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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 144 - General Exam Questions Part 5
03-10-2026 06:00
G1E – Control categories, repeater regulations, third-party rules, ITU regions, automatically controlled digital station.
Information on the AmateurLogic 21st Anniversary Icom ID-5200 Giveaway.
53:46
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AmateurLogic 221: The Night The Lights Went Out
19-09-2026 06:00
The live stream is running and everything is going a planned. What's the worst that could happen? Power Failure!
Thanks to emergency preparedness, the show goes on.
Watch our memories of Huntsville Hamfest 2026. Emile fixes stuff and saves a buck.
1:17:14
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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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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2553 for Friday, October 2nd, 2026
01-10-2026 15:41
- UN AGENCIES MAKE PLEA FOR STRONGER RFI SAFEGUARDS
- EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE PUTS AI DATA CENTER IN SPACE
- RESEARCHERS DETECT RADIO SIGNALS FROM ANOTHER WORLD
- NEW AZORES-BASED NETWORK UNITES SCHOOL RADIO CLUBS
- 2 US AGENCIES SEEK COMMENTS ON RF EXPOSURE
- SILENT KEY: YACHT CO-FOUNDER EDWARD ENGLEMAN, KG8CX
- NOAA WEATHER RADIOS A PRIORITY IN CALIFORNIA COUNTY
- PA QSO PARTY INTRODUCES TEAM COMPETITION
- ARISS SSTV EVENT CELEBRATES EDUCATION
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A TOP DX ENTITY, BY ANY OTHER NAME....
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2552 for Friday, September 25th, 2026
24-09-2026 20:06
- SUMMIT ACTIVATOR ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF HIKER IN HAWAII
- WRTC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN CROATIA
- US GOVERNMENT SETS DATE FOR TEST OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
- SILENT KEY: DISASTER-RESPONSE VETERAN TOM DELANEY W8WTD
- SILENT KEY: QRP KIT LEADER DOUG HENDRICKS, KI6DS
- AMATEUR RADIO TEAMS UP WITH SCOUTS FOR GLOBAL JAMBOREE
- HAMS ENSURE SAFETY AS HINDU FESTIVAL CONCLUDES IN MUMBAI
- ON THIS NET, ETIQUETTE IS NO TRIVIAL MATTER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: SENDING SIGNALS TO HONOR A CUBAN PIONEER
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2551 for Friday, September 18th, 2026
17-09-2026 15:58
- DEADLY INDONESIAN VOLCANO SPURS ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY NET
- LASERS FROM SPACE SEEN AS DELIVERY MEANS FOR SOLAR POWER
- STAMPS, COINS TO MARK MILESTONES FOR GIBRALTAR AMATEURS
- INDIAN STUDENTS BUILD FLIGHT-READY EAGLESATS
- HF RADIO COMES TO 12,000-YEAR-OLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
- ARDC SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT GRANTS, 44NET SYSTEM
- SPECIAL EVENT URGES SAFETY WITH LITHIUM BATTERIES
- FCC TO VOTE ON GIVING HIGH-SPEED SATELLITE MORE SPECTRUM
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: TWIN TOWERS, A TRANSMISSION AND A TRIBUTE
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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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ARRL News Feed
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Radio Amateurs Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias
07-10-2026 15:55
Updated Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 3 PM EDT
Update: Hurricane Watch Net to Activate Friday Morning
The following information is from Hurricane Watch Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV.
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate Friday morning October 9, 2026, at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC. Due to poor 20-meter propagation in recent days, HWN plans to operate on both 20 and 40 meters.
Operating Frequenc...
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Watching the Gulf
06-10-2026 12:52
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is closely monitoring Invest 92L, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias in the next 24 hours. According to HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, the potential area of concern for this storm is a wide swath of the Gulf coast, extending from Louisiana to Florida. Graves says there is no HWN activation at this time, but the net will go into operation if offici...
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2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4
02-10-2026 13:18
Get ready to contact college and university radio clubs during this weekend’s Collegiate QSO Party, 0000 UTC October 3 through 2359 UTC ImageOctober 4 (Friday evening through Sunday in the US). Students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be on the air using the call sign of a college, university, or other post-secondary academic institution. Look for stations on CW, phone, and digital modes on an...
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Remembering Four Silent Keys
27-09-2026 11:00
We are saddened to report this week on the passing of four well-known amateurs, including two members of the extended “ARRL family.”
Longtime ARRL Rhode Island Section Manager Robert George “Bob” Beaudet, W1YRC, became a Silent Key on September 10, 2026, at age 88. An ARRL Life Member, Gold-Level Diamond Club member, and Maxim Society member in the President Class, Beaudet served as Rhode Islan...
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Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
26-09-2026 11:00
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, was a guest on episode 103 of The DX Mentor, which aired September 19, 2026. Hosted by Bill Salyers, AJ8B, with Joe Pater, W8GEX, the discussion covered highlights from the ARRL Board of Directors’ annual Second Meeting, held July 17; the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU); the August ARRL National Convention hosted by the Huntsville Hamfest, and recent supp...
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