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12/13/2011 | ARRL Warns Members to be Aware of E-mail Scams
Many ARRL members with arrl.net e-mail accounts have recently received bogus e-mails in a “phishing” attack. These are scams designed to scare people into e-mailing back personal information -- such as user names and passwords -- to the scammer at an unkn
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12/01/2011 | FASTRAC-1 Satellite Digipeater Active
The FASTRAC-1 packet digipeater is now available for amateur use.
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11/17/2011 | Apply Now to Host a Real-Time Conversation with Crewmembers Onboard the ISS
NASA is now accepting proposals from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between July 15, 2012 and January 15, 2013. To maximize these radio con
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10/21/2011 | DXCC Desk Offers Special “Paper Application Offer” for ST0R QSLs
The cards for the 2011 ST0R operation from the new DXCC entity of South Sudan are now being received by DXers around the world. With next year’s publishing deadline for 2011 results fast approaching on December 31, 2011, the ARRL DXCC Desk is offering a s
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09/14/2011 | ARRL Seeks Treasurer
After more than 31 years of distinguished service to the ARRL as its volunteer Treasurer, Jim McCobb, K1LU, has decided to step down when his current term expires in January 2012. The ARRL is seeking qualified candidates from among its membership. The Boa
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08/30/2011 | The Amateur Amateur: Virtually ThereMy wife Nancy and I were sitting in a Mexican restaurant having lunch. Between bites of my taco, I described the preparations I was taking to be a net controller for our ARES® packet net.
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08/16/2011 | 2011 ARRL Field Day Logs Posted
A record 2654 submissions have been received for the 2011 running of ARRL Field Day. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, this is yet another record number of entries received for what is one of Amateur Radio’s most popular on-the-air
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08/12/2011 | Surfin’: Beyond Digital VoiceThis week, Surfin’ visits the diverse website of an old friend of the old contributing editor.
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