Recent News
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02/18/2016 | Article Profiles First African-American Radio Amateur, Rufus Turner, W3LF
The computer hardware/software/do-it-yourself blog Hackaday has profiled Rufus Turner, W3LF (ex-K6AI) — the first African-American radio amateur and one of the more fascinating personalities in US history.
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02/18/2016 | CQ Adds new DX Marathon Plaques
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02/17/2016 | New Amateur Extra Question Pool Puts Greater Emphasis on Digital, SDRs, Propagation
The new Amateur Extra class license examination question pool, effective from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2020, now is available at the National Conference of Volunteer Coordinators (NCVEC) website.
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02/17/2016 | Arkansas VHFer Claims “Mathematically Impossible” AO-7 Mode B Distance Record
Dave Swanson, KG5CCI, of Arkansas achieved another distance milestone on the venerable AO-7 satellite using Mode B (70 centimeters up/2 meters down).
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02/17/2016 | Hurricane Watch Net, Maritime Mobile Service Network Stalwart David Lefavour, W7GOX, SK
A veteran of the Hurricane Watch Net and the Maritime Mobile Service Network, Capt David Lefavour, W7GOX, died on February 8.
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02/17/2016 | Japanese Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched
After a delay of a few days, the ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3 satellites launched from Japan on February 17.
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02/17/2016 | KE4PT Wins February QST Cover Plaque Award
Kai Siwiak wins for his article “Radio Wave Propagation: How Waves Attenuate with Distance”
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02/17/2016 | Joel Hallas, W1ZR, Wins the 2015 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award
Former ARRL staffer Joel Hallas, W1ZR, is the winner of the 2015 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award.
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