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Welcome to the Big Island ARRL News update.
Top Story: COVID-19 (the coronavirus) has prompted organizers of the Visalia International DX Convention to cancel the meeting.
Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Content supplied by HQ ARRL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT, 06111.
Accessed on 12 March 2020, 0715 UTC, Post 1345.
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News & Features
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03/11/2020 | Visalia International DX Convention, Other Events Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Worries
Concern over COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of the 2020 International DX Convention (IDXC) and other ham radio-related events.Read More
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03/10/2020 | International Group to Reactivate the Legendary Yasme VP2VB Call Sign
On Tuesday, March 10, an international group now in New York will set sail to the British Virgin Islands and activate the VP2VB call sign of Yasme fame.Read More
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03/10/2020 | Cancellation of PSAT3 Launch Means No DARPA Launch Challenge Winner
The launch of the PSAT3 CubeSat has been canceled, ending chances for winning the DARPA Launch Challenge.Read More
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03/10/2020 | Ham Radio University Founder Phil Lewis, N2MUN, SK
The founder of the annual Ham Radio University in New York, Phil Lewis, N2MUN, of Lindenhurst, New York, died on March 5.Read More
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03/10/2020 | Correction to Frequency Measuring Test Website URL
An incorrect website address for the April 24 Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) appeared in QST.Read More
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03/10/2020 | ARISS Celebrating Successful Launch Carrying Interoperable Radio System to ISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is celebrating the successful launch and docking of the SpaceX-20 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).Read More
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03/09/2020 | Communications Academy 2020 in Seattle has been Cancelled
the Washington State Department of Health, Communications Academy 2020, due to be held in Seattle in April, has been cancelled.Read More
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03/07/2020 | Nominations Invited for 2020 McGan Silver Antenna Award for Excellence in Public Relations
The ARRL Public Relations Committee invites nominations for the Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award.Read More
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03/06/2020 | Outer Space is Your Next Radio Frontier!
You can make contacts through amateur radio satellites.Read More
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03/06/2020 | The K7RA Solar Update
Almost sun spots . . .Read More
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03/06/2020 | The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available
Start listening now!Read More
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03/06/2020 | Problems with Headquarters Mass E-mailings to Yahoo and AOL Addresses
Starting sometime Wednesday evening, March 5th, mass e-mailings sent from ARRL Headquarters have been refused by e-mail servers at Yahoo. This means that recipients withyahoo.comoraol.comaddresses have not been receiving the ARRL Letter, DX News,…Read More
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03/06/2020 | Coronavirus Fears Spur Cancellation, Postponement of Some Ham Radio Events
Additional amateur radio events have been cancelled or postponed as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) fears.Read More
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03/06/2020 | German Contest Team to Conduct FT8 Experimental Event
Starting on March 9, a group of German radio amateurs will attempt to determine how long it takes to complete DXCC using only FT8.Read More
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03/06/2020 | Start Reading the March/April Edition of On the Air Now
Read it on your computer or mobile deviceRead More
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03/06/2020 | AMSAT Academy to be Held Prior to Dayton Hamvention
AMSAT® is hosting AMSAT Academy on May 14, the day before Dayton Hamvention®.Read More
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