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08/30/2012 | Hams Heed the Call to Help As Isaac Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm

Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac came calling. But instead of making landfall right at New Orleans like Katrina (a Category 3 storm) did on August 28, 2005, Isaac veered slightly to the west of the ci
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08/28/2012 | Hams in Delta Division Prepare for Hurricane Isaac

As Hurricane Isaac makes its way toward New Orleans, hams in the ARRL Delta Division are bracing for the storms impact.
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07/25/2012 | Vic Poor, W5SMM, Receives ARRL President’s Award

Victor Poor, W5SMM, of Melbourne, Florida was awarded the ARRL President’s Award at July 9 meeting of the Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS). There have been only a handful of recipients of this prestigious award.
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04/17/2012 | ARRL Card Checkers Can Now Check Cards for 160 Meters, Deleted Entities

Acting on a recommendation by ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, the ARRL’s Programs and Services Committee (PSC) adopted new rules for ARRL field card checkers. ARRL card checkers now may check QSL cards for those entities
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10/08/2010 | 2009 Hiram Percy Maxim Award Recipient Honored

At their 2010 Second Meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors selected Emily Bishop, WE4MB, of Cleveland, Tennessee, as the recipient of the 2009 Hiram Percy Maxim Award. This award is given annually to a radio amateur -- who is also a current ARRL member --
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