Announcing the 2010 (56th Annual) Poisson d’Avril Contest

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56th Annual Poisson d’Avril Contest 0000 – 2359Z April 1, 2010 I. DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVE: Since K1DG has won this contest every year since its inception, and is expected to win for at least the next three years, we are announcing the 2010 rules in 2007 to give everyone a chance to install the necessary … Read more

Colorado QSO Party Announced

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The Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association has announced the date and rules for the Colorado QSO Party. The contest runs from 1200 UTC 15 July, 2007 until 0400 UTC 16 July 2007. For Colorado, this is 6AM to 10PM MDT on Sunday July 15th. This should be a fun event on the ham bands from … Read more

ARRL: Always Getting Bashed

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Jeff, KE9V, had a great post on his blog “Gutless ARRL Bashers“. Jeff basically says it is easy to criticize a large organization such as the ARRL but it takes real work to contribute and make it better. I agree completely. I see the ARRL in the same way I see the US government….I don’t … Read more

Donate for Microwave Antennas for ISS

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The ARISS-Europe team is working to establish L-band and S-band antennas on the Columbus module, which will be added to the International Space Station. From the ARISS-Europe web site: With the Columbus module being located at some considerable distance from the other two ARISS stations, this will permit parallel operations on the new bands at … Read more

Whatever Happened To The Electronics Hobbyist?

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In Electronic Design magazine, Louis Frenzel wrote an article, “Whatever Happened to the Electronics Hobbyist?” Electronics used to be one of the greatest hobbies ever. There were literally hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of people who used to play around with electronics as an avocation or part-time interest and activity. There were at least … Read more

FCC Fines CB Shop for Selling "10 Meter Ham Rigs"

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From the ARRL web site: FCC fines shop selling non-certified CB transceivers as ham gear (Mar 6, 2007) — In a Forfeiture Order released March 2, the FCC has affirmed a $7000 fine it levied on Ben Metzger of Titusville, Florida, doing business as 1 Stop Communications / 1 Stop CB Shop, for marketing non-certified … Read more