14 hours ago by WB4AIO

by Kevin Strom, WB4AIO THERE ARE MANY MORE free forums in America today, thanks to the Internet, than there were twenty years ago — and the tremendous cachet of pro-peace and pro-freedom candidates is one evidence of this. Alternative politics are bigger than they have been in a long time, and Liber ...

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19 hours ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

Project ELaNa , NASA's "Educational Launch of NanoSat" managed by the Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center, announced on February 10 that the AMSAT Fox-1 CubeSat has been selected to join the program. NASA will work with AMSAT in a collaborative agreement where NASA will cover the int ...

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1 day ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

Join W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, on a virtual tour of W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, the Amateur Radio station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Carcia will lead this tour via a live webcast on Sunday, February 12 at 5 PM EST (2200 UTC). Anyone with an Interne ...

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2 days ago by Banjo Playin' Penguin

I thought I got everything hooked up, but when I went to turn it on, nothing. No fan, no indication of any kind. The multimeter hints that I may have introduced a dead short somewhere between the power terminals and ground; either that or it's supposed to read 100 ohms or so. I suspect the next step ...

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2 days ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

A group of Amateur Radio operators hopes to establish a world distance record for an unmanned, helium-filled balloon. The BLT-28 balloon will launch from Katy, Texas, on a journey that will take it across the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and then on to Nanjing, China. The South Texas Balloon Laun ...

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2 days ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

By H. Ward Silver. N0AX n0ax@arrl.net Amateur Radio deals with everything -- from the very, very small to the very, very large -- so it’s particularly important that we know how to work with units of measurement. One of the easiest checks on a calculation is whether the units “work out” they way you ...

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3 days ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and exploration. Voss participated in making ham radio co ...

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4 days ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s ( ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director until his retirement in 1995. In 1992, under ...

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4 days ago by American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio ...

On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 7 (Geneva time), Committee 4 of the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference ( WRC-12) approved Option 1 to satisfy Agenda Item 1.23, with minor editorial amendments to the text received from Working Group 4C. Option 1 calls for a worldwide secondary allocation ...

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5 days ago by Dave

Just got this in the mail today: First Place, 2011 ARRL DX Contest, CW, Single Op 20m Colorado Of course, you know what that means: I was the only entrant in that category from Colorado. For the record, I had 21 QSOs and 17 multipliers, running 100 watts. I owned this category. Literally.

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