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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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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.
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Ham College 136 - Technician Exam Questions Part 23
28-03-2026 06:00
T8A - Basic characteristics of FM and SSB: Bandwidth of various modulation modes: CW, SSB, FM, fast-scan TV, Choice of emission type: selection of USB vs LSB, use of SSB for weak signal work, use of FM for VHF.
T8B - Amateur satellite operation: Doppler shift, basic orbits, operating protocols, modulation mode selection, transmitter power considerations, telemetry and telecommand, satellite tracking programs, beacons, uplink and downlink mode definitions, spin fading, definition of “LEO”, setting uplink power.
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AmateurLogic 215: Not another Friday 13th?
14-03-2026 06:00
Cutting a 1/4 wave shorted stub. DR Mode travel prep for automatic repeater memories. ATS 20+ Firmware update improvements. Emile’s latest shack update.
1:23:14
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Ham College 135 - Technician Exam Questions Part 22
28-02-2026 05:00
T7C - Antenna and transmission line measurements and troubleshooting: measuring SWR, effects of high SWR, causes of feed line failures, Basic coaxial cable characteristics, Use of dummy loads when testing.
T7D - Using basic test instruments: voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter, Soldering.
1:13:09
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Ham College 134 - Technician Exam Questions Part 21
17-02-2026 05:00
T7A – Station equipment: receivers, transceivers, transmitter amplifiers, receive amplifiers, transverters; Basic radio circuit concepts and terminology: sensitivity, selectivity, mixers, oscillators, PTT, modulation.
T7B – Symptoms, causes, and cures of common transmitter and receiver problems: overload and overdrive, distortion, interference and consumer electronics, RF feedback.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2527 for Friday, April 3rd, 2026
02-04-2026 18:54
- AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ON MOON MISSION ABOARD ARTEMIS 2
- FCC CHARGES AMATEUR WITH EMERGENCY-SERVICE INTERFERENCE
- SSTV FROM ISS MARKING MAJOR MOMENTS IN SPACE
- AZORES AMATEURS HOSTING THEIR FIRST 10M REPEATER
- IRELAND'S SOLE 10M REPEATER IN SERVICE AGAIN
- VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM TO EXTEND HOURS FOR HAMVENTION
- NEW ENTRY LEVEL LICENSES FOR NORWEGIAN AMATEURS
- 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' ACTIVITY BACK FOR 3RD YEAR
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A SYMPHONY OF SIGNALS IN TIME FOR APRIL FOOL'S DAY
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2526 for Friday, March 27th, 2026
26-03-2026 13:49
- HAMS RESPOND TO HISTORIC FLOODS IN HAWAII
- FUNDS WOULD EXPAND, UPGRADE NOAA'S WEATHER RADIO NETWORK
- INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP CALLS CQ FOR AUTISM AWARENESS
- CHARTERED FLIGHT TO CARRY INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO ISS
- NEW NET BUILDING BRIDGE WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK CAMPUSES
- OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO PLUTO ANNIVERSARY EVENT
- SILENT KEY: DISASTER-RESPONSE OPERATOR S. ARUNA KUMAR, VU3VGP
- RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA HONORS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
- SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS THE TITANIC
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: OUT ON THE AIR AND UNDER BLUE SKIES
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2525 for Friday, March 20th, 2026
19-03-2026 16:04
- BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION A SUCCESS
- JUDGE ORDERS VOICE OF AMERICA BACK ON THE AIR
- SKYWARN YOUTH NET CALLS CQ FOR SECOND YEAR
- US MILITARY TESTS HF COMMUNICATIONS IN ALASKA
- YL WORLD WIDE EVENT OVERWHELMING
- AIRLINES REQUIRED TO UPDATE ELECTRONICS DUE TO CW INTERFERENCE
- PUSH IS ON TO GET SARDINIA RADIOACTIVE
- SUN-LIT AWAKENING FOR JAPAN'S 30-YEAR-OLD SATELLITE
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARTIN F. JUE AND M.F.J. IN THE WORKS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2524 for Friday, March 13th, 2026
12-03-2026 16:37
- RESTRICTIONS TO IMPACT KANTON ISLAND DXPEDITIONS
- WRTC NOT PERMITTING NATIONAL FLAGS, SYMBOLS
- AUSTRALIAN HAMS CHALLENGE HIGHER FEES ON STATE LANDS
- FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAINST VOA LEADERSHIP
- HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
- CAMBODIAN STUDENTS EXPLORE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
- NEW INDIANA LAW PROTECTS HAM RADIO ANTENNAS, TOWERS
- HURDY GURDY MUSEUM STATION BACK ON THE AIR
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: TAKE THE "FIVE TWO" SIMPLEX CHALLENGE
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2523 for Friday, March 6th, 2026
05-03-2026 19:00
- HAMS HELP SUMMON GIRL'S EMERGENCY CARE IN CUBAN BLACKOUT
- FCC REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON 6TH YEAR OF PIRATE ACT
- STUDENT QSO WITH ANTARCTICA PART OF FAMILY SPACE DAY
- HAMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE
- CANADA ENDING NATIONWIDE WEATHERADIO SERVICE
- ADJUSTMENTS TO AUSTRALIA BAND PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
- DX INDIA FOUNDATION MAKES NEW TRY ON ARNALA ISLAND
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A TOWERING RESCUE FROM HOT AIR BALLOON
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ARRL News Feed
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Elecraft Donates Amateur Radio Station to W1AW
09-04-2026 06:47
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has welcomed a new high-performance Elecraft station to Studio 3 at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, Elecraft produces high-performance amateur radio equipment available both factory-assembled and as kits. Its product line span...
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The ARRL Solar Update
03-04-2026 16:51
Solar activity has been at low levels with only C-class flares
produced by Regions 4401, 4405, and 4409. There were 9 numbered
active regions on the solar disk, with 4409 showing the most
significant growth during the period and producing the largest flares
on April 1. A new region emerged but it has not yet been numbered.
Multiple filaments erupted during the day on April 1, producing
coronal mass...
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ARRL Dakota Division has a New Vice Director
03-04-2026 08:40
Chris Stallkamp, KIØD, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Dakota Division. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, appointed Stallkamp who has been South Dakota Section Manager since 2012.
Stallkamp, an ARRL Life Member, has been a radio amateur since 2006 and holds an Extra Class license. He is a member of the Black Hills Amateur Radio Club and Lake Area Radio Klu...
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ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027
03-04-2026 08:29
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.
Crew members will participate in scheduled amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to...
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FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions
01-04-2026 12:58
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local emergency service communications by transmitting on a public service frequency, 470.4375 MHz.
According to a letter released by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, agents investiga...
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