Shame on the ARRL again for once again allowing a division director to resign with only months to go before the next election. It was reported today that Anthony Marcin, W7XM, is resigning as Pacific Division director after serving two and a half years of a three-year term. This very un-democratic maneuver is a common one…

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Recently, there have been some complaints about propagation on the HF bands. Last night, however, propagation was pretty good on the 40-meter band. I managed to work four DX stations, including one LU (Argentina), one YT (Serbia), and two HAs. All of them were S6-S7 and very good copy. The two stations from Hungary were…

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In years past, you could always count on a QRP-ARCI Four Days in May (FDIM) talk by Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV. You might never know what the subject would be, however. As Bill, N8ET, put it, “He always submitted a paper for the FDIM Proceedings, but would often talk about something completely different.” G3RJV became…

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Here are a couple of items that have landed in my inbox that I think you might find of interest… YOTA is hosting a silent auction! The folks at Youth on the Air (YOTA) write: Thanks to Garmin, we are raising funds for YOTA Americas with a silent auction for a Garmin Vivoactive 5 GPS…

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Last week, I went to lunch with a ham friend of mine. This fellow has been a ham for more than 60 years, and an ARRL member for most of that time. As we were waiting for our food, he says to me, “My ARRL membership is up soon, and I don’t think that I’m…

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