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Every accomplished DXer was a beginner at one time. In 2010 I wrote the first edition of this handbook for new members of the Utah DX Association. It was intended to give them something that would be easy to understand yet would quickly teach them the basic skills of successful DXing that took me years to discover on my own. Now in hindsight it all seems so simple. DXing can become a lifelong passion...


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After a long service to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and Amateur Radio generally around the world through the International Amateur Radio Union, Dave Sumner K1ZZ is to retire in May next year. On the ARRL full-time staff for 44 years, he had held various titles including Secretary, General Manager and the Chief Executive Officer since 2001. His dedication and involvement is outstanding....


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  AMSAT-NA announced in late April 2015 that, if all goes according to plan, an Amateur Radio payload will go into space on a geosynchronous satellite planned for launch in 2017. The ARRL report that AMSAT-NA has accepted the opportunity to be a “hosted payload” on a spacecraft that Millennium Space Systems (MSS) of El Segundo, California, is under contract to design, launch, and operate...


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"Association of Amateur Radio Kosova" (Shark) is not admitted to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), although Pristina in the campaign, which cost a lot, helped the Dutch, Croat and Finn. On a recent poll in the IARU, "Republic of Kosovo" has not received the recognition in the world ether, because her admission to the equal membership of the Union, which would involve the prerogatives...


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Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in the British Antarctic Survey Teamhttp://www.antarctica.ac.uk/ The BBC plays music requests and sends special messages to the small team of 40+ located at various Antarctic research stations. Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch! Regular...


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Radio manufacturer, Icom have a strong heritage of building the most sophisticated Amateur radio transceivers. Decades of technical expertise and engineering experience have brought top of the range models from the IC-781 to the IC-7800. Icom now are pleased to launch the latest generation of high end HF transceiver called the IC-7851! The IC-7851 is the company's new flagship amateur radio...


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ARRL’s new book, Propagation and Radio Science by Eric Nichols, KL7AJ, is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XIX641A. Propagation and Radio Science presents a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating and rewarding activities in Amateur Radio. KL7AJ uses his lively, engaging approach to present the complex subject of radio propagation in simple,...


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  With deep sorrow and grief, we inform that our HAM friend Alexander Pashkov (UA9OA) has left us for the heavenly abode on 29th March 2015. Dearest Alex’s family, please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow, you are in our prayers. Thousands Alex’s friends from...


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