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Jun 6, 2026
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Saturday July 11 8am-Noon at Herman High School - 7am Tailgaters - General Admission $5 - Ham License Exam at 8am register in advance at https://ham.study/sessions/69b1b963f36220a4fbca3383/1
Jun 6, 2026
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
June 27-28 at the Bangor PAL Center Watchmaker Street off Essex St. Volunteers needed for setup and take down. Three stations (CW, SSB, GOTA) If you've never been on the air, you can try your hand at the Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) station, even without a Ham license. There will also be a tech workshop during the event, assembling electronic devices. Hope to see you there.
May 12, 2026
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 PM on our ‘94 repeater Please join us on the 146.940 repeater at 6:30 PM, then we will move to simplex. See (hear) you there!
Apr 7, 2026
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
April 11 10:30 Am Husson University Dickerman Dining Commons 116 Kagan Drive Bangor Meet a few minutes before at the main entrance. Ed will have HT in case anyone needs directions.
Apr 7, 2026
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Wednesday April 8, 11:00 AM - Husson University Dickerman Dining Commons 116 Kagan Drive Bangor
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/.
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 218: No Static At All

20-06-2026 06:00
Major elimination of static and noise in HF radio reception using neural networks and machine learning. Sodium ion battery tests. Hurricane season preparation. 1:08:20
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Ham College 140: Beginning General Class Studies = General Part 1

06-06-2026 06:00
G1A – General class control operator frequency privileges. Primary and secondary allocations. 50:20
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AmateurLogic 217: Hamvention 2026

23-05-2026 06:00
George and Tommy's Excellent Adventure to Hamvention 2026. Meet some old friends. See some new items and some that don't even exist yet. Visit the West Chester Amateur Radio Association (WC8VOA) at the VOA Museum. And get a quick peek of some of the new things at the VOA Museum in a special episode coming soon. 1:32:46
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Ham College 139 - Technician Exam Questions Part 26

09-05-2026 06:00
T0A – Power circuits and hazards: hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, electrical code compliance, Lightning protection; Battery safety. T0B – Antenna safety: tower safety and grounding, installing antennas, antenna supports. T0C - RF hazards: radiation exposure, proximity to antennas, recognized safe power levels, radiation types, duty cycle. 1:26:11
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AmateurLogic 216: Repair or Replace

18-04-2026 06:00
Exploring the Ham Dash App ham radio dashboard. Consolidating the shack with Raspberry Pi 5 and M.2 solid state drive. Should you Repair or Replace that appliance with the recently expired warranty. 58:09
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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 2540 for Friday, July 3rd, 2026

02-07-2026 16:19

- CANADA REVIEWING POLICY ON ANTENNAS, TOWERS
- RESEARCHERS CREATE SPACE 'WALL' TO WEAKEN SOLAR STORMS
- HOMECOMING FOR COLLECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
- GLOBAL REGISTRY BEGINS VERIFICATION OF DMR IDS
- FCC'S $3.5 BILLION SPECTRUM AUCTION IS 1ST IN FOUR YEARS
- NETS OF NOTE: THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REPEATER GROUP
- MAUI'S FIELD DAY COMBINES RADIO WITH RECRUITMENT
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: IN THE UK, BBC LONGWAVE WAVES FAREWELL

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2539 for Friday, June 26th, 2026

25-06-2026 20:38

- BREAKING NEWS: HAMS ON ALERT AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN VENEZUELA
- COSTLY ANTENNA REPAIRS FOR NASA'S DEEP SPACE STATION
- A WEEKEND OF FIELD DAY AND FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
- THREE SATELLITES TO BE 'FIRE TOWERS IN THE SKY"
- GRANT SUPPORTS REPAIR OF REVERSE BEACON NODE
- SOUTH KOREAN AMATEURS CONCLUDE NATIONAL FOX-HUNTING EVENT
- UK'S INTRUDER WATCH TEAM NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS
- YOTA AMERICAS CAMPERS WRAP UP HUNTSVILLE ADVENTURES
- WRTC LAUNCHES PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME CHASING
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: HAM RADIO, FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2538 for Friday, June 19th, 2026

18-06-2026 15:16

- MILESTONE MOMENT FOR PROTOTYPE RADIO TELESCOPE
- ANTENNA INSTALLATION ADDS TO TEXAS GROUP'S REACH
- TOUR DE FRANCE IS A TOUR DE CALLSIGNS
- NASA DECLARES MARS 'MAVEN' MISSION OVER
- INDIAN HAMS HELP FAMILY FIND TROUBLED YOUNG MOTHER
- RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA SEEKS NOMINATIONS
- TEXAS AMATEURS TO RUN OPEN-SOURCE VERSION OF HAM.LIVE
- TYPHOON OVER JAPAN DESTROYS FLORIDA STUDENTS' PICO BALLOON
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: IN CANADA, RADIO HAS A "SENIOR MOMENT" TO REMEMBER

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2537 for Friday, June 12th, 2026

11-06-2026 20:44

- AMERITRON, MIRAGE BRANDS SOLD TO ITU CORP.
- ARREST IN COPPER THEFT AT US RADIO STATION
- HAM'S EXPERIMENT WOULD ADAPT TELETEXT FOR AMATEUR RADIO
- SILENT KEY: PROMINENT QATARI HAM ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL ATTIYAH, A71AU
- IRTS SEEKS OPERATORS FOR TEAM IN IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- NASA ANNOUNCES ASTRONAUTS FOR ARTEMIS III MISSION
- AMSAT EXPLORES CUBESAT PAYLOAD ON ARTEMIS MISSION
- TIME TO SWITCH HAMCLOCK BACKEND SERVER
- EVACUATED ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO ISS AFTER LEAK
- FOLDABLE ANTENNA BOOSTS DATA RATES FOR CUBESATS
- ARDC LAUNCHES DISCORD DISCUSSION THREAD
- WORLD OF DX
- YOUTH ON THE AIR SUMMER CAMP ACTIVATES W4Y
- KICKER: HAMS LAUNCHING A TALL CONSERVATION ENDEAVOR

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2536 for Friday, June 5th, 2026

05-06-2026 07:45

- HAMSCI ASKS CANADA TO RECONSIDER SHORTWAVE SHUTDOWN
- NEW CREW BOARDS CHINA'S SPACE STATION
- UNLICENSED RADIO OPERATOR GETS NEWEST WARNING FROM FCC
- NEW QUESTION POOL FOR TECHNICIAN CLASS EXAM
- DOUBLE CENTENNIAL FOR HAM RADIO IN JAPAN
- REGISTRATION OPENS FOR MICROWAVE UPDATE CONFERENCE
- YOUNGSTERS PREPARE FOR IARU REGION 1 CAMP
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: GOING EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL, OFF THE AIR

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ARRL News Feed

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The ARRL Solar Update

06-07-2026 15:05

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Navigating an HOA and Returning to Amateur Radio and Field Day!

06-07-2026 13:05

Fred Johnson, K6FRD, is an amateur radio operator in Riverside, California. Like many hams, he lives in an HOA-controlled neighborhood. For Johnson, finding practical, low-visibility, antenna solutions has become part of the fun over the years.

“For years I struggled to enjoy HF because, like many amateurs in an HOA, towers and conventional outdoor antennas simply aren't an option,” said Johnson...


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New ARRL Atlantic Division Vice Director

06-07-2026 08:38

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has announced the appointment of Ray Sokola, K9RS, of Wilmington, Delaware, as Vice Director for the ARRL Atlantic Division. The appointment, made by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, fills the vacancy created in January when former Vice Director Marty Newingham, AG3I, assumed the office of Atlantic Division Director. Sokola will serve the rema...


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Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director

01-07-2026 10:43

Attention: Full ARRL members in the ATLANTIC, DAKOTA, DELTA, GREAT LAKES, and MIDWEST Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for 3-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.

ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Vice Directors who serve in t...


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Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026

28-06-2026 08:30

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