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10/19/2011 | Newly Elected Section Managers Converge in Newington
This weekend, five newly elected or appointed Section Managers will be in Newington for an orientation workshop. The primary purposes of the workshop sessions are to share ideas and to provide basic administrative, management, leadership and motivational
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10/19/2011 | Minutes from ARRL Executive Committee Meeting Now Available
The ARRL Executive Committee met on Saturday, March 19 in Chicago, Illinois. The minutes from that meeting are now available on the ARRL website.
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10/19/2011 | Postage Rates to Increase in January
The US Postal Service has announced that as of January 22, 2012, the cost to mail first class letters, postcards and packages within the US will go up. The cost to mail a first class letter will be 45 cents, an increase of 1 cent. According to the USPS, t
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10/17/2011 | California Ham Killed in Shooting Spree
A gunman, apparently enraged over a custody dispute with his ex-wife, walked into a hair salon in Seal Beach, California on October 12. Scott Evans Dekraai allegedly opened fire in the salon, killing eight people, including his ex-wife. David Caouette, N6
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10/17/2011 | Thai Amateurs Respond to Floods, Ask that 7.060-7.063 MHz Be Kept Clear
Authorities in Thailand continue to battle the country’s worst floods in decades, with the death toll rising to almost 300. While Thai hams are mostly using 2 meters to communicate, IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee Chairman Jim Linton VK3PC
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10/16/2011 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Coming Soon to a Band Near You!On the last full weekend of every October (that would be October 29-30 for 2011), thousands of hams go pileup to pileup, trying to fill their logs with exotic treats from every corner of the globe! Instead of yelling, “Trick or Treat!” they must instead g
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10/15/2011 | The Amateur Amateur: Simulated Emergency MessIt was my turn to run the local ARES® net, but I was thinking about asking someone else to do it for me. It had been a stressful day and my speech was becoming a little slurred (I’m struggling with myasthenia gravis). But I hated to impose on the other ne
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10/14/2011 | VYØO — Gilmour Island AdventureRough seas, bad weather, sinking ships and pileups make for more than an iota of adventure.
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