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09/06/2011 | Get SET for the 2011 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test
ARRL’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is October 1-2, 2011. This nationwide exercise is the chance to test your emergency operating skills and the readiness of your communications equipment and accessories in an emergency-like deployment. ARRL Field O
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09/01/2011 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August.
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09/01/2011 | Hams from North Carolina to Maine Provide Communication Support Before, During and After Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene -- the first major hurricane of the 2011 hurricane season -- left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the East Coast of the United States and as far north as Atlantic Canada. Beginning on August 20 as then
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09/01/2011 | Puerto Rico Feels Early Brunt of Hurricane Irene
When Tropical Storm Irene formed on the evening of Saturday, August 20, the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency (PREMA) began to activate in preparation for the storm’s approach. According to ARRL Public Information Officer Angel Santana, WP3GW, amate
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08/26/2011 | Kalaupapa, Hawaii Is Site of Second ARRL Remote VE Testing
From the sunny shores of Hawaii’s Kalaupapa Peninsula, ARRL Volunteer Examiners gave a remote ARRL VE session on the morning of July 25. Well, at least it was morning in Hawaii, but it was late in the afternoon at ARRL Headquarters. What made this VE sess
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08/25/2011 | ARRL Members Nominate Candidates for Director, Vice Director
The policies of the ARRL are established by 15 Directors who are elected to the Board on a geographical basis, with elections for three-year terms held in five divisions each year. At the same time, Vice Directors are elected on the same basis. Responding
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08/22/2011 | Peter Dahl, K0BIT (SK)
Peter Dahl, K0BIT, of El Paso, Texas, passed away August 15 of Parkinson’s disease. He was 71. In 2007 after more than 40 years, he closed his company -- the Peter W. Dahl Company -- citing health reasons. “I want to thank everyone for their business thro
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08/19/2011 | ARRL Files Comments in Response to Anchorage VEC’s Waiver Request
In April 2011, the Anchorage VEC -- one of 14 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators -- filed a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11629) that asked the FCC to give permanent credit to radio amateurs for examination elements they have successfully passed. This would,
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