CQ magazine today announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees, adding two members each to the CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame along with eight new members of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant …
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May 08 2013
K7AGE releases new video to help new hams get on 2m FM
In this series of videos, I show you how to program a 2M HT to get on the air along with some of the basics of 2M FM operating. Please feel free to link to these videos from ham club pages and other websites that are aimed at helping amateur radio operators. In Part 1, …
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May 03 2013
Hurricane Watch Net seeks new members for net control stations
The ARRL reports that, with the 2013 hurricane season approaching, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami and the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) are gearing up for what could be a very active storm season. In preparation for the upcoming season, the HWN is currently seeking new members who can serve as net control stations. …
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Apr 16 2013
Boston Marathon Update: All Hams Reported Safe
In an update posted on their website, CQ Newsroom report that all hams involved in communications for the Boston Marathon are safe. They say: Jeremy Breef-Pilz, KB1REQ, a ham radio operator working in the finish area, reported on Twitter that all hams at the Marathon are safe: “@KB1REQ: All #HamRadio volunteers for the #BostonMarathon are …
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Apr 15 2013
Boston Marathon explosions
The Associated Press is reporting two explosions at the finish line of today’s Boston Marathon, resulting in an as-yet unknown number of injuries. Amateur radio operators have long provided course communications for the event and we assume there were hams among those at the finish line. We do not know at this time whether any …
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