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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 117 - Technician Exam Questions Part 4
05-10-2024 06:00
T1D - Authorized and prohibited transmissions: communications with other countries, music, exchange of information with other services, indecent language, compensation for operating, retransmission of other amateur signals, encryption, sale of equipment, unidentified transmissions, one-way transmission.
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AmateurLogic 197: Happy Friday 13th
14-09-2024 06:00
Convert a PC power supply for use on the bench. A Ground Mounted Receiving Loop, literally. 12 volt 18650 Lithium Battery Box for UPS replacement.
Announcing AmateurLogic’s 19th Anniversary Contest. Win an Icom IC-705 transceiver. Plus GigaParts, Intellitron accessories and Messi & Paoloni premium coax. Details at amateurlogic.tv/contest
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Ham College 116 - Technician Exam Questions Part 3
31-08-2024 06:00
T1C – Licensing: classes, sequential and vanity call sign systems, places where the Amateur Radio Service is regulated by the FCC, name and address on FCC license database, term, renewal, grace period, maintaining mailing address; International communications
Early radio receivers.
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AmateurLogic 196: Huntsville Hamfest 2024
24-08-2024 06:00
George visited with friends at Huntsville Hamfest 2024 and found a few new interesting items. Tom Apalenek, WA2IVD with A-2-Z.tech introduced several unique helper products. Steve Molo, KI4KWR from GigaParts talks about the new Intellitron line of ham radio goodies. Meet Jerry Lynch, KE9AKK Sales Manager at Heil Ham Radio. Find out what George bought and what’s in the Mystery Box?
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Ham College 115 - Technician Exam Questions Part 2
27-07-2024 06:00
T1B – Frequency allocations, Emission modes, Spectrum sharing, Transmissions near band edges, Contacting the International Space Station, Power output.
1:00:18
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2450 for Friday October 11th, 2024
10-10-2024 18:38
- HAMS RESPOND TO 2ND HURRICANE IN SOUTHERN US
- FEDERAL FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN BROADCASTERS' RESILIENCY
- HAMS HELP AMPUTATION PATIENT IN INDIA FIND HIS WAY HOME
- COLORADO CHOSEN AS SITE FOR NEXT YOUNG AMATEURS' CAMP
- SILENT KEY: ALBANIAN AMATEUR RADIO LEADER JOVAN BOJDANI, ZA1H
- SILENT KEY: KEITH LAMONICA, W7DXX, PIONEERED INTERNET-REMOTE HAM STATION
- SEMINAR FOCUSES ON RADIO AS TOOL FOR WOMEN'S WELL-BEING
- BALLOON TO TAKE HAM PAYLOADS ALOFT IN SOUTH AFRICA
- VOICE OF AMERICA GETTING NEW HQ
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A BEAST OF AN EVENT FOR "SASQUATCH AWARENESS"
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2449 for Friday October 4th, 2024
03-10-2024 20:12
- HEROICS AMID HURRICANE HELENE'S DEVASTATION
- BROADCAST STATIONS HIT HARD BY HURRICANE HELENE
- WILDERNESS PROTOCOL AIDS RESCUE IN BACKCOUNTRY IDAHO
- MILESTONE: IARU HANDLES 1,000TH REQUEST FOR AMATEUR SATELLITE FREQUENCY
- SILENT KEYS: SRI LANKAN NOTABLES, VASANTH GURUGE, 4S7VG; SADEEPA SEPALA, 4S6SAD
- SILENT KEY: DEWAYNE HENDRICKS, WA8DZP
- RADIO TELESCOPE SITE TO REOPEN AS SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER
- RUSSIA, BELARUS, ELIGIBLE AGAIN FOR CQ-SPONSORED CONTEST AWARDS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A QSO TO REMEMBER, 100 YEARS LATER
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2448 for Friday September 27th, 2024
26-09-2024 20:32
- GREENCUBE MISSION ENDS, RADIATION DAMAGE SUSPECTED
- US LAWMAKERS WAIT TO VOTE ON AM RADIO LEGISLATION
- NEW ZEALAND YL GROUP ENDS FORMAL OPERATION
- SUNITA WILLIAMS, KD5PLB, TAKES OVER COMMAND OF ISS
- SILENT KEY: IARU REGION 3 CO-ORGANIZER PETE WILLIAMS, FORMER VK3IZ
- NEED TO WORK WYOMING? COME AND GET IT
- HAMSCI RESEACHER REPORTS ON SPACE-WEATHER MONITOR TOOL
- APRS FOUNDATION SEEKS SUPPORT THROUGH MEMBERSHIP
- ORIENTEERING ENTHUSIASTS PREP FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
- VINTAGE RAILWAY TO SHOWCASE TELEGRAPHY IN NEW ZEALAND
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A HEALTHY DOSE OF EYEBALL QSOS HAS BENEFITS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2447 for Friday September 20th, 2024
20-09-2024 07:38
- ICOM ISSUES STATEMENT ON COUNTERFEIT RADIOS AFTER EXPLOSIONS
- INFLUENTIAL GROUP WEIGHS IN ON PROPOSED PRIVATIZATION OF 900 MHz BAND
- UK PROVIDERS ROLL OUT SHARED RURAL NETWORKING
- DAB+ RECEIVERS TO DELIVER IMPROVED EMERGENCY ALERTS
- SILENT KEY: MICHAEL VALENTINE, W8MM, ENTREPRENEUR, HAMVENTION VOLUNTEER
- SRI LANKA'S SEANET24 EVENT MOVES TO OCTOBER 3RD
- CINCINNATI HAMFEST SEEKS NOMINEES FOR 2 'CLUB OF THE YEAR' AWARDS
- HAM RADIO HELPS ONE MAN'S HOMECOMING AFTER A HALF-CENTURY
- AMATEURS RECEIVE HONORS FROM RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA
- HURRICANE FRANCINE KNOCKS LOUISIANA RADIO STATIONS OFF AIR
-WORLD OF DX
- POUNDING - AND SOUNDING - THE BRASS, NASHVILLE STYLE
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2446 for Friday September 13th, 2024
12-09-2024 17:52
- SCIENTISTS TO REVISE SOLAR STORM ASSESSMENT
- LAUNCH DELAYED FOR AMSAT-DL'S ERMINAZ PAYLOAD
- PENNSYLVANIA HAM CLUB MARKS CENTENNIAL OF HISTORIC RAILROAD
- CANADIAN TEENS GAIN LICENSES AFTER HAM RADIO COURSEWORK
- AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM REOPENS AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASE
- SRI LANKAN GIRL GUIDES FIND POWER IN HAM RADIO
- WEST BENGAL HAMS HELP PREPARE POLICE FOR DISASTER
- NOMINATIONS NEEDED FOR HONORS AT CINCINNATI HAMFEST
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: A NEW JEWEL IN A SOTA QUEEN'S CROWN
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Hurricane Milton - Storm Updates
10-10-2024 14:00
Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:00 PM Eastern Update:
The hurricane nets have each suspended operations as the focus shifts from response to recovery.
More information to come via ARRL News and in The ARRL Letter.
Thursday, October 10, 2024 9:30 AM Eastern Update:
Amateur radio operators are in service across the State of Florida. The Florida SARNET has been placed in a restricted net condition to e...
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An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
04-10-2024 12:23
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted by Don Gardner, W7PJ, ARRL Idaho Section Emergency Coordinator.
On the evening of September 21, 2024, Greg Owen, WX7Z, heard an amateur radio emergency call on the VHF frequency known as the national simplex calling frequency, 146.52 MHz. Ed Clark, K7ELC, was calling to get medical help for a 51-year-old man who had rolled his four-wheeler.
Mac M...
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Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 5—6
04-10-2024 12:18
The first weekend of October is when ARRL encourages local groups to hold the Simulated Emergency Test, or SET. Throughout September, ARRL shared materials about resilience through National Preparedness Month. Now, as entire areas are washed away in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the utility value of amateur radio is more necessary and visible than ever.
When disaster strikes, infrastructur...
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The ARRL Foundation is Now Accepting Grant Applications Through October 31, 2024
04-10-2024 11:47
There is funding available to organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus on educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cyclical basis three times a year, in February, June, and October. Award...
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The K7RA Solar Update
04-10-2024 10:03
ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0042UT/04 OCTOBER 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.
Two coronal mass ejections first observed on 01-Oct and 03-Oct are
expected to impact Earth over 04-05 Oct. Lack of analyzable corona
graph imagery makes arrival time predictions uncertain.
INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION FROM 04-06 OCTOBER ...
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