Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1866 - May 17 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1866 with a release date of May 17 2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a Q-S-T. Hamvention 2013 is here; D-Star and kids become an important part of Hamvention; Russian Radar invades 80 meters; a...

On 5/16/13 2:59 PM, ARRL Web site wrote: == + DXCC NEWS: 1984 OPERATION TO COCOS ISLAND NOW APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT The February 1984 operation to TI9CCC (Cocos Island) has now been approved for DXCC credit. In the past, radio amateurs who have submitted this operation on a DXCC...

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The deadline for applications for ARRL's 2013 Teachers Institutes is May 15. Spaces are still available in all three sessions. May 1 is the next deadline for ETP School Station and Progress Grants. Read mo www.arrl.org/news/applications-for-teachers-institute-etp-grants-due-in- may Apply now!

(Moderator's Note: Only FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio actions are shown below.) Daily Digest Vol. 32 No. 66 April 08, 2 013

I had a interesting email from a VE - pertaining to VE's wanted for Dayton this year. They are looking for LARC VE members to work a 6 hour shift. In return, you get into the Dayton Hamfest FREE! Um - lets see I drive 5 hours to get there. I pay $200 a night to stay there I work 6 hours and I get...

When the nomination period for Dayton Hamvention awards was announced I filled out a nomination form for George Thomas of Amateurlogic.tv (Also of twit.tv/hn) citing his show, and part in the other show, as advancing ham radio.. Dang if he did not get the award. -- Nothing adds Excitement like...

If you've been licensed long enough to belong to the QCWA, then you probably got your start in Amateur radio via the Novice Class license. What was your first antenna? If you were licensed in the '50s or earlier, probably a doublet antenna, open wire line and a tuner. But, from the mid '60s and...

I recently bought a used Mazda B2500 pick-up truck. The factory sound system had a quadraphonic sound system option. Apparently the truck only had a stereo sound system installed, no speakers were ever installed in the two speaker ports on the rear wall of the cab. The two speaker ports near the...

I just got a notice from the ARRL, saying that ham societies are being asked to contribute to the new Region 2 band plan. On 2/7/2013 11:44 AM, ARRL Web site wrote: The Secretary of IARU Region 2 has asked Member Societies to offer any suggestions they may have about possible changes to the...

I just got the email from the ARRL: "QST's Stacking Up? Get Digital QST Only". .... with a button to push if I want to opt out of getting the "dead tree" version of QST. Now, let me make it clear that I don't have any problem with people who want the printed version. I also don't have a...

In article , Tom Horne wrote: The idea would be to set up a few wifi capable links on taller buildings that could be linked to some central high spot and from there to the county's purpose built EOC. Why not just run 802.11a/g/n links under...

On 1/24/2013 1:58 PM, Tom Horne wrote: Jerry It seems I have a reel talent for being unclear in how I ask questions. I wish that I could turn that into a job skill like the people who right crossword puzzles but I digress. When I said Ad Hoc EOCs I was referring to the ones in the...

Go Green! Opt-in for Digital QST Only http://www.arrl.org/qst-print-edition-opt-out-form *Go Green! Simplify your life and help the environment with just a few clicks. Switch to **Digital /QST/ only!** * Going green saves trees, and reduces pollution and waste. You can choose to opt-out* of...

The recent discussion of the "online" version of QST had me thinking of this. Articles in QST used to be pretty much complete and self-contained. Construction articles had complete schematics and parts lists, even PC board layouts when needed. Technical articles might have some footnotes and...

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ARRL drops the other shoe on print version of QST Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:16:10 +0000 From: Dave Heil Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.moderated References: On...

(Moderator's Note: Only FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio actions are shown below.) Daily Digest Vol. 31 No. 238 December 1 3, 2012 * * * * *

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(Moderator's Note: Only FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio actions are shown below.) Daily Digest Vol. 31 No. 229 November 3 0, 2012

Thanks to the generosity of a fellow radio club member I now have the use of a Yaesu FT-1000 (no Suffix). Since it has a built in antenna tuner, that I'm hoping to use, I need to ask what the best way is to couple the window line that feeds my folded dipole antenna into a short; say twenty feet;...