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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #47:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:48 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38019


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
W3UR, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL,
Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites. Thanks to all.


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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:47 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38018


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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ARRL Calls On Members to Urge US Senate Passage of Amateur Radio Parity Act

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:45 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38017


ARRL once again is calling on its members to urge their US Senators to
support the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) when it comes up in the
Senate during the "lame duck" session of Congress that adjourns in
mid-December. The House of Representatives approved the bill in
September, but if the Senate does not follow suit, the bill will die,
and the entire process will have to be repeated. ARRL Hudson Division
Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who chairs the ARRL Board's Legislative
Advocacy Committee and has been heavily involved in efforts to move
H.R. 1301 forward, said today, "The clock is ticking!"


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Work Continues to Strengthen Relationship Between Amateur Auxiliary, FCC:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:45 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38016


Work continues to promote the visibility of Amateur Radio enforcement
within the FCC, the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) was told recently.
The EC met on October 22 in Rosemont, Illinois. ARRL President Rick
Roderick, K5UR, chaired the session.


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Mark Twain Birthday Special Event Set:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:45 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38015


Members of ARRL Headquarters staff will be on the air as W1T, November
28-December 4, in honor of Mark Twain's 181st birthday. On November 30,
Twain's actual birthday, the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford,
Connecticut has granted permission for a special event station to be
set up in the front yard of the house from 9 AM until 4 PM EST
(1400-2100 UTC).


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'An Amazing Night' Reported for Special Activity on 630 Meters:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:44 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38014


Texas radio amateur and FCC Part 5 Experimental licensee John
Langridge, KB5NJD/ WG2XIQ, reported "an amazing night" for the
630-meter special event
on November 12-13. One highlight was a North America-to-Europe Amateur
Radio contact on the medium-wave band, to which US operators are still
awaiting access.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:41 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38013


"Stealth Antennas" is the topic of the latest (November 17) episode of
the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:43 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38012


Participants in ARRL's National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) continue to push
toward 1 million two-way
contacts from eligible NPOTA units before the program ends on December
31. For the fourth straight week, more than 25,000 NPOTA contacts were
uploaded to Logbook of The World from some 16,000 activations of NPS
units.


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ARRL November Sweepstakes -- Part 2 is November 19-21:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:43 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38011


The second half of the 2016 ARRL November Sweepstakes -- the phone weekend
-- is November
19-21. The event begins on November 19 at 2100 UTC and continues
through 0259 UTC on November 21. ARRL Sweepstakes Manager Larry Hammel,
K5OT, advises SS newcomers to learn the required, lengthy exchange in
the correct sequence.


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New ARRL Repeater Directory Will Leverage Crowdsourcing Technology:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:41 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38010


ARRL partner RFinder, the creator of a web
and app-based directory of Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide, will
supply all data for the 2017-2018 ARRL Repeater Directory. RFinder
will employ its crowdsourcing technology to aggregate timely and
accurate information for the Directory, marking the first time
crowdsourcing has been put to use in the production of an ARRL
publication. "Crowdsourcing," in this case, means repeater owners and
frequency coordinators. Including RFinder's data in The Repeater
Directory will help users seeking the most complete listing of on-air
repeaters. The Repeater Directory will continue to publish listings by
state, city, frequency, and mode.


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Hamvention Countdown: With 6 Months to Go Plans Proceed Apace at New Venue:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:40 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38009


With just 6 months to go until Hamvention debuts at its new Greene County
Fairgrounds and Event Center venue in Xenia, Ohio,
May 19-21, General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, and Dayton Amateur Radio
Association (DARA) Board Member Mike Kalter, W8CI, assure that all is
progressing smoothly. Cramer and Kalter made another appearance this
week on Amateur Radio Roundtable, hosted by Tom
Medlin, W5KUB, to update progress on preparations for the all-new
Hamvention. Cramer and Kalter said they continue to be bombarded with
questions, concerns, and rumors regarding how the event will be staged.


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ARRL Honorary Vice President, Director Emeritus Tod Olson, K0TO, (SK):

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:40 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38008


ARRL Honorary Vice President and Director Emeritus Tod Olson, K0TO
(ex-W0IYP), of Minnesota and Idaho, died on November 12 after battling
cancer for several years. An ARRL Life Member, he was 83. He began his
volunteer service to ARRL in 1974 as the Minnesota Section
Communications Manager. He became Dakota Division Vice Director in
1976, and then Director in 1982. In 1986, the ARRL Board of Directors
elected him as ARRL Vice President of International Affairs, a post he
held until 1990. He again served as Dakota Division Director from 1994
until 1999. The ARRL Board of Directors named him an ARRL Director
Emeritus in 2000. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions,
the Board elected him as Honorary Vice President in 2003.


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In Brief...

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:39 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38007


Two Radio Amateurs Set to Join ISS Crew: Astronauts Peggy Whitson,
KC5ZTD, and Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG, and Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy head
into space on November 17 for a 6-month stay aboard the International
Space Station. It will take the Expedition 50/51 crew members 2 days to
reach the ISS in their Soyuz vehicle. Welcoming the new crew increment
will be Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and crew
members Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko, who have been aboard the
complex since October. Whitson will become the first woman to command
the space station twice. Her first tenure as commander was in 2007,
when she became the first woman to hold this post.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #76:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:39 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38006


What random collection of 2m and 70cm
transmitters can you use with a hand-held
radio anywhere on the planet at any time?
This week I have a duh moment that gives me
Amateur Radio joy from home.


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Here's the Deal on the Parity Act:

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 07:37 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38005


Here's the Deal on the Amateur Radio Parity
Legislation: Update from Some Ham in
Mississippi: