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08/04/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Ins-and-Outs of the Bits-and-Pieces

Once the homebuilding bug bites, you’ll be using a whole new set of jargon: acronyms, color codes, numbering conventions, parameters, measurements and more. Here are some questions about the many interesting methods -- and short-cuts -- we use to describe
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08/14/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Amateur Archaeology

Times change and so does terminology. Some of the old terms were quite colorful and convey a sense of hands-on adventure in those early days of experimentation. You may not consider today’s language as evocative, but just wait a few decades to see what fu
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09/23/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Way-back Wireless

Stepping into a time machine set on "just out of sight" is always an adventure. It's important that we have a sense of our technological history if for no other reason than to enjoy the fun as old becomes new again. This month, see if some of th
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