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The Arrow antenna once more proved the best performer for the satellites.

Fight of century becomes fight in court as fans sue Pacquiao
FILE – This May 2, 2015 file photo shows Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, left, and Floyd Mayweather Jr., embrace in the ring at the finish of their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Boxing fans across the country or at least their lawyers …
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Pentagon: Anthrax shipments broader than first thought
FILE – In this May 11, 2003, file photo, Microbiologist Ruth Bryan works with BG nerve agent simulant in Class III Glove Box in the Life Sciences Test Facility at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The specialized airtight enclosure is also used for hands-on …
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Amateur Radio in the 21st Century… mainstream or backwater by Art Goddard W6XD Presented to the South Orange Amateur Radio Association on September 16, 2013.

A major donation from noted DXer Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to the ARRL Second Century Campaign will support “The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK.” Earnings from the generous gift will fund the creation and management of a DX Log Archive Program for paper DX logs of rare and significant DXpeditions that took place predominantly in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The archive also would include pre-1950 …

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A Century of Ham Radio video
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The ARRL continues "To promote and advance the art, science and enjoyment of Amateur Radio." By being an ARRL member you not only reflect the commitment and enthusiasm of American radio amateurs, or "hams," but also provide leadership as the 

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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ finds radio parts on a fascinating website.

Back when I began stinking up my parent’s house with the scent of liquefied solder, there were radio and electronic stores in the area where I could buy all the parts to build my projects. But in the 1970s, those stores went the way of the vacuum tube. I had to go the mail order route to buy …

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As the ARRL draws closer to celebrating its Centennial in 2014, its Board of Directors has launched an unprecedented $ 10 million fundraising initiative to build the ARRL Endowment and strengthen the organization’s financial future. Led by the ARRL Board and an eight-member Second Century Campaign Committee — headed by David W. Brandenburg, K5RQ — the campaign has already raised more than $ 4 m…

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