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VOACAP simulation of propagation against distance, comparing effective radiations of 1 watt (top) and 99 Watts (bottom).. The practice of operating with low power was popularized as early as 1924, with a variety of reports, editorials and articles published in U.S. amateur radio magazines and journals that encouraged amateurs to lower power output, both for purposes of experimentation, and for ...
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States. ARRL is a non-profit organization and was co-founded on April 6, 1914, by Hiram Percy Maxim and Clarence D. Tuska of Hartford, Connecticut .
Logbook of the World (LoTW) is a web-accessed database provided by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) to implement a contact verification service among amateur radio operators. Using LoTW, radio amateurs (hams) are able to claim and verify contacts (QSOs) made with other amateurs, generally for claiming credit for operating awards, such as ...
ARRL Field Day; Field Day: A Mirror of Amateur Radio History (A history of Field Day in the United States) Field Day Station Locator (Google Maps-based service that shows publicly accessible Field Day operations for June 26–27, 2010) Radio Amateurs of Canada; Find a radio club near you to participate in Field Day; RSGB SSB Field Day 2019 ...
Although the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a program (and trademark) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in the U.S., the structure is more supportive than directive in nature, providing mostly for mutual aid in the event of large-scale emergencies. As long as local units are operating in the best interests of Amateur Radio in ...
At the beginning of each practice session the QST year and month of publication as well as the page numbers are given followed by the article being transmitted at 5, 7-1/2, 10, 13 and 15 words per minute for "slow code" and 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 for "fast code". Because these training sessions are scheduled for specific published days ...
An All-Time New One (ATNO) [2] is an operator's contact with an amateur station that they have never worked before on any band or mode. [3] [4] Many amateurs will send QSL cards to stations they have worked. [5] Computer-based logging software, such as the American Radio Relay League's Logbook of the World, can also be used for logging contacts ...
ARRL World Grid Locator Atlas. Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League. 2007. Containing all 32,400 Maidenhead Locator Squares; IARU Locator of Europe. Potters Bar, UK: Radio Society of Great Britain. 1984. IARU Locator of Western Europe. Potters Bar, UK: Radio Society of Great Britain. 1985. (scale 1:2,000,000) ARRL Amateur Radio Map of ...