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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 143- General Class Exam Questions Part 4
31-08-2026 06:00
G1D – Volunteer Examiners and Volunteer Examiner Coordinators, temporary identification, element credit, remote operation.
37:41
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AmateurLogic 220: It's Going To Get Meshy
15-08-2026 06:00
Our latest experiments with Mesh Networking. Tommy builds a Solar Powered Mesh Node.
Emile talks about the rapidly growing Gulf Coast Mesh Network and demonstrates his equipment.
George unboxes an Elecrow Solar Powered M6 Thinknode.
And Mike opens up his new solar powered AM/FM/SW/BT radio to see what makes it tick.
1:10:43
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Ham College 142 - General Class Exam Questions Part 3
01-08-2026 06:00
G1C – Transmitter power regulations; data emission standards; 60-meter operation requirements.
Demonstration of PEP vs Average Power. Effective Radiated Power.
49:22
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AmateurLogic 219: Field Day 2026
18-07-2026 06:00
Field Day 2026 at Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club and W5AXC. Antennas, radios, and hams make for a fun weekend.
Mike’s SenseCAP K1100 and the Helium network.
1:01:19
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Ham College 141 - General Exam Questions Part 2
11-07-2026 06:00
G1B – Antenna structure limitations, good engineering and good amateur practice, beacon operation, prohibited transmissions, retransmitting radio signals.
33:32
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2550 for Friday, September 11th, 2026
10-09-2026 20:51
- AM RADIO LEGISLATION MOVES TOWARD FULL VOTE IN US CONGRESS
- FINDING POWER IN BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH AMATEURS
- HAZEL EVERETTS, N8PTL, CHOSEN AS HAMVENTION 2027 GENERAL CHAIR
- SWIFT OBSERVATORY RESCUE MISSION ABANDONED
- NASA ADDS NEW DEEP SPACE NETWORK DISH IN CALIFORNIA
- TWO CHANCES TO GET ANTARCTICA IN THE LOG
- DXPEDITION GETS HELP FROM CHILEAN ISLAND'S FISHING COMMUNITY
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: ROUTE 66 TAKES A DETOUR ONTO THE HF HIGHWAY
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2549 for Friday, September 4th, 2026
04-09-2026 12:41
- JUDGES OVERTURN WRTC-UK SCORES, CITING FRAUDULENT SCHEMES
- CAVE RESCUE SUCCEEDS USING RADIO THAT PENETRATES ROCK
- SUCCESS IN EARTH-MOON COMMUNICATION BY LASER
- SILENT KEY: DXPEDITIONER, CONTESTER DIEGO THOBIE, F4HAU
- WILDFIRE DAMAGES CRITICAL REPEATER IN NEVADA
- ARISS-USA INVITES SCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR ASTRONAUT CONTACTS IN 2027
- TOKELAU ZK3ZL DXPEDITION POSTPONED UNTIL 2027
- COUNTY TO DONATE SURPLUS TOWER TO ALABAMA HAM CLUB
- FOR 11-YEAR-OLD CW OP, A MILESTONE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: HAMS HIT THE ROAD FOR 200 MILES OF SAFE CYCLING
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2548 for Friday, August 28th, 2026
27-08-2026 16:31
- AMATEURS RECALL 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS ON 25th ANNIVERSARY
- AST SPACEMOBILE'S TESTS ON 800 MHz END ON SEPT. 12
- GRANT WILL FUND PENNSYLVANIA STUDENT CLUB'S EXPANSION
- SOUTH AFRICAN REGULATOR TRACKS REPEATER INTERFERENCE
- COUNCIL DENIES SCOTTISH AMATEUR'S REQUEST FOR MAST
- BANGLADESH RADIO SOCIETY ASKS HAMS TO SUPPORT TRANSPONDER REQUEST
- REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ZERO RETRIES DIGITAL CONFERENCE
- MARYLAND HAMS SUPPORT 6th ANNUAL HACKATHON FOR TEENS
- RSGB'S "CODING WEEK" BLENDS RADIO WITH PROGRAMMING SKILLS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: MEET CARSTEN GLASBRENER, KQ4SJM, NEWSLINE'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2547 for Friday, August 21st, 2026
20-08-2026 15:52
- SWEEPING REVIEW PLANNED FOR FRENCH POTA DESIGNATIONS
- RHODE ISLAND POTA ENTHUSIASTS PLAN 'ACTIVATION-A-THON'
- ACTIVATOR LIST GROWS FOR CHURCHES AND CHAPELS EVENT
- DXPEDITIONERS SHARE PREVIEW OF CAMBODIA 2027
- CHRISTMAS ISLAND YOUTH DXPEDITION GETS GRANT
- TIME RUNS OUT FOR SPACE STATION ANTENNA SWAP
- DISASTER DRILL TRAINS INDIA'S NEWEST HAMS
- AMSAT CANADA BEGINS MEMBERSHIP EFFORTS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON - OR NOT
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2546 for Friday, August 14th, 2026
13-08-2026 15:04
- AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS TO COLOMBIAN EARTHQUAKE
- FCC CHARGES GMRS NETWORK FOUNDER WITH VIOLATIONS
- 'FOUR DAYS IN AUGUST' RETURNS TO HUNTSVILLE
- CUBESAT RECEIVES CANADA'S FIRST OSCAR DESIGNATION
- SILENT KEY: AUTHOR, ANTENNA INNOVATOR JOHN PORTUNE, W6NBC
- PENNSYLVANIA AMATEURS ADD STRENGTH TO RED CROSS EFFORTS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: WHEN SOFTWARE GOES THE DISTANCE
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ARRL News Feed
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Special HAARP Transmission for 9/11
11-09-2026 16:40
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will be making a special transmission on 9.11 MHz at 0030-0035 UTC on September 12, 2026 (8:30-8:35 PM eastern time Friday evening). The transmission will consist of a Morse code QST, followed by a slow-scan ...
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Video: Educator Shows How Amateur Radio Is Inspiring Students
11-09-2026 14:27
Educator Everton Henriques, KD2ZZT, shared his experience using amateur radio to inspire students and bring engineering and technology to life in the classroom during his keynote at the 2026 ARRL New England Division Convention, hosted by Northeast HamXposition in Massachusetts on August 15. A video recording is available on ARRL’s YouTube channel.
Everton is an Engineering and Technology Teache...
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Answering the Call: A 9/11 Remembrance from ARRL
11-09-2026 08:50
Ed. Note: Details in this article were culled from the November 2001 QST article, “9/11/01: ‘This is Not a Test’ ” by Rick Lindquist, N1RL, and Diane Ortiz, K2DO. The original article is available here (PDF).
Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, the United States came under attack from al-Qaeda terrorists who hijacked passenger planes and flew them into buildings in New York City and Wa...
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Former ARRL COO Harold R. Kramer, WJ1B, Silent Key
02-09-2026 16:45
Former ARRL Chief Operating Officer (COO) Harold Robert Kramer, WJ1B, of Cheshire, Connecticut, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2026, at age 78. Kramer served as COO and QST Publisher from 2005 to 2016, following a career in broadcasting. He was an ARRL Life Member and donor, supporting the Diamond Club, the Second Century Campaign, and the ARRL Lab.
Former ARRL CEO Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, recalled...
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Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections
31-08-2026 15:20
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has announced that the candidates for the 2026 ARRL Division elections are now official. ARRL members will choose between two candidates for Director in the Delta, Great Lakes, and Midwest Divisions, and two candidates for Vice Director in the Midwest Division. The Director positions in the Atlantic and Dakota Divisions are unopposed, as are the ...
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