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06/04/2009 | Behind Enemy Lines: An Amateur Radio Operator’s Amazing Tale of BraveryTo a number of older hams the battle of Guadalcanal may be well-known. They may even have fought in some of the battles mentioned. To a slightly younger group it might be a dim memory. Others might say “Guadalcanal. What’s that?” In 1942
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06/04/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Dayton 2009 -- a Smashing Success!I'm not sure what else I could call it. Coming up with clever word plays or alliterations for the title just wouldn’t have done it justice, for the 2009 Dayton Hamvention was truly a smashing success!
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05/07/2009 | Surfin': CQ, The MovieThis week's Surfin' listens for the sound of "CQ" and other Morse coding in the movies.
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04/16/2009 | Surfin': Seeking the Origin of CQThis week's Surfin' considers the source of "CQ."
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03/31/2009 | German AMSAT Team Transmits, Receives Signals from Venus
On March 25, a group from AMSAT-DL bounced radio signals off the surface of Venus, marking the first time Amateur Radio operators have bounced radio signals off another planet. According to AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, the Earth-Venus-Earth (E
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02/18/2009 | World Amateur Radio Day to Recognize Amateur Radio's Role in Disaster Communications
Each year on April 18, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925, 84 years ago, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded. In 2009, the theme of the event is Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency
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02/03/2009 | William E. Packard, NN9U, Wins January QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for January is William E. Packard, NN9U, for his article "Morse Code: Efficient or Over the Hill?" Congratulations, William! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to
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12/09/2008 | ARRL 10 Meter Contest Means HF Fun for Technicians, Too!
This weekend brings an opportunity for Technician licensees to exercise their HF privileges and have fun at the same time. The ARRL 10 Meter Contest is set to begin at 0000 UTC on Saturday December 13 (this is Friday evening in the US) and runs through 23
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