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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #1:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:10 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38369


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.


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Just Ahead On Radiosport:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:10 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38368


Just Ahead On Radiosport:


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FEMA Interoperability Exercise Deemed a Success, Monthly Exercises Set:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:10 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38367


Laura Goudreau, KG7BQR, Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator
for FEMA Region X, said a December 21 Region X interoperability
communications exercise on 60 meters went well. FEMA Region X, which
consists of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, now has announced
that it will hold similar exercises each month in 2017, with all radio
amateurs welcome to participate.


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630 Meters Becoming a Mainstream Amateur Band, Experiment Coordinator Says:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:07 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38366


The coordinator of ARRL's WD2XSH 600-Meter Experimental Group -- Fritz
Raab, W1FR -- said in his latest quarterly
report that 630 meters is becoming quite active, with both Amateur
Radio and Part 5 Experimental stations taking advantage of the band,
which is still not available in the US.


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FCC Denies Expert Linears' Request for Waiver of 15 dB Rule:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:08 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38365


The FCC has denied a request by Expert Linears America LLC to waive
97.317(a)(2) of the Amateur
Service rules limiting amplifier gain. Expert, of Magnolia, Texas,
distributes linears manufactured by SPE in Italy. Its waiver request,
filed in June, would have allowed Expert to import an amplifier capable
of exceeding the current 15 dB gain limitation as it awaits FCC action
on its April petition (RM-11767) to revise the
same Amateur Service rules. That petition remains pending.


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Philippines' Ham Emergency Radio Operations Net Activates for Super Typhoon

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:10 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38364


Super Typhoon Nock-Ten (called "Nina" locally) interrupted Christmas
for radio amateurs in the Philippines, who responded to provide
communication for the disaster. The category 4 storm claimed six lives,
and more than 380,000 residents were evacuated as the storm cut a path
through the Philippines. Warnings were posted for flooding and
mudslides. The slow-moving typhoon made landfall seven times from
Sunday evening until mid-day on Monday. The Philippines Amateur Radio
Association's (PARA) Ham Emergency Radio
Operations (HERO) net activated in advance of the storm, which cut
power to five provinces, downed trees, caused widespread damage, and
dimmed the festive occasion in Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:07 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38363


"Restoring Old Radios" is the topic of the latest (December 29) episode
of the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast.
Listen...and learn!


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Boy Scouts' Radio Merit Badge Requirements to Include Direction Finding:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:06 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38362


The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have updated the requirements for
the Radio Merit Badge for 2017, although a formal announcement is
pending the publication of the 2017 Boy Scouts Requirements pamphlet. A
new option for the Radio Merit Badge is Amateur Radio Direction Finding
(ARDF). ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, said he's "really
excited" about the move, and he credited Jamboree on the Air
Coordinator (JOTA) and K2BSA trustee Jim Wilson, K5ND, with being the
"spark plug" behind the ARDF addition.


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QCWA Donation to Support ARISS Hardware Upgrade:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:05 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38361


Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) in late December
announced a "notable
contribution" from the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) to help
support the development and
certification of new radio hardware for the International Space
Station. ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, thanked the
QCWA for its contribution and said that it arrived at a most critical
time.


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ARRL Education & Technology Program Offers Grants to Four Schools:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38360


The ARRL Board of Directors' Executive Committee has approved Education
and Technology Program (ETP) grants to schools
in Illinois, California, Ohio, and Connecticut. The funds will help
three of the schools to establish Amateur Radio club stations by
providing the necessary equipment, and aid one school in getting its
radio club off the ground.


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Hamsci Members Showcase Amateur Radio-Related Research at AGU Fall Meeting:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38359


Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI)
scientists were among those taking part in the fall meeting of the
American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San
Francisco earlier this month. The December 11-17 gathering, which
attracted some 24,000 geoscientists, offered an opportunity for HamSCI
scientists to present Amateur Radio-based research, discuss
possibilities for upcoming experiments, and network with members of the
citizen science and space science communities.


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In Brief...

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:03 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38358


Logbook of The World to No Longer Accept Contacts Signed by TQSL
Versions Earlier Than 2.0: As of 1400 UTC on January 16, ARRL Logbook
of The World (LoTW) no longer will accept contacts that have been
digitally signed by versions of TQSL earlier than version 2.0. Users of
earlier versions are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible, as
older TQSL versions contain uncorrected defects and display inaccurate
error messages.


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Ham Talk Live #46 -- Receivers and Beverages:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:16 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38357


Ham Talk Live #46 -- Receivers and Beverages:


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Amateurlogic New Years Special Part 3:

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:15 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38355


Here's the final instalment of our New years
special.