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												02/16/2010 | Rod Blocksome, K0DAS, Appointed Midwest Division Vice DirectorARRL President, Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed Rod Blocksome, K0DAS, of Robins, Iowa, as the new Vice Director in the Midwest Division. The position became vacant when Midwest Division Director Bruce Frahm, K0BJ, was elected ARRL Vice President at the 2 
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												11/04/2009 | MARS Cuts Ribbon on New Pentagon StationA military institution designed to provide emergency communications has moved to new quarters in the Pentagon. On October 21, John G. Grimes, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, cut the ribbon on the new Mil 
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												Feature 10/16/2009 | Pizza, Macaroni and a CheeseburgerOne of the great things about Amateur Radio is that it is a key that can open many doors to opportunity. It can help you meet people, make friends and sometimes take you to another country for a contact. This is what happened to me thanks to the common li 
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												10/14/2009 | Ham Provides Rescue Support at Utah MarathonWhile not as well known as the Boston and New York City Marathons, Utah's St George Marathon draws more than 7000 runners to the town of St George -- located 300 miles south of Salt Lake City, near the Utah-Arizona-Nevada border -- each year. The race, no 
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												08/26/2009 | South African Hams to Put ZS10WCS On the Air Before, During World CupWith World Cup soccer coming to South Africa in 2010, hams in that country will commemorate the event starting in September 2009 with a special call sign: ZS10WCS. According to the South African Radio League (SARL), that country's IARU Member-Society, the 
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												08/11/2009 | Mickey "Santa Claus" Hicks, WO6T (SK)Mickey Hicks, WO6T -- known to many amateurs and their children as Santa Claus -- passed away Sunday, August 9. He was 79. For the past 38 years, Hicks, a ham for almost 50 years and a long-time Amateur R 
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												07/30/2009 | Nevada Hams Coordinate Roadside Medical RescueOn the afternoon of July 16, ARRL Elko County (Nevada) Emergency Coordinator Greg Barker, K7CWL, was making his way home from Eureka on Nevada Highway 278 when a van sped past him. About 60 miles into his trip, he saw the van slow down and pull over to th 
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												Feature 07/27/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: Field Day 0.9The June 2009 event wasn't my first Field Day. Several years ago the members of the St Charles Amateur Radio Club invited me out to their site. I accepted and spent several hours wandering around taking pictures, poking my nose into tents, and tripping ov 
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