at the Dayton Hamvention:About three years ago, I became familiar with the idea of hamfests -- a convention of hams who go there to take their exams, check QSL cards, buy stuff from traveling vendors and flea marketers, as well as win prizes and participate in lectures or activit
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