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06/28/2011 | Love Is in the Air at Maine Field Day Site
When you think about ARRL Field Day, a few things come to mind: food, radios, food, antennas, food and friends. And food. But one couple took things a little bit further when they got married at their Field Day site. Kevin Shissler, K1FQ, and Debra Hubbar
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06/23/2011 | Nebraska Hams Needed to Provide Access to 911 Services
When 23,000 people in Lincoln, Nebraska lost their digital phone service on the morning of June 22, local Amateur Radio operators were called in to help provide local residents with a connection to the 911 dispatchers. According to ARRL Nebraska Section M
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06/23/2011 | ARRL to Attend Ham Radio 2011 -- Europe’s Largest Amateur Radio Convention
Each year, ARRL sends a contingent of representatives to attend the largest Amateur Radio convention in Europe. Held in Friedrichshafen on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, Ham Radio 2011 will take place June 24-26. This is the 36th
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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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06/13/2011 | ARRL and Combined Federal Campaign Mark Decade of Partnership
For the past 10 years, the US Office of Personnel Management has designated the ARRL to participate in the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In that time, this campaign for federal government civilian employees, US Postal Service workers and members o
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06/10/2011 | Surfin’: Hammin’ North to AlaskaThis week, Surfin’ counts backwards and visits our 49th state ham radio-wise.
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06/06/2011 | FCC Takes Strong Stance Against Radio Jamming, Issues $24,000 Fine to California Man
On June 6, the FCC issued a Forfeiture Order in the amount of $24,000 against Kevin W. Bondy of Encino, California, for engaging in unlicensed radio operation and intentional interference to licensed radio operations and for refusing to allow an inspectio
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