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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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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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AmateurLogic 190: Hamfest, Friends & LA ARES
17-02-2024 05:00
Our visit to the Capital City Hamfest in Jackson, MS with a few old friends. A very rare Icom radio stack. Louisiana ARES Winlink forms and tactics.
1:03:11
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Ham College 109 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 47
27-01-2024 05:00
E9E Matching: Matching Antennas to Feed Lines, Phasing Lines, and Power Dividers.
42:12
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AmateurLogic 189: Headset Hacks
20-01-2024 05:00
George hacks a gamer headset for radio use. Emile has video from Swamps On The Air. Mike begins his BitX 40 build.
1:04:20
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2421 for Friday March 22nd, 2024
21-03-2024 20:29
- FCC SETS RULES FOR CELLULAR-SATELLITE COVERAGE
- FCC QUESTIONS CELLPHONE SECURITY THREATS VIA SATELLITE
- SRI LANKA CHOSEN TO HOST RADIO NETWORK CONVENTION
- IRTS GETS OK FOR HAREC EXAMINATIONS IN IRELAND
- SILENT KEY: CELEBRATED QRP'er DIETER GENTZOW, W8DIZ
- BEACH DXPEDITION DOUBLES AS MOCK DISASTER DRILL
- FUNCUBE AVAILABLE FOR QSOS AGAIN
- LOW-POWER STATION GETS CITY'S LAST FM BROADCAST FREQUENCY
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- A CELEBRATION OF GERMANY'S AMATEUR RADIO LAW
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: NOW, VOYAGER: PROBE IS POISED FOR A COMEBACK
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2420 for Friday March 15th, 2024
14-03-2024 16:07
- DISCARDED "SPACE JUNK" FROM ISS FALLS TO EARTH WITHOUT INCIDENT
- ULTRA-SMALL SATELLITE HAS AMATEUR RADIO CAPABILITY
- GERMANY'S N-CLASS LICENSE HOLDERS TO GET "DN9" CALLSIGNS
- SILENT KEY: ENGINEER DANNY HAMPTON, K4ITL, 2009 HAMVENTION AMATEUR OF THE YEAR
- HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024
- YASME FOUNDATION PRESENTS SUPPORTING GRANTS, AWARDS
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- FCC CHARGES LANDLORDS WITH SUPPORT OF RADIO PIRACY
- ARDC GRANT BOLSTERS NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: AT THIS LIBRARY, CHECK OUT HAM RADIO AS WELL AS BOOKS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2419 for Friday March 8th, 2024
08-03-2024 06:58
- HAMS RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO DELIVER MEDICINE TO RAIL PASSENGER
- WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USES INFRARED
- OVERSEAS HAMS GET EXPANDED PRIVILEGES UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW LICENSE SYSTEM
- NEW LICENSE CLASS FOR ENTRY LEVEL OPS IN LUXEMBOURG
- DEADLINE FOR ARDC GRANTS IS APRIL 1ST
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN THEME IS IOTA'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
- NASA RETIRES MARS HELICOPTER
- AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT NEEDS OPS WORLDWIDE
- WORLD OF DX
- A TRIBUTE: BOB HEIL K9EID
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UPDATED: Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2418 for Friday March 1st, 2024
01-03-2024 13:58
BREAKING: HAM RADIO LOSES WELL LOVED MENTOR, BOB HEIL, K9EID IS A SILENT KEY
- EXPEDITION ON INDIAN ISLAND DRAWS ATTENTION TO CYCLONE PERILS
- YLS GATHER IN PARKS FOR A POTA PARTY
- ARISS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HAMS ON THE RADIO IN SPACE
- FUNCUBE TRANSPONDER TO BE SILENT THROUGH MID-MARCH
- VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM'S HAM SHACK IS BACK ON THE AIR
- SILENT KEY: EMERGENCY RESPONDER NORA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, CO8NRR
- LUNAR LANDER STILL FUNCTIONS DESPITE LANDING ISSUES
- NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- FCC HONORS PROGRAM SEEKS ENGINEERING APPLICANTS
- OLDER STARLINK SATELLITES MARKED FOR DEORBITING
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE BECOMES A WALK IN THE PARK
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2417 for Friday February 23rd, 2024
22-02-2024 16:59
- QUESTIONS LINGER OVER MISSING RADIO TOWER
- SCOUTS ACHIEVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ISS ASTRONAUT
- DIGIPEATER IS BACK IN ACTION ON THE ISS
- NEW RULES IN EFFECT FOR UK AMATEURS
- AMATEUR LICENSE CHANGES BEGIN IN AUSTRALIA
- INDIAN DXPEDITION TESTS DX ABILITIES OF VHF REPEATER
- SILENT KEY, BILL HUDZIK, W2UDT, OF ARRL HUDSON DIVISION
- LUNAR LANDER DELAYS LAUNCH OF CREW-8 ASTRONAUTS
- SKYWARN NEEDS TRAINED SPOTTERS
- AWARD HONORS THE OPEN INNOVATIVE SPIRIT OF HAM RADIO
- DX CENTURY CLUB AWARD HONORS THE ELMERS BEHIND THE CHASERS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: NETS OF NOTE: THE PUN-IN-LIFE NET
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International Marconi Day 2024
22-03-2024 13:39
This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on April 25, 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi's law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea.
IMD was created to honor Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX...
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FCC to Require Two Factor Authentication for CORES Users
22-03-2024 13:35
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication will be implemented. Users will be prompted to request a six-digit secondary verification ...
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Get Ready for the 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally
22-03-2024 13:11
A full slate of programming has been committed for the 2024 ARRL National Convention, which will be hosted by Dayton Hamvention®, May 17 - 19, in Xenia, Ohio. Hamvention is the largest annual gathering of radio amateurs in the world. Coupled with the National Convention, this year promises to be a Hamvention not to miss. Building on a yearlong theme to "Be Radio Active," ARRL has planned exhibi...
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The K7RA Solar Update
22-03-2024 10:29
Over March 14-20, new sunspot groups emerged every day except March
19. March 18 had two, and each of the other days saw one new sunspot
group.
It is now Spring in the Northern Hemisphere which is favorable to HF
conditions, and solar and geomagnetic numbers both show improvement.
Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 82.3 to 94.3, and average
daily solar flux jumped from 130.4 to 153.3.
Geomagnetic...
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2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be Radio Active
15-03-2024 14:22
The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is "Be Radio Active." The event will run on June 22 - 23, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house -- and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which we are nearing. Activity this year is likely to be extremely high thanks to favorable solar ...
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