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05/19/2011 | Puerto Rican Amateurs Recognized on Día del Radioaficionado de Puerto Rico
Radio amateurs in Puerto Rico celebrated Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day (Día del Radioaficionado de Puerto Rico) on May 10, as provided by Law No. 50 of June 7, 1996. The law establishes the second Tuesday of May for this recognition.
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05/18/2011 | Alaska Amateur Mauled by Bear: Friends Use Ham Radio to Summon Help
Wes Perkins, KL0FM, of Nome, Alaska, was seriously mauled by a grizzly bear during a hunting trip on Sunday, May 14. According to the Alaska State Troopers, Perkins and two friends had been tracking the bear east of Nome -- located on the Seward Peninsula
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05/18/2011 | Live Webcam from the Dayton Crowne Plaza Starts Wednesday Evening
Thanks to the hard work of Ben Townsend, AK2X, and support from ICOM America, the North Coast Contesters are proud to host the Dayton Contest Cam -- live from the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Dayton.
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05/18/2011 | DXCC Desk Approves 2011 Andaman and Nicobar Island DXpedition
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2011 VU4PB DXpedition to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk.
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05/18/2011 | Venus Comes to Earth at DaytonHamvention flea market prospector strikes Vibroplex gold.
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05/18/2011 | Bob Heil, K9EID, to Headline New Internet Show
On Tuesday, May 24, Bob Heil, K9EID -- owner of Heil Sound -- will premier a new netcast show on Leo Laporte’s TwiT.tv website. Called HamNation, the show will focus on equipment, applications, tips and general information for the Amateur Radio operator.
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05/17/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: The Status of Youth in Amateur RadioI would like to thank all the readers for the fantastic comments and e-mails that you have sent in reply to the first few articles I have written. I would particularly like to thank the younger folks who have given me the topics of this article, and the v
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05/17/2011 | WRTC 2014 Announces Advisory Council Members
Three radio amateurs have been selected to be on the Advisory Council for the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC): Tim Duffy, K3LR, of Edmond, Oklahoma, Craig Thompson, K9CT, of Trivoli, Illinois, and George DeMontrond III, NR5M, of Houston Te
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