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Jan. 20, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Monthly Breakfast, Coach House, Brewer, 8:00 AM
Feb. 3, 2024 Sat. - ARRL VE Session, Orrington – contact AI1O
Feb. 10, 2024 Sat. - Boat Anchor Hamfest, Augusta ARA, Calumet Club, 334 West River Road, Augusta 8AM-Noon
Feb. 17, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Winter Potluck and Silent Auction 5:00 PM – doors open 4:30 PM
Feb. 24, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Bangor Public Library Presentation 2:00 PM
Apr. 20, 2024 Sat. - Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race
Apr. 26-27, 2024 - Spring NEAR-Fest (NH)
May 27, 2024 Mon. - Memorial Day Parade
June 1, 2024 Sat. - Hermon Hamfest
June 15, 2024 Sat. - ARRL Maine State Convention, Augusta Civic Center
June 22, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Field Day, Hermon High School
July 4, 2024 Thursday - Bangor-Brewer July 4th Parade
8 Participants examined nets 5 New Technicians, a Generals, and an extra.
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UPDATED-Calls Now In--10 Participants examined nets 7 New Technicians and Three Generals, and a club exam attendance record.
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4 Participants examined nets three Technicians and one General.
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Saturday Apr 14 exam session nets new General Class Ham. Click the more link to read on.
Saturday Feb 17 exam session nets 2 new hams (Technician Class).Click the more link to read on.
Saturday Nov 18 exam session nets 6 new hams (4 Tech/2General) and one upgraded to general. One of which was a YOUNG PERSON!. Click the more link to read on.
8 Participants examined nets one "Express" Amateur Extra.
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Maine section of ARRL news
The Maine Section of the ARRL website can be found by Clicking Here
This is where to find Amateur Radio News for the State of Maine. It has Testing sessions reported to the Public Information Coordinator K1SEW - Joy Foss. Her information can be found on the right column of the page.
Amateur Logic News Feed
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Ham College 112 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 50
27-04-2024 06:00
E9H Receiving Antennas: radio direction finding antennas, Beverage antennas, specialized receiving antennas, long-wire receiving antennas.
40:29
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AmateurLogic 192: AM Broadcast Eclipse DXing
13-04-2024 06:00
DXing the entire AM Broadcast Band during the 2024 solar eclipse.
Rattlegram, a new digital text messaging mode for HF/VHF/UHF recreational and emergency communications.
Smith charts with the NanoVNA.
1:29:19
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Ham College 111 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 49
30-03-2024 06:00
E9G The Smith chart
36:52
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AmateurLogic 191: Tool Time
16-03-2024 06:00
Can’t find the tool you need? Make it.
Economical heat shrink tubing labels.
Emile’s out of this world NASA adventure.
Mike’s BitX40 build part 2.
Kicking the tires of Icom’s IC-905.
1:23:19
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Ham College 110 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 48
02-03-2024 05:00
E9F Transmission lines: characteristics of open and shorted feed lines, coax versus open-wire, velocity factor, electrical length, coaxial cable dielectrics.
49:59
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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The Script links download a TXT file to your default downloads folder (format nsln####.txt) for you to read later.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2427 for Friday May 3rd, 2024
02-05-2024 16:06
- PROPOSED PENNSYLVANIA DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW WORRIES HAMS
- SILENT KEY: CQ MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DICK ROSS, K2MGA
- SILENT KEY: JOHN HAYS, K7VE, ARDC'S OUTREACH MANAGER
- RESEARCHER SAYS SATELLITES IMPERIL MAGNETOSPHERE
- FCC PROPOSES $850,000 TOTAL FINES, CHARGING SIX WITH PIRACY
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- MARKING A 100-YEAR-OLD RAGCHEW THAT MADE HISTORY
- VETERAN DXPEDITIONER JOINS JARVIS ISLAND N5J TEAM
- KIDS ON THE AIR MAKES ITS HAMVENTION DEBUT
- NETS OF NOTE: THE EAST COAST REFLECTOR YOUTH NET
- ISLANDS ON THE AIR TO HOST CELEBRATION DINNER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: WHEN THE SUN'S POWER CAN'T BE ECLIPSED
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2426 for Friday April 26th, 2024
25-04-2024 21:12
- BREAKING NEWS: MFJ ENTERPRISES TO SCALE DOWN PRODUCT LINE, OPERATIONS
- CALIFORNIA RADIO CLUB FACES HOMELESSNESS
- SOLID COPY AGAIN FROM VOYAGER-1; RADIO ANTENNA SERVES VOYAGER-2
- DEBATE REOPENS OVER AM RADIO'S FUTURE IN CARS
- HAMSCI SHARES EARLY ECLIPSE DATA; WWV'S TIME SIGNALS AFFECTED
- YOTA COLLECTING ECLIPSE SAFETY GLASSES AT HAMVENTION
- INDIAN ELECTIONS GET AN ASSIST FROM AMATEURS
- HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
- BUNDABERG HOSTING RADIO CONVENTION, WIA ANNUAL MEETING
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: ONE HAM'S PRONOUNCEMENT ABOUT PRONOUNCING MARCONI'S NAME
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2425 for Friday April 19th, 2024
18-04-2024 15:48
- SIMULATED CRISIS DRAWS ROBUST RESPONSE IN OREGON
- DXPEDITIONERS REASSESS BOUVET PLANNING FOR 2025
- SILENT KEY: ELPIDIO "PETE" COBIAN, N6VJD, FORMERLY OF THE BAND SWEETWATER
- SILENT KEY: LARRY STAPLES, WØAIB, FOUNDER/EDITOR OF LARRY'S LIST
- NASA CONFIRMS ISS DEBRIS HIT FLORIDA HOME
- AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK LOGS MORE THAN 17,000 QSOS WORLDWIDE
- POTA EVENT SHOWCASES TOP OPERATORS IN PA REGION
- NOTED SCIENTIST HONORED FOR IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH
- COURAGE KENNY HANDIHAM MARKS 57 YEARS
- AO-109 CUBESAT EXPECTED TO REENTER ATMOSPHERE
- NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: WHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ITSELF IS THE CRISIS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2424 for Friday April 12th, 2024
12-04-2024 08:11
- HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS BANNED FROM WORLDWIDE SALE OF 2-WAY RADIOS
- HAMS SUMMON HELP AFTER DEATH VALLEY DISTRESS CALL
- HAMS' EFFORTS HELP SHED LIGHT ON SOLAR ECLIPSE
- NASA IDENTIFIES MEMORY CHIP THAT GARBLED VOYAGER'S DATA
- DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR OMIK SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICANTS
- WEST VIRGINIA BROADCAST TOWERS DESTROYED IN WINDSTORM
- NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR GNU RADIO CONFERENCE
- SILENT KEY: PUBLIC SERVICE ADVOCATE ANGUS JOE MACPHERSON, VE1CH
- 3-D RF FILTERS SEEN AS FUTURE FOR WIRELESS
- HAMS IN SPAIN GET PRIVILEGES ON 8 METRES
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: YL CREATES APPLE APP TO PUT PARKS ON THE MAP
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2423 for Friday April 5th, 2024
04-04-2024 20:55
- HAMS ON ALERT AFTER BALTIMORE BRIDGE DISASTER
- NETWORK OUTAGE DURING STORM HIGHLIGHTS HAMS' IMPORTANCE
- AMSAT-DL ADVANCES MICROWAVE AMATEUR RADIO PAYLOAD IDEA
- HAMS AID EXPECTED VEHICLE JAMS AT ECLIPSE EPICENTER
- CANDIDATES PREP FOR GERMANY'S NEW LICENSE
- M17 PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW SOFTWARE, DIGITAL VOICE PROTOCOLS
- EXPANDED HAMVENTION HOURS FOR VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- NEW YORK HAM IS WORLD'S FIRST CANADIAN CENTURY CLUB WINNER
- GRANT SUPPORTS UPCOMING JARVIS ISLAND DXPEDITION
- NJ AMATEUR RECOGNIZED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROLE
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: EASTER, A HOLIDAY TO EGG ON THE RADIO HUNTERS
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ARRL News Feed
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Storms and Tornadoes: Amateur Radio Ready
03-05-2024 14:53
Strong storms and reports of at least 60 tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the Central U.S. for nearly two weeks. Homes and businesses across Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, and Iowa were destroyed, and power is still down for more than 30,000 residents. On May 1, 2024, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster exists in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last we...
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Changes in the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section
03-05-2024 14:53
Steven Hendricks, KK6JTB, has been appointed as Section Manager of the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section.
He fills the vacancy left by John Litz, NZ6Q, who was appointed as Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division.
Hendricks has always had a love for radio, and he first earned his amateur radio license a decade ago. "In 2014, I became licensed as a Technician, and in 2015 I became a General," h...
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Students to Promote Collegiate Amateur Radio at the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention®
03-05-2024 14:44
Young adults planning to attend the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention® can look forward to meeting many other young hams at the event, including college students representing the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program (CARP). The convention is on May 17 - 19, 2024, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio.
CARP will occupy a booth in the large ARRL exhibit ...
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The K7RA Solar Update
03-05-2024 11:55
"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED 1817 UTC/02 MAY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.
"A period of planetary G3 geomagnetic conditions has been observed
on 02-May, associated with two recent CME arrivals and a sustained
period of southward IMF conditions. Further periods of G3 are
possible over 02-03 May.
"INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS E...
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CQ Magazine Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, SK
01-05-2024 09:29
Longtime amateur radio publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, has become a Silent Key. He passed away on April 27, 2024.
In 1960, Ross started working for Cowan Publishing Company and quickly became Associate Editor for CQ. In 1964, he was promoted to Editor of CQ, when Cowan Publishing moved its offices to Long Island, New York. As Ross became more involved with the business side of the magazine, he was e...
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