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Ham Radio Two-Day License Class Monument, Colorado Sat April 12 and Sat April 19 (8 AM to 5 PM) 2014 Location: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station 1 The Technician license is your gateway to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio … Earn your ham radio Technician class radio privileges Pass your FCC amateur radio license exam … Read more
Another “dead trees” publication is coming to an end. CQ VHF Magazine is ceasing publication, with some content being rolled into a new online publication. From the ARRL web site: CQ Communications Inc has announced plans to realign its publications lineup and to launch a new online supplement to its flagship magazine, CQ Amateur Radio. … Read more
Here’s another update of interesting important stuff spewing forth from the internet. The Ham Hijinks crew continues to pound out some provocative ham radio reporting. I can really relate to this story: Man Climbs Tower, Won’t Come Down Until Family Leaves. It was great to hear about this breakthrough: World Issues Solved On Local 2m … Read more
A recent edition of the ARRL Contest Update highlighted the availability of this shirt with the number 73 on it. Since this shirt is offered by Think Geek, I figured it had to be ham radio related. After all, we own the number 73! See my previous posting on the topic. Well, it turns out … Read more
After losing Rooster, the alleged brains of the WG0AT SOTA team, we have great news from Steve, WGØAT. Two new goats have joined the herd, getting trained up for more Summits On The Air (SOTA) action. Meet Acorn and Barley, or is it Barley and Acorn? Watch out, Peanut, you’ve got company.
In the past two weeks, the results of several ham radio contests from last summer were posted. The typical contest takes months for the official results to be finalized and I have usually forgotten about the contest by then. The more serious contesters share their results via the 3830 web site so they can get an … Read more