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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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Ham College 137 - Technician Exam Questions Part 24
04-04-2026 06:00
T8C – Operating activities: radio direction finding, contests, linking over the internet, exchanging grid locators.
T8D – Non-voice and digital communications: image signals and definition of NTSC, CW, packet radio, PSK, APRS, error detection and correction, amateur radio networking, Digital Mobile Radio, WSJT modes, and Broadband-Hamnet.
56:55
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Ham College 136 - Technician Exam Questions Part 23
28-03-2026 06:00
T8A - Basic characteristics of FM and SSB: Bandwidth of various modulation modes: CW, SSB, FM, fast-scan TV, Choice of emission type: selection of USB vs LSB, use of SSB for weak signal work, use of FM for VHF.
T8B - Amateur satellite operation: Doppler shift, basic orbits, operating protocols, modulation mode selection, transmitter power considerations, telemetry and telecommand, satellite tracking programs, beacons, uplink and downlink mode definitions, spin fading, definition of “LEO”, setting uplink power.
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AmateurLogic 215: Not another Friday 13th?
14-03-2026 06:00
Cutting a 1/4 wave shorted stub. DR Mode travel prep for automatic repeater memories. ATS 20+ Firmware update improvements. Emile’s latest shack update.
1:23:14
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Ham College 135 - Technician Exam Questions Part 22
28-02-2026 05:00
T7C - Antenna and transmission line measurements and troubleshooting: measuring SWR, effects of high SWR, causes of feed line failures, Basic coaxial cable characteristics, Use of dummy loads when testing.
T7D - Using basic test instruments: voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter, Soldering.
1:13:09
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Ham College 134 - Technician Exam Questions Part 21
17-02-2026 05:00
T7A – Station equipment: receivers, transceivers, transmitter amplifiers, receive amplifiers, transverters; Basic radio circuit concepts and terminology: sensitivity, selectivity, mixers, oscillators, PTT, modulation.
T7B – Symptoms, causes, and cures of common transmitter and receiver problems: overload and overdrive, distortion, interference and consumer electronics, RF feedback.
59:05
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2528 for Friday, April 10th, 2026
09-04-2026 16:39
- FCC REVIEWS GROWING SPACE SECTOR'S NEED FOR SPECTRUM
- STATION'S EXPERIMENTS EXPLORE USE OF 4M and 8M BANDS
- SILENT KEY: TEACHER RITA WRIGHT, KC9CDL, LED 1ST SCHOOL ISS QSO
- SILENT KEY: ARGENTINE BROADCAST JOURNALIST CARLOS ALMIRÓN LU7DSY
- RED CROSS NVIS NET DRAWS IMPORTANT REGIONAL RESPONSE
- DEAL WILL UPGRADE EMERGENCY-RESPONSE PHONE NETWORK
- COSMONAUTS CALL CQ IN TRIBUTE TO YURI GAGARIN
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: HAM TUNES UP - AND PLAYS SOME TUNES - IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2527 for Friday, April 3rd, 2026
02-04-2026 18:54
- AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ON MOON MISSION ABOARD ARTEMIS 2
- FCC CHARGES AMATEUR WITH EMERGENCY-SERVICE INTERFERENCE
- SSTV FROM ISS MARKING MAJOR MOMENTS IN SPACE
- AZORES AMATEURS HOSTING THEIR FIRST 10M REPEATER
- IRELAND'S SOLE 10M REPEATER IN SERVICE AGAIN
- VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM TO EXTEND HOURS FOR HAMVENTION
- NEW ENTRY LEVEL LICENSES FOR NORWEGIAN AMATEURS
- 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' ACTIVITY BACK FOR 3RD YEAR
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A SYMPHONY OF SIGNALS IN TIME FOR APRIL FOOL'S DAY
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2526 for Friday, March 27th, 2026
26-03-2026 13:49
- HAMS RESPOND TO HISTORIC FLOODS IN HAWAII
- FUNDS WOULD EXPAND, UPGRADE NOAA'S WEATHER RADIO NETWORK
- INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP CALLS CQ FOR AUTISM AWARENESS
- CHARTERED FLIGHT TO CARRY INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO ISS
- NEW NET BUILDING BRIDGE WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK CAMPUSES
- OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO PLUTO ANNIVERSARY EVENT
- SILENT KEY: DISASTER-RESPONSE OPERATOR S. ARUNA KUMAR, VU3VGP
- RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA HONORS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
- SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS THE TITANIC
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: OUT ON THE AIR AND UNDER BLUE SKIES
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2525 for Friday, March 20th, 2026
19-03-2026 16:04
- BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION A SUCCESS
- JUDGE ORDERS VOICE OF AMERICA BACK ON THE AIR
- SKYWARN YOUTH NET CALLS CQ FOR SECOND YEAR
- US MILITARY TESTS HF COMMUNICATIONS IN ALASKA
- YL WORLD WIDE EVENT OVERWHELMING
- AIRLINES REQUIRED TO UPDATE ELECTRONICS DUE TO CW INTERFERENCE
- PUSH IS ON TO GET SARDINIA RADIOACTIVE
- SUN-LIT AWAKENING FOR JAPAN'S 30-YEAR-OLD SATELLITE
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARTIN F. JUE AND M.F.J. IN THE WORKS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2524 for Friday, March 13th, 2026
12-03-2026 16:37
- RESTRICTIONS TO IMPACT KANTON ISLAND DXPEDITIONS
- WRTC NOT PERMITTING NATIONAL FLAGS, SYMBOLS
- AUSTRALIAN HAMS CHALLENGE HIGHER FEES ON STATE LANDS
- FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAINST VOA LEADERSHIP
- HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
- CAMBODIAN STUDENTS EXPLORE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
- NEW INDIANA LAW PROTECTS HAM RADIO ANTENNAS, TOWERS
- HURDY GURDY MUSEUM STATION BACK ON THE AIR
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: TAKE THE "FIVE TWO" SIMPLEX CHALLENGE
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ARRL News Feed
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The ARRL Solar Update
10-04-2026 18:00
Solar activity remained at low levels this week. Most of the C-class activity came from either Region 4414 or Region 4409, which has developed a delta spot in its intermediary area. All remaining spots were either stable or in slight decay, with Region 4406 rotating over the west limb by the end of the reporting period.
Coronal activity was observed in CCOR-1, LASCO and STEREO available imager...
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ARRL Announces Change in Central Division Leadership
10-04-2026 10:04
Brent Walls, N9BA, has resigned as Central Division Director of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, citing professional and personal commitments. He served as Director since 2025, and before that as Vice Director beginning in 2021.
“Serving in the capacity of Division Director has been a truly rewarding experience and the highlight of my amateur radio journey,” said Walls in a mess...
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Register Now for the 2026 ARRL Youth Rally at Dayton Hamvention®
10-04-2026 09:44
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2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping—Celebrate America250 with a Commemorative Design
10-04-2026 09:15
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Elecraft Donates Amateur Radio Station to W1AW
09-04-2026 06:47
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces high-performance amateur radio equipment available both factory-assembled and as kits. Its product line span...
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