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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 195: Cheap Old Code
13-07-2024 06:00
George replaces a defective FT-857d display with an economical new option. Emile’s Cheap Old Code. Tommy shows how to get your GMRS license and visits the new GigaParts Superstore. Terry, 2E0IPK visits with his RigExpert AA-230 Zoom analyzer.
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AmateurLogic 194: Field Day 2024
29-06-2024 06:00
The excitement, skills and sweat of Field Day 2024 at W5SLA and W5AXC. Find out what worked and what didn't. Plus, Tommy shows the M5 Stack voice keyer for his IC-705.
1:11:52
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Ham College 114 - Technician Class Exam Questions – part 1
15-06-2024 06:00
T1A – Purpose and permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service. Operator/primary station license grant, Meanings of basic terms used in FCC rules, Interference, RACES rules, Phonetics, Frequency Coordinator.
1:11:50
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Ham College 113 - Amateur Extra Exam questions part 51 of 51
01-06-2024 06:00
E0A – Safety: RF radiation hazards, hazardous materials, grounding.
49:39
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AmateurLogic 193: Dayton Hamvention 2024
25-05-2024 06:00
George and Mike’s Excellent Adventure to Dayton Hamvention 2024.
New radios, old radios, mystery radio and friends. Take your best guess at what new radio Icom has under glass. Learn more about the new Flex radios. Visit with good friends we all know. See 60 years of Icom Radio History. And find out about Emile’s Cheap Old Field Day plans.
1:28:36
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2439 for Friday July 26th, 2024
26-07-2024 07:24
- NASA TRACKS RADIO WAVES EMITTED BY SOLAR FLARES
- COLLEGE IN INDIA ADDS HAM RADIO TO CURRICULUM
- GERMANY ISSUES NEW HAM FIRST CLASS N LICENSE
- ACTIVATORS NEEDED FOR EVENT HONORING ELMERS
- SILENT KEY: HANS VAN DEN BERG, PAØJBB, 2014 'AMATEUR OF THE YEAR'
- NET CONTROL STATIONS NEEDED BY INTERCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC NET
- CLIMBING COLORADO SUMMITS FOR ANNUAL '14-er' EVENT
- UK REGULATOR EXPLORES DIRECT-TO-DEVICE FOR MOBILE
- OFCOM SEEKS INPUT ON CHANGES WITHIN SHARED SPECTRUM
- DXPEDITION MARKS INDONESIA'S 79TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: AT SOTA CAMPOUT, HAMS REACH THE PEAK OF FRIENDSHIP
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2438 for Friday July 19th, 2024
18-07-2024 16:51
- ARRL: RANSOMWARE ATTACK EXPOSED EMPLOYEES' SENSITIVE DATA
- FCC CHARGES 13 LANDOWNERS IN CONNECTION WITH PIRACY
- SILENT KEY: MAINSTAY OF PENNSYLVANIA EMCOMM, FRANK COLE N3TN
- DAVE KALTER YOUTH DX GROUP JOINS IOTA CONTEST
- VIDEO OFFERS DEEPER LOOK AT OFCOM LICENCE CHANGES
- POTA'S SUPPORT YOUR PARKS WEEKEND ARRIVES
- NASA: IONOSPHERE'S PLASMA 'BUBBLES' TIED TO INTERFERENCE
- FROM HACKERS TO HAMS? SURE!
- NEW ZEALAND CW OPS TO DEMONSTRATE BASIC SENDING
- TEAM PREPS FOR ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: SSTV TRANSMISSIONS PROMISE - AND DELIVER - THE MOON
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2437 for Friday July 12th, 2024
11-07-2024 14:04
- HAMS RESPOND AS HURRICANE BERYL MAKES LANDFALL IN US
- INDIAN HAM CLUB INTERVENES IN YOUTH-ON-YOUTH VIOLENCE
- HAMS IN BRAZIL MARK LEAGUE'S 90th ANNIVERSARY
- STUDENTS' SATELLITES LIFT OFF FROM CALIFORNIA
- CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR YL SOTA EVENT
- UNEXPECTED EXPENSE WORRIES RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS MUSEUM
- TEXAS AMATEURS PREPARE FOR 'MOON DAY' DEMONSTRATION
- AMSAT-ARGENTINA'S SATELLITE: DEAD OR ALIVE?
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: METEOR SCATTER CONTACTS? WISH UPON THESE SHOOTING STARS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2436 for Friday July 5th, 2024
04-07-2024 18:57
- HAMS STEP UP AS HURRICANE BERYL ROLLS IN
- LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD IS BACK
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A WELL-ATTENDED EVENT IN GERMANY
- YOTA CAMP SHACK NAMED IN MEMORY OF BOB HEIL, K9EID/SK
- RSGB ADDS NEW CHALLENGE TO IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP
- SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS 2 LITHUANIAN-AMERICAN AVIATORS
- SPACEX AWARDED CONTRACT TO DE-ORBIT ISS
- DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CLUB GRANTS FROM ARRL
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: MEET OUR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR: GRACE PAPAY, K8LG
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2435 for Friday June 28th, 2024
27-06-2024 23:42
- INDIANA CLUB ADDS EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS TO FIELD DAY
- SPLIT VERDICT IN DEATH OF HAM AND COMPANION
- AMSAT TO SHUT ITS MAIL ALIAS SERVICE
- GET READY FOR THE NEXT 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT
- SPECIAL EVENT MARKS JAPAN'S WARTIME AIR RAIDS OVER AUSTRALIA
- ACMA SEEKS INPUT ON REPEATER AND BEACON LICENSING
- GERMAN REGULATOR EXTENDS 4 METRE PRIVILEGES UNTIL DEC. 31
- SHORTWAVE LISTENERS GIVE AID AT INDIAN TRAIN DISASTER
- HISTORIC TRANSMITTER ON AIR FOR ALEXANDERSON DAY
- HAM'S DOCUMENTARY SEEN AS BASIS FOR TV SERIES
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: QSOS TURN CLEVER WHEN CALLSIGNS BECOME MEMES
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ARRL News Feed
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ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Jeff Beals, WA4AW, SK
23-07-2024 14:48
The Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division, Jeffrey J. “Jeff” Beals, WA4AW, has become a Silent Key. He died on July 20, 2024. Beals, who was born in 1951, devoted a lifetime of service to amateur radio, having served in many local clubs, the ARRL Field Organization, and on the ARRL Board of Directors. He was also elected Vice President of the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA...
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Amateur Radio Participates in World’s Largest Naval Exercise
21-07-2024 11:00
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HamCon:Zion 2024
20-07-2024 11:00
HamCon: Zion 2024, hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, the Young Ladies Radio League 85th Convention, and the RV Radio Network’s 2024 Western Rally, was a success. The inaugural event, held in St. George, Utah, was well attended and many reported the facility and events were first rate.
ARRL National Instructor Gordon West, WB6NOA, was in the ARRL booth greeting visitors and ga...
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The K7RA Solar Update
19-07-2024 19:26
Big increase in solar activity this week, with average daily sunspot number rising from 129 to 215.9, and solar flux from 176.6 to 226.5.
Fourteen new sunspot groups emerged. Two were on July 11, one on July 12, three on July 13, one on July 14, two more on July 15, three more on July 16 and two more on July 17.
On Thursday (after the reporting week) the daily sunspot number was 276, the highes...
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Get On the Air During VHF Contest Season
19-07-2024 11:00
VHF contesting season is in full swing! Summer weather brings with it enhanced propagation. With good conditions, stations hundreds of miles away can be worked via tropospheric ducting, E-skip, and perhaps even meteor scatter. If you have an HF rig that includes 6 meters or VHF/UHF capability, you’ve got just the tools you need to take advantage of these enhancements! US amateurs of all license...
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