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This is where to find Amateur Radio News for the State of Maine. It has Testing sessions reported to the Public Information Coordinator K1SEW - Joy Foss. Her information can be found on the right column of the page.
Amateur Logic News Feed
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Ham College 101 - Extra exam questions - Part 39
03-06-2023 06:00
E8A AC waveforms: sine, square, and irregular waveforms. AC measurements, average power and PEP of RF signals, Fourier analysis, analog to digital conversion: digital to analog conversion, advantages of digital communications.
57:37
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AmateurLogic 181: George & Mike’s Excellent Adventure
27-05-2023 06:00
George & Mike cover the premiere Hamfest of the season, Hamvention 2023. Visits with friends and vendors. Plus some great new finds you may not be aware of. Hamvention is always a fun, entertaining event and this year was no different.
1:39:34
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Ham College 100 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 38
29-04-2023 06:00
E7H Oscillators and signal sources: types of oscillators, synthesizers and phase-locked loops,
direct digital synthesizers, stabilizing thermal drift, microphonics, high-accuracy oscillators.
59:40
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AmateurLogic 180: Cheap Old Geaux Baux
15-04-2023 06:00
Emile builds a Geaux Baux. Software for NanoVNA analyzers. Dual Band Satellite Yagi, The Sequel.
1:20:24
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Ham College 99 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 37
01-04-2023 06:00
E7G Active filters and op-amp circuits: active audio filters, characteristics, basic circuit design, operational amplifiers.
51:22
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2379 for Friday June 2nd, 2023
01-06-2023 16:26
- ROCKALL DXPEDITION ACTIVATES IN NORTH ATLANTIC
- RADIO WAVES CARRY MESSAGE FROM A SUPERNOVA
- HURRICANE WATCH NET NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
- HAMS CLAIM DISTANCE RECORD FOR SATELLITE
- SILENT KEY: HALL OF FAME MEMBER, CONTESTER, CHIP MARGELLI, K7JA
- RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN SEEKS EDITOR
- TRY NEWSLINE'S HAIKU CHALLENGE
- CALIFORNIA AMATEUR FACES $24,000 FINE
- BELGIAN HAMS GAINING 8M BAND ACCESS
- HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN HAVE ARISS QSO WITH SPACE STATION
- NEW SITE CONSOLIDATES HAM CLUBS' NEWS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: FROM POUNDING THE BRASS TO WINNING THE BRASS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2378 for Friday May 26th, 2023
25-05-2023 20:09
- FLOODS RAVAGE REGION OF ITALY HOSTING WRTC
- ACMA, COLLEGE END RELATIONSHIP FOR AMATEUR LICENSING
- FCC TO REVISIT SPECTRUM ALLOCATIONS
- A SUCCESSFUL HAMVENTION 2023 IS IN THE LOG
- US AUTOMAKER WON'T ELIMINATE AM RADIO IN NEW CARS
- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION RANGE EXPANDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
- SILENT KEY: CONTESTER, DXER, BERNHARD "BEN" BUETTNER, DL6RAI
- MASSACHUSETTS HAMS STEP UP FOR 'RELAY FOR LIFE'
- QRP DAY COMES TO IARU REGION 3
- 100 WATTS AND A WIRE SCHEDULES SPRING TUNE-UP
- WORLD OF DX
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'
- KICKER: LOST AND FOUND WITH THE HELP OF HAMS
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2377 for Friday May 19th, 2023
18-05-2023 13:14
- HAMVENTION IS HAPPENING IN XENIA, OHIO
- IT'S ONLY A TEST (FOR NOW) AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
- SILENT KEY: PETER STUART, PA3EPX, FORMER VERON BOARD MEMBER
- JUPITER SPACECRAFT RESOLVES ANTENNA ISSUES
- BILL REINTRODUCED TO PROPOSE HF DIGITAL CHANGES
- FORMER FCC CHAIRMAN NEWTON MINOW DIES AT 97
- POPULAR SATELLITE DECAYS FROM ORBIT
- HAMS, START YOUR ENGINES FOR THE BIG RACE
- TRY NEWSLINE'S HAIKU CHALLENGE
- NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR AMSAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- KEEP LISTENING FOR CORONATION STATIONS
- AUSTRALIAN HAMS OFFER A QSO WITH A 'VAMPIRE'
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'
- WORLD OF DX
- NETS OF NOTE: THE ROOSTER NET HAS SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2376 for Friday May 12th, 2023
11-05-2023 18:33
- CARIBBEAN REGION HAMS GEAR UP FOR STORM SEASON
- WEST BENGAL AMATEURS RECONNECT FAMILY AFTER 10 YEARS
- ARRL OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO HAMS FOR RF COMPLIANCE
- DAVE KALTER MEMORIAL YOUTH DX ADVENTURE CANCELLED
- SILENT KEY: ARGENTINA'S PIONEERING YL, AZUCENA ALBARRACIN, LU9OY
- AMSAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COIN
- NETS OF NOTE: APRS THURSDAY
- NOMINATE NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'
- DIGITAL LIBRARY OF HAM RADIO EXPANDS COLLECTION
- NEW HAM RADIO MUSEUM OPENS IN OHIO
- RESEARCHERS CREATE THINNER, DENSER COMPUTER CHIPS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: COFFEE-LOVING HAM WORKS JAVA BUT IT'S NOT DX
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2375 for Friday May 5th, 2023
04-05-2023 15:57
- PLAN TO STUDY 5G IN MAINE WORRIES STATE'S AMATEURS
- FCC PROPOSES CHANGES TO 60 METER BAND
- AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR MOVES AHEAD ON NEW CLASS LICENSE
- GRANT FUNDS STUDENT COURSE ON SPECTRUM AT OBSERVATORY
- SILENT KEY: JOHN KNIPPING, AA9KC, OF THE 'FREEWHEELERS NET' ON 80M
- JOIN US AT THE NEWSLINE "TOWN HALL FORUM" IN DAYTON
- MILLING ABOUT ON THE AIR FOR A SPECIAL RADIO EVENT
- CELLPHONE USERS LOG DIRECT CONTACT VIA SATELLITE
- UK HAMS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF 'DAM BUSTERS RAID'
- HAMS PREP FOR ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST
- NOMINATE NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'
- KICKER: FOR RADIO'S PROBLEM, THIS TOILET PAPER WAS ON A ROLL
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Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
02-06-2023 14:10
If you like ships and are an amateur radio operator, 100 ships will be on the air from June 3 - 4 for the annual Museum Ships Weekend event.
Organizers stress that this is not a contest, but a fun event that begins at 0000Z on June 3, 2023, and runs through 2359Z on June 4, 2023.
While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed, most ships will be operating in the general portion of the bands....
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The K7RA Solar Update
02-06-2023 13:29
Average daily solar flux values dropped over the past week, but
sunspot numbers were nearly the same, comparing May 25 to 31 to the
previous week.
Average daily solar flux declined from 161.2 to 155.3. Geomagnetic
indicators were quieter, with average daily planetary A index
declining from 17.1 to 7.3, and middle latitude numbers from 14.4 to
7.9.
Predicted solar flux is 160 on June 2, 155 on June 3-4...
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ARRL Elected to Serve on SAFECOM
02-06-2023 09:55
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has been elected to serve on SAFECOM®. SAFECOM is a group of national thought leaders and officials within the emergency communications and response space that works to set standards used at every level. The program is managed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security.
SAFE...
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“He Touched So Many Lives” Chip Margelli, K7JA (SK)
01-06-2023 11:53
The airwaves are markedly dimmer this week, social media is filled with heartfelt tributes, and industry leaders are mourning. Longtime fixture of amateur radio Charles “Chip” Margelli, K7JA, passed away after a brief illness. Margelli was an ARRL Life Member.
“The light and love of my life is gone,” Margelli’s widow Janet, KL7MF, posted on Facebook. “He enjoyed 60 wonderful years as a ham and 4...
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The K7RA Solar Update
26-05-2023 17:52
Both average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux increased this week. Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 118.6 to 133.4, while average solar flux went from 143.2 to 161.2.
Geomagnetic indicators were more active. Average daily planetary A index went from 9.6 to 17.1, while average middle latitude A index rose from 9.6 to 14.4.
Predicted solar flux is 150 on May 26, 155 on May 27 and 28,...
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