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Dec 2, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
- Dec. 6, 2025 Saturday 8am PSARC Breakfast Coach House Brewer - Wednesdays 11am Lunch Bunch 2.0 Wendy's Bangor Mall Blvd. - Dec. 5 Friday 6-8pm Tech Workshop Bangor Parks & Rec., 647 Main St. Bangor - Jan. 24-25 Saturday and Sunday Winter Field Day - Jan. 31 4pm Saturday Winter Social/Silent Auction FUMC Brewer
Aug 18, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
The Pine State Amateur Radio Club is celebrating our 50th anniversary during 2025. During the month of November club members will be operating N1ME as a special event station. We will have a certificate available for working N1ME in November. We will be operating on CW, SSB, and perhaps digital modes. The certificate will be emailed to those who apply via email to pinestateamateur@gmail.com providing the QSO information (date/UTC/band/mode). - Wes AA1CX
Jul 8, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
At the July 7, 2025 monthly in person meeting the club approved adding the West Australia VHF Group as our sister(mate) club. You can visit their site at: http://wavhf.org/wp/.
Feb 9, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: Ed Paradis
We invite licensed hams to check in to our Pine State ARC Tuesday Night OTA Meeting at 2000 hours each week, held on our 146.94 repeater. We use 103.5 CTCSS tone in Bangor, 88.5 hz tone in Old Town, 136.5 in Orrington (widest-coverage), and 100.0 in the Newport area. Please join us!
Feb 9, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Please join us each Wednesday at 11 AM at Wendy’s, Bangor Mall Boulevard. Members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Dec 3, 2024
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Please join us for our monthly club breakfast. Free meal drawing for those attending the breakfast. - Saturday June 7, 2025 8am at the Coach House in Brewer on Wilson Street.
Sep 15, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
From Tom N1NEL - The AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention is on Sunday, 9/24 @ 10:00AM at Waterfront Park in Bangor, ME. PSARC volunteers interested in helping monitor the parade route to support a safe gathering please meet at 9:00AM at the Bangor Waterfront. For more information: AFSP
Sep 14, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Due to ham fests this month, the club breakfast will be Saturday September 23rd at 8 am at The Coach House in Brewer. All are welcome to attend. Come have breakfast with your club members to get to know them better.
Jul 16, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Passed on by Dave N1DAE: Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency Radio Rodeo on Saturday, August 12th, 2023.
Jul 13, 2023
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Next PSARC Sponsored Exam Session August 19, 2023
Mar 9, 2022
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Rev. Richard Mellerup - KB2YDH has become a Silent Key on March 04, 2022
Feb 26, 2022
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Tom Lambert - KA1TKS has become a Silent Key on February 23, 2022.
Feb 9, 2021
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Roger W Dole - KA1TKS has become a Silent Key on February 09, 2021
Mar 16, 2019
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

8 Participants examined nets 5 New Technicians, a Generals, and an extra.

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Dec 15, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

UPDATED-Calls Now In--10 Participants examined nets 7 New Technicians and Three Generals, and a club exam attendance record.

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Sep 15, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

4 Participants examined nets three Technicians and one General.

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Apr 20, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Steven B. Brant - W1WT has become a Silent Key on April 19, 2018
Apr 15, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that James R Sturgeon - N1MCT has become a Silent Key on April 14, 2018
Apr 14, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

Saturday Apr 14 exam session nets new General Class Ham. Click the more link to read on.

Feb 17, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

Saturday Feb 17 exam session nets 2 new hams (Technician Class).Click the more link to read on.

Jan 4, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Alfred L. Cormier - K1ONY has become a Silent Key on January 03, 2018
Dec 11, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Donald E. Gaudreau - WA1AKV has become a Silent Key on December 10, 2017.
Nov 27, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Col. James A Elliott Jr. USAR (RET) - KC1CWE has become a Silent Key on November 24, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

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.

Sep 11, 2017
Category: Club News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The Bangor Fire Department retired its log running Gamewell Fire Alarm box system and honors the 343 firefighters that lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Aug 12, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

8 Participants examined nets one "Express" Amateur Extra.

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Jul 16, 2017
Category: Club News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
Open for a message from W1JFF
Jun 28, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Jean M Dole - N1PRB has become a Silent Key on June 28, 2017
Jun 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
Call Signs are in - 06-07 -- Pine State Amateur Radio Club HamFest 2017 Test Session Results in New Licensees, upgrades and a Zero to Extra. Great Job to all.
Feb 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The test session held on February 02 at the University of Maine was a success with 19 new Hams and 2 upgrades. Open for more information.
Feb 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The Pine State Amateur Radio Club held an Amateur Radio Exam Session on April 01, 2017 from 9:00 Am to 12:00 Noon - Open for more details



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 211: More Tales From The Transmitter

15-11-2025 05:00
Fixing a transmitter with a rubber mallet (it's not what you think). Installing Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi could be worth it. HackRF firmware goodies. Mike's new toy. 59:39
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Ham College 130 - Technician Exam Questions Part 17

01-11-2025 06:00
T5C – Capacitance and inductance terminology and units. Radio frequency definition and units. Impedance definition and units. Calculating power. 37:33
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AmateurLogic 210: 20 Years of AmateurLogic.TV

18-10-2025 06:00
It started back in 2005 as one of the first Internet television experiments and is still going strong 20 years later. Join your AmateurLogic friends as we look back on some of the memorable moments of the past two decades. We also announce the winner of the IC-705 transceiver from Icom and the accessory package from Gigaparts. 2:14:45
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Ham College 129 - Technician Exam Questions Part 16

27-09-2025 06:00
T5B - Math for electronics: conversion of electrical units, decibels. 53:43
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AmateurLogic 209: From Tokyo to Slidell

20-09-2025 06:00
New prototypes and speculations from Tokyo Ham Fair. W5SLA Ozone Amateur Radio Club Hamfest fun and forum review. Announcing AmateurLogic's 20th Anniversary contest. Someone is going to win a major award including an IC-705 Portable Transceiver from Icom and a great prize package from Gigaparts. Details at https://amateurlogic.tv/contest. https://amateurlogic.tv 1:13:30
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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.
The Audio link downloads an mp3 file in the same way (format of Report####.mp3) -- This does not allow listening through the browser tab as some sites do.


Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2510 for Friday, December 5th, 2025

04-12-2025 21:26

- LINK CONFIRMED BETWEEN RADIO EMISSIONS, AURORAS
- INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT IS A TRIBUTE AND AN EXPERIMENT
- NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR SHORT-RANGE UHF RADIOS IN GERMANY
- SILENT KEY: EDITOR, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR JOHN WALKER, ZL3IB
- SILENT KEY: GANESH SUBRAMANIAM, VU2TS
- UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LAUNCH 'LIGHT SAIL CHIPSATS'
- COMPUTING IN SPACE? STUDENTS FACE THE CHALLENGE
- MARATHON QSO PARTY ENDING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE
- INDIAN AMATEURS HELP WOMAN LOST IN BANGLADESH
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: REDESIGNED WEATHER WEBSITE DRAWS STORM OF PROTEST

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2509 for Friday, November 28th, 2025

27-11-2025 18:58

- PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTER AGREES TO $7,200 PAYMENT
- PROBE INTO COLLISION BETWEEN AIRLINER, WEATHER BALLOON
- YASME GRANT BOOSTS BANGLADESH AMATEURS' CAMPUS OUTREACH
- FCC EYES REALLOCATION OF UPPER C-BAND
- FUNCUBE, SATELLITE AO-73, MARKS 12 YEARS IN SPACE
- ENSURING DISABLED AMATEURS ARE NOT EXCLUDED IN THE UK
- ARRL SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHES
- ANNUAL 'AM NIGHT' REKINDLES HISTORY FOR CINCINNATI HAMS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: NEWS FROM A VERY JOLLY NET CONTROL STATION

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2508 for Friday, November 21st, 2025

20-11-2025 15:22

- FCC REOPENS AFTER HISTORIC US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
- HUNGARIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE BROADCAST CENTENNIAL
- INDIAN AMATEURS STUDY IMPACT OF SEASON'S TRANSITION
- NEURAL CODEC CALLED 'MILESTONE' FOR DIGITAL VOICE
- NASA STUDIES DISABLED DEEP-SPACE NETWORK ANTENNA
- HAMS PREP FOR PERSEIDS METEOR SCATTER EXPERIMENTS
- 2 NEW REPEATERS CREATE CRUCIAL NETWORK IN KANSAS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: FOR GOOGLE, A RAY OF AI HOPE FROM THE SUN

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025

13-11-2025 21:16

- HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON
- SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LANKA
- SILENT KEY: POPULAR BANGALORE NET CONTROl OP SUBBU, VU2ZUB
- INTREPID-DX LAUNCHES 'AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE GREATER GOOD'
- ARDC GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENTS' SATELLITE COURSES
- BRISBANE HAMS HOST INAUGURAL QTECH CONFERENCE
- COLLEGE DONATES LAPTOPS WISCONSIN HAM CLUB
- INSIGHTS INTO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
- STUDENTS' SATELLITE HAS NEWEST MICROWAVE LINEAR TRANSPONDER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OP

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2506 for Friday, November 7th, 2025

07-11-2025 07:51

- PROPOSED SATELLITE WOULD PROVIDE 'SUNLIGHT ON DEMAND'
- AUSTRALIAN BAND PLAN GETS SWEEPING REVIEW
- SILENT KEY: ORIGINAL SOTA ENTHUSIAST, ROBERT JOHN HANNAN, G4RQJ
- SILENT KEY: QUICKSILVER RADIO PRODUCTS' JOHN BARTSCHERER, N1GNV
- 2 RECEIVE YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK WITH YOUNG HAMS
- ISS MARKS 25 YEARS with SSTV TRANSMISSIONS
- MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE TESTS SKILLS, PROPAGATION
- SILENT KEY'S GIFT ENDOWS LIBRARY DEAN CHAIR AT ALMA MATER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: PRIEST'S OTHER FAITH WAS IN RADIO WAVES

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ARRL News Feed

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The ARRL Solar Update

05-12-2025 16:44

Solar activity was at low levels this past week with only C class
flares. Region 4294 remains the largest region on the disk but is
appearing to be simplifying magnetically. Region 4296, on the other
hand, gained a delta region in its intermediary region, though with
no corresponding increase in flare activity as of yet. New flux
emerged along the eastern side of Region 4298, resulting in several
C f...


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Operators/Monitors Wanted for Meteor Scatter QSO Party December 12-13

05-12-2025 12:40

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“Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators

04-12-2025 11:26

Update 12/4/2025 (See original story, below.)

ChipSat Signals Received; Listeners Still Needed

Updating the story, ‘Space Sailors’ Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators,” posted on December 2, 2025, Cornell University’s “ChipSat”-equipped light sail was successfully deployed on December 3 and several dozen telemetry signals from its ChipSat flight computers have been received and decoded...


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LIVE YouTube Telethon to Support ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology

26-11-2025 17:01

Don’t miss it! The annual YouTube telethon to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, beginning at 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST, on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ.

Join Nass and several other amateur radio contributors for a fun and entertaining livestream. They’ll cover a variety of amateur ...


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2025 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

21-11-2025 17:17

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2025 ARRL Division elections.

In the ARRL Pacific Division, current Director John Litz, NZ6Q (1,270 votes), of Stockton, California, was declared the winner, defeating Bob Vallio, W6RGG (960 votes).

In the Southeastern Division, current Director Mickey Baker, N4MB (1,596 votes), of West Palm Beach, Florida, was declared...


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