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  • [TWIAR] via HACKADAY: Retrotechtacular: Nuvistor, Vacuums Last Gasp

    From TWIAR via rec.radio.info Admin@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 27 10:12:24 2021
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    This Week in Amateur Radio

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    via HACKADAY: Retrotechtacular: Nuvistor, Vacuums Last Gasp

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:45 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4386

    In 2021 all our electronics are solid state, in that they exclusively use semiconductor devices...

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    Via the ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors Creates Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:42 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4442

    At its just-concluded July 2021 meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors
    approved By-Law changes creating...

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    Via the ARRL: Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board
    of Appeals Error

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:39 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4390

    A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals...

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    Via the ARRL: Stations to Celebrate Fourth Anniversary of FT8

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:36 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4444

    Many stations will take to the airwaves August 2 – 15, to celebrate the 4th anniversary...

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    Via the ARRL: FCC Investigating Alleged "Jamming" on 40 Meters

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:31 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4388

    Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower
    portion of 40 meters....

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    Via the ARRL: AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open for Amateur Use

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:28 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4380

    AMSAT’s Engineering and Operations Teams have announced that AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) is now open for...

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    Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Responds to Flooding in Western Europe

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:24 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4370

    International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, reported over...

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    via HACKADAY: Improving Cheap SDR Antennas

    Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:18 PM PDT
    https://twiar.net/?p=4368

    [VK3YE] knows there are at least two things wrong with the cheap antennas
    you get...

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