NearFEST October 2009, Opening, campground interviews and much more. Also see Part II..
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Volvo Mobile at New England Amateur Radio Fest.
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Bidding in the ninth annual ARRL On-Line Auction concludes October 30 (at 0300 UTC on October 31). More than 230 items are on the block, including 24 pieces of gear that were the subject of QST “Product Review” articles. One-of-a-kind items include a hard-cover 2014 Centennial edition of The ARRL Handbook, imprinted with “Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW” and a hardcover edition of the 2014 Centennial H…
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Bidding for the ninth annual ARRL On-Line Auction will get underway at 1400 UTC on Thursday, October 23. More than 230 items are on the block, including 24 pieces of gear that were the subject of QST “Product Review” articles and road tested by the ARRL Laboratory team. In addition to other miscellaneous transceivers and accessories there are more than 100 vintage books.
“We also have a number o…
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The winner of the October QST Cover Plaque award is William Alsup, N6XMW, for his article “Extended Double Zepp Yagi Antenna.”
The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the November issue today.
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Amateur Radio operators will be on the air October 14-20 to let the public know about the National Wildlife Refuge System by operating from refuges around the US during National Wildlife Refuge Week. They will be highlighting refuge features, wildlife, and geography while contacting other stations across the US and North America. The goal for participants is to combine their communication skill…
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Scouting’s 2014 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is set for the October 18-19 weekend. The annual event links Scouts and Guides around the world via Amateur Radio each third weekend of October. According to the World Scout Bureau, JOTA is the largest Scouting event in the world, with nearly 750,000 Scouts participating from 6000 stations in 150 countries around the world. Scouts of any age can partic…
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US Army and Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) stations will participate in a 48-hour nationwide contingency communication exercise on October 27 and 28 as part of an effort to develop greater cooperation between the Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored MARS program and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). MARS is encouraging its members to discuss communication interoper…
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A raft of regulatory-related items will confront the ARRL Executive Committee when it meets Saturday, October 4, in Memphis, Tennessee. On the list are several ongoing FCC proceedings that affect Amateur Radio, as well as international and organizational matters. Among other topics, the EC will mull strategies to improve the FCC’s Amateur Radio enforcement program, consider the FCC regulatory f…
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AMSAT reports that preparations for its Space Symposium in Baltimore October 10-12 are moving into high gear. The deadline to submit AMSAT Symposium papers has been extended until September 30. Papers and presentations on any subject of interest to the amateur satellite community are welcome. This year’s Space Symposium will, in part, celebrate AMSAT’s 45th anniversary. Registration remains ope…
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The national ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is slated for the October 4-5 weekend, although the window for local and regional exercises is September 1 through November 30 each year. All groups conduct their events over the course of 48 hours. The SET is a nationwide exercise in disaster response and emergency communication, administered by ARRL emergency coordinators and net managers, in w…
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October QST is our annual DXing issue. Click here to start reading!
• Try an extended zepp wire antenna with a parallel line of colinear reflectors for serious DX chasing on 20 meters.
• Take your DX hunts to 40 meters with an easy modification to a popular Hy-Gain Yagi antenna.
• Get a rare look at DX contesting from the Cuban point of view.
• Experience “being the DX” in Guatemala
… and much more….
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The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations will be heading to the Pacific this fall. From October 8 until October 21, W1AW/KH0 will be on the air from The Radio Space of Tinian, Tinian Island in the Northern Mariana Islands. Ten operators from the US and Japan will support the activity.
Starting in early November, W1AW/KH8 will fire up from American Samoa. Heading up the operation is Mike Good…
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NOAA 19 weather satellite heard on october 5th 2012 on 137.100 Mhz with Icom IC R8500 using computer control and ham radio deluxe software.
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How to get and print your Ham Radio Nation member certificate.
The winner of the October QST Cover Plaque award is Michael Marinaro, WN1M, for his article “Pioneers of Wireless.”
The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the November issue today.
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Carl Smith, N4AA, editor of The DX Magazine and QRZ DX, reminds DXers that the deadline for this year’s Most Wanted Survey is October 15. Many DX clubs and DXpeditioners use this data to help make decisions about upcoming DXpeditions. The results will appear in the January/February issue of The DX Magazine. The most-wanted DXCC entity for the past 2 years (weighted rankings, mixed mode) has be…
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Despite the partial US government shutdown, the NASA Juno spacecraft Amateur Radio fly-by activity Wednesday, October 9, 1800-2040 UTC, is still on, the website containing full details remains available, and the Juno team expects to be able to go forward with the experiment as planned.
“The laws of gravity have not been suspended, and the flyby will occur as planned,” Don Kirchner, KDØL, a Univ…
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The 13th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships of on-foot hidden transmitter hunting gets underway in North Carolina October 8-13. Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) will host the event. This year’s USA Championships are being combined with the Seventh ARDF Championships of International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 (the Americas). An e-mail reflector is available for Q…
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The Radio Amateur of Canada (RAC) annual general meeting will take place in Ancaster, Ontario, on October 5, in conjunction with the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club and the Hamilton Amateur Radio Hamfest. The session gets underway at 1 PM in Merritt Hall on the Ancaster Fair Grounds. A question-and-answer session will follow a business meeting, with a chance to discuss the future of RAC with the pr…
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Plans by one Canadian and two Americans to mount the CYØP DXpedition to Sable Island October 1 to October 11 are well underway. The CYØP team includes VE1RGB, AI5P and WA4DAN, who coordinated two previous CYØ DXpeditions, including one in October 2012 cut short by Hurricane Sandy. The trio plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 through 10 meters. Where possible, resources retained from previo…
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Scenes from the exhibit hall, Maritime Radio Historical Society and W1AW/6 Special Event Station.
Part III of the NearFEST VI October 2009 flea market. Burt apologizes for embarrassing large ham. W1SJ, contester interviewed.
Another Atco’s Collections – The first hamfest of the year 2012, is at Timonium Maryland. It’s the biggest in my area, and maybe in the Mid-Atlantic. See what it looks like.
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Due to the ongoing cleanup and power restoration from Hurricane Sandy, ARRL Headquarters will open at 10 AM EDT (1400 UTC) on Tuesday, October 30.
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By Sterling Coffey, N0SSC
ARRL Youth Editor
Today was an interesting milestone in the progress of the year. Almost every fall after a biting cold front the air heats up again and Japanese beetles — commonly mistaken as ladybugs — take refuge on sunlit surface, resting after a long migratory flight. They fly around looking for places to hide before the winter freeze sets in.
RF and ladybugs have …
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The digital version of the October QST is now available to ARRL members. The digital version includes many features not available in the print version, such as:
Eve…
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Next month — October 1-5 — the ARRL will welcome eight international students who want to learn how to administer and regulate Amateur Radio programs in their home countries. This course, offered by the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) for learners from developing countries, will help the participants create, administer and foster an Amateur Radio Service in their c…
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