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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

• Do you operate WSPR?

• How often do you build projects featured in QST articles (including antennas)?

How important are the Product Review videos featured in Digital QST?

• Have you ever contacted your ARRL Division Director to express your opinion?

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

• As we prepare to celebrate 2015, what sort of year will this be for Amateur Radio?

• Increasing numbers of hams are operating distant stations by Internet remote control. What do you think of this trend?

• Compared to 20 years ago, would you say the quality of on-air behavior has improved, de…

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

• Is your station computer used for activities other than Amateur Radio?

• Do you leave your station computer on at all times?

• Is your primary station computer a desktop, laptop or tablet?

• If your primary station computer is a laptop or desktop, have you ever suffered a hard drive failure?

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

• Do you send reception reports to shortwave broadcast stations and collect their QSLs?

• Do you use a separate receiving antenna when operating on 160 meters?

• How many spare batteries do you have for your primary FM hand held transceiver?

• Have you ever operated analog Slow Scan TV (SSTV)?

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

Are your primary satellite antennas fixed or rotatable?

Do you plan to install an antenna support tower at your home within the next year?

Do you participate in any regular VHF or UHF SSB nets?

Have you ever operated as a “rover” in a VHF+ contest?

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

Have you ever converted a wireless network router into an Amateur Radio Mesh transceiver?

Among the WARC bands, which is your favorite?

Have you ever used Amateur Radio digital communications in a public service application?

Have you ever heard a Long Delayed Echo (LDE)?

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This month’s QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

Did you include hamfests in your summer travel plans?

When making up your own coaxial cables, what tool do you use to solder the connectors?

Which VHF/UHF digital communications system do you find most interesting?

Have you ever attempted to operate Amateur Radio while traveling on a train?

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A new QST QuickStats poll has been posted! Check the QuickStats page and answer these questions . . .

How often do you upload contacts to Logbook of The World?

Have you worked any of the W1AW ARRL Centennial stations?

Do you buy parts for your homebrew projects locally or online?

Do you make your own printed circuit boards?

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. To celebrate the beginning of the ARRL Centennial Year, these questions have a historical theme!

Who was Clarence Tuska?

In what year was QST magazine first published?

What name did Hiram Percy Maxim use to refer to his favorite spark gap transmitter, which can still be seen at ARRL station W1AW today?

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website.

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  •  Do you take ham gear on your summer vacation trips?

  • Have you tried the new JT9 digital mode?

  • Do you have a dedicated electronics “bench” in your home for making equipment repairs, working on projects, etc?

  • Do you own a computer/transceiver interface for HF …

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Is your primary FM transceiver a single- or dual-band model?
  • Do you consider your local Amateur Radio club dues to be too low, too high or just right?
  • Does your flat screen TV generate interfering signals?
  • How often do you back up the …

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • How do you feel about the frequent use of macros during keyboard-to-keyboard digital contacts?
  • Did your college have an Amateur Radio club?
  • If you were applying for a job, would you mention your Amateur Radio experience on your resume?
  • Ar…

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • What is your outlook for Amateur Radio in 2013?
  • How do you feel about a possible low frequency allocation for US amateurs?
  • Have you added the new digital QST app to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch?
  • Is your call sign on prominent display a…

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Will you be participating in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest on November 30?
  • Do you make a special effort to perform maintenance on your antenna system in preparation for winter?
  • How many computers do you own (desktop, laptop or tablet)?
  • How l…

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Have you built a project using an Arduino microcontroller?
  • Do you subscribe to any Amateur Radio e-mail lists (reflectors)?
  • Do you prefer extended conversations on the air, or short contacts?
  • Was public service the primary motivation for …

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Will you be participating in the CW or Phone Sweepstakes contests in November?
  • Are you “fluent” in any computer programming languages?
  • Does your HF transceiver have a DSP noise reduction feature?
  • Have you taken the new Amateur Extra (Elem…

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • How often do you use EchoLink or IRLP?
  • What is your favorite HF band?
  • How many Amateur Radio books do you own?
  • Do you prefer to send paper QSLs to your DX contacts directly or via the QSL Bureau system?

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Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!

Questions in this month’s QuickStats poll:

  • Over the last five years, has your shortwave broadcast listening increased or decreased?
  • How often do you use the band scope feature in your transceiver?
  • What is your favorite time of day to get on the air?
  • Do your amateur transmissions e…

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