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Repeater Group Lawsuit

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 08:43 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...awsuit.522682/

On June 4th, 2015, Ken Bryant (K1DMR) sued the 42 repeater owners that had
repeaters on the PRN System at that time. Ken Bryant filed this lawsuit
after he was asked not to use the linked System because he was observed
contacting radio operators over the air in order to sell radios for his
business, North Georgia Communications.



ok so we all know about the bad apples in every area of the world for ham
radio right? well if you want to continue to use it for free then you might
want to...



Repeater Group Lawsuit

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System Fusion at the Dayton Hamvention

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 07:01 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...ention.523308/

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This should be an exciting year for System Fusion at the Dayton Hamvention.



We hope Yaesu will surprise us as they have in past years so be sure to
visit the Yaesu booth at the Hamvention.



The System Fusion Forum will be on Saturday, 5/21 at 2:30 - 3:30 pm ET in
Forum Room #3.

Yaesu will be presenting at the forum and conducting a questions & answers
session afterwards.



145.69 MHz will be the simplex frequency for System Fusion Digital Voice...



System Fusion at the Dayton Hamvention

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TX FACTOR EPISODE 12 IS NOW ON THE AIR!!

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:05 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...he-air.531995/

Dear Friends, the next episode of TX factor is now ready to watch at
www.txfactor.co.uk





Its a bumper summer edition with not one, but two rig reviews - the Sun
Expert Electronics Transceiver MB1 AND the elusive Icom IC-7300 are
comprehensively analyzed.



Also in this show, Bob teaches Mike a thing or two about amateur satellite
operating, and our free-to-enter-draw is back with a chance...



TX FACTOR EPISODE 12 IS NOW ON THE AIR!!

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Trey Garlough, N5KO interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 01:58 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...y-k3lr.531987/

Published on Jun 20, 2016



Trey Garlough, N5KO interviewed by DX Engineering Chief Operating Officer
Tim Duffy, K3LR while at the Dayton Hamvention® 2016.



Trey is the original developer of Cabrillo Specification, a recognized gold
standard for contest logs that has revolutionized the contesting world. He
is also a former owner of INRAD.









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NEW QRZ Forum: QRZ Stickers Around The World

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 12:29 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-world.410362/

Last week, Fred Lloyd was interviewed on Ham Nation with Bob Heil. Fred
shared the news that QRZ is now producing "Good on QRZ" stickers. QRZ
stickers are available to anyone who sends us a business sized, self
addressed, stamped envelope here at QRZ. Your first sticker is free and if
you would like us to send additional stickers wed be happy to do so for $1
per additional sticker. The stickers are 4x6 inches and need an envelope
that is at least 4 inches tall. Otherwise, well...



NEW QRZ Forum: QRZ Stickers Around The World

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A Demand for Transparency at the ARRL

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 11:42 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-arrl.530355/

A petition has been posted at "change.org" demanding transparency at the
American Radio Relay League. Those who are uncomfortable with the "star
chamber" style of governance at the ARRL may find this petition and its
demands for transparency to be worthwhile and reasonable. The link to the
petition is at:



https://www.change.org/p/arrl-board....o-relay-league



The text of the petition is as follows:



The American Radio Relay...



A Demand for Transparency at the ARRL

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HamRadioNow: Digital Modes Now/Future from Dayton

Posted: 27 Jul 2016 05:51 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...dayton.531920/

Bruce Perens K6BP and Chris Testa KD2BMH update progress and setbacks in
their Katena project - a radio that would do all the digital modes (and
analog) on VHF/UHF, including (or especially) FreeDV... and other stuff.
This forum was presented at the 2016 Dayton Hamvention®.







Audio Only

(right click...

HamRadioNow: Digital Modes Now/Future from Dayton

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Ham Talk Live! Episode 24 - DXing and Log analysis with Val, NV9L

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 08:17 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...l-nv9l.531886/

Coming up Thursday at 9 pm Eastern on Ham Talk Live! this week, Valerie
Hotzfeld, NV9L, has rescheduled to be here to talk DXing and Contesting!
Val gave a presentation on log analysis at Contest University this year,
and she is going to share some of her knowledge with you and answer your
DXing and contesting questions - including how to analyze your own logs!



Tune in on hamtalklive.com Thursday night, and CALL IN LIVE with your
questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype HamTalkLive. You can also...



Ham Talk Live! Episode 24 - DXing and Log analysis with Val, NV9L

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Ham Radio 360: Linux in the Hamshack!

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 02:12 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...mshack.531860/

Listen Link Here



One of my Favorite Ham Radio Podcast’s is Linux in the Ham Shack! Not that
I’m a Linux guy-but I like to be challenged-entertained and taught. That’s
what I get each time I tune into the LHS Podcast-I laugh, I scratch my head
and usually walk away with something new!



Linux is an Amazing...



Ham Radio 360: Linux in the Hamshack!