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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 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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Ham College 138 - Technician Exam Questions Part 25
11-04-2026 06:00
T9A – Antennas: vertical and horizontal polarization, concept of antenna gain, definition and types of beam antennas, antenna loading, common portable and mobile antennas, relationships between resonant length and frequency, and dipole pattern.
T9B – Feed lines: types, attenuation vs frequency, selecting. SWR concepts, Antenna tuners (couplers), RF Connector selecting and weather protection.
59:17
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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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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2534 for Friday, May 22nd, 2026
22-05-2026 08:10
- ARISS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR MOON-BASED HAM RADIO
- AMSAT-DL SEEKS INPUT FROM SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS
- SILENT KEY: MARATHON VOLUNTEER, LIMARC OFFICER, JERRY ABRAMS, WB2ZEX
- INNOVATIVE TRAILER MAKES DEBUT AT HAMVENTION
- NETS OF NOTE: NEW NET AT THE AWA COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM
- HELPING GIRL GUIDES EARN LICENSES IN THE CARIBBEAN
- TIME TO NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- HAMS REMEMBER VICTIMS OF HISTORIC PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD
- STUDENT JOINS SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND DXPEDITION TEAM
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: COLORADO STUDENT CLUB FINDS ITS VOICE ON THE AIR
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026
14-05-2026 15:13
- PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP
- UK HAMS PLAN TRIBUTE TO BBC TRANSMITTERS MARKED FOR SHUTDOWN
- AUSTRALIAN RADIOCOMMUNICATION LICENSES GET NEW WEBSITE
- NEW ZEALAND CYCLONE REVS UP RECRUITMENT DRIVE
- SILENT KEY: ROSS MERLIN, WA2WDT. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONAL
- TIME TO NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE MODEM CALLED A VARA REPLACEMENT
- WIA ASKS FOR CHANGES IN SUB-ANTARCTIC CALL PREFIXES
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A-ROVING THEY WILL GO
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2532 for Friday, May 8th, 2026
07-05-2026 18:26
- HAMVENTION PROMISES "RADIO ADVENTURE"
- MORE HAMVENTION: YOTA PLANS TO BE YOUNG HAMS' GATHERING SPOT
- SAUDI AMATEUR SOCIETY HOSTING 2ND SATELLITE COMPETITION
- CW OPS NEEDED TO COPY DATA FROM TOKYO-BUILT CUBESAT
- SILENT KEY: SINGER/COMPOSER ALAN OSMOND, KNØIZE
- SILENT KEY: DX NEWS EDITOR AND TOP CONTESTER ALEXANDER TEIMURAZOV, 4L5A
- NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES SOCCER TOURNAMENT
- HAMS GO PORTABLE WITH PROTECTED AREA RADIO COMMUNITY PROGRAM
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A TOWERING MOMENT IN BROADCAST HISTORY
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026
01-05-2026 07:39
- HONORS FOR DXPEDITIONS FEATURING REMOTE ACTIVATIONS
- HAM RADIO LESSONS PREPARE STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN FOR ADVENTURE
- SILENT KEY: ENNIO TONON, IØFHZ, LEADER, MENTOR FOR ARI
- AMSAT'S CUBESAT UPDATES AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
- SPECIAL EVENTS IN CANADA HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC SAFETY
- NOMINATION DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- HAMLIB CHOSEN FOR 2026 AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD
- RAC SEEKS EDITOR FOR CANADIAN AMATEUR MAGAZINE
- INCREASED RECOGNITION FOR YOUTH ON DXPEDITIONS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: JAPANESE AMATEURS GIVE WARM RECEPTION TO ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026
23-04-2026 14:02
- BREAKING NEWS: FCC GRANTS FREQUENCIES' USE FOR SATELLITE SERVICE
- STEPPIR ANNOUNCES RETURN TO AMATEUR RADIO MARKET
- FREQUENCIES IDENTIFIED FOR EXPANDING 6G ON 2.7 GHz BAND
- MODERN RADIOS TO LIGHT UP BESIDE HISTORIC MILLS
- ARRL HONORS OFFICER FOR SERVICE TO PENNSYLVANIA CLUB
- ONE HUNDRED REASONS TO ATTEND NEW ZEALAND CONVENTION
- SILENT KEY: FORMER ARI PRESIDENT GRAZIANO SARTORI, IØSSH
- ARDC NEEDS TECHNICAL WRITER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
- RSGB HEADQUARTERS STATION WELCOMES GUEST OPS IN JULY
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: HAM CLUB'S LIBRARY LOAN ISN'T DONE BY THE BOOK
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ARRL News Feed
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ARRL Solar Update
22-05-2026 16:04
Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours with
four active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were a
C1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb and a C1.0/Sf, also on May 20,
from Region 4439 that was accompanied by Type-III radio sweeps. This
region was responsible for the majority of the period’s activity,
which otherwise included a B8.7 flare on May 20 from Region 4...
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Interview with the ARRL CEO: Remote Operating
22-05-2026 09:54
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, and Dick Strassburger, N9EEE, Editor of Solid Copy, the monthly newsletter of CWops, were guests on episode 94 of The DX Mentor (May 15, 2026) for a discussion about remote operating. The show is hosted on YouTube by Bill Salyers, AJ8B.
Strassburger led the discussion, which included Minster describing the contest station he frequently operates on the Caribbean isl...
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Report from the World’s Largest Hamfest
22-05-2026 09:53
Radio amateurs from around the world descended on Xenia, Ohio, last weekend for Hamvention® 2026. The three-day event featured five indoor exhibit halls for vendors and organizations, four parallel tracks of forums, and a massive flea market that filled the infield of a horse racing track and spilled over into surrounding areas. In addition, Hamvention served as the anchor for a variety of outs...
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Outstanding Contesters and DXers Recognized
22-05-2026 09:08
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2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…
17-05-2026 17:22
It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and this year didn’t disappoint! Showers and even the occasional downpour popped up on and off Saturday, prompting flea market shoppers to periodically flee inside to dry out. Then a thunderstorm in the early hours of Sunday morning left the flea market a bit muddy. But spirts ran high for the closing day of...
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