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01/04/2011 | America’s Oldest Scouter: Woody Woodward, W7KOP (SK)
Leonard Andrew “Woody” Woodward, W7KOP, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away December 25, 2010. He was 99. Woodward -- who, according to the Boy Scouts of America, was the “longest continuously registered Scouter” -- was involved with scouting for more than 87
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12/23/2010 | General Motors Turns to Ham Radio to Solve Antenna Problem
When General Motors -- the world’s second largest auto maker -- encountered a problem with the AM/FM antenna on its 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, it was at a loss as to what to do. Spy photographs showed a pre-production version of the car with a lon
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12/17/2010 | Surfin’: A New “Old” User Interface for SDRThis week, Surfin’ visits a blog where ham radio tradition and cutting edge meet head on.
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12/16/2010 | US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, Tweets News of his New Subcommittee Chairmanship
Greg Walden, W7EQI, has been named to chair a congressional subcommittee starting in January.
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12/15/2010 | New Rules Governing Vanity, Club Station Call Signs to Take Effect February 14, 2011
On Wednesday, December 15, new rules affecting vanity and club station call signs within the Amateur Radio Service were published in the Federal Register. These new rules will go into effect on February 14, 2011. Thirteen months ago, the FCC announced its
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12/03/2010 | ARRL Introduces Book on Selecting, Using Antenna Tuners in Your Station
Antenna tuners are devices often misunderstood in the Amateur Radio world. While not every station requires an antenna tuner to transmit radio signals, without one an incompatibility between the transmitter and the antenna system can result in poor perfor
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11/29/2010 | British Man Convicted for Deliberate Interference, Operating Without a License
Clive McMurray of the British town of Hull (located about 45 miles southwest of York) was convicted and sentenced on November 22 for causing deliberate interference to Amateur Radio users and unlawfully using radio equipment without a license. According t
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11/20/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Getting One’s BearingsBy H. Ward Silver, N0AX
n0ax@arrl.net Hams need to point their antennas accurately, but how can you do that if you don’t know the words used to describe direction? Ready, fire, aim! 1) For two different stations to have short-path bearings that are exac...
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