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06/09/2016 | Past QST VHF-UHF Columnist, ARRL Staffer Bill Smith, W0WOI (ex-K0CER), SK

Former ARRL Headquarters staffer Bill Smith, W0WOI (ex-K0CER, W1DVE, W5USM), of Jefferson, Iowa, died on June 1.
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02/22/2016 | First Solid-State Transmitter to Span the Atlantic Now Part of ARRL Historical Collection

A flea-powered transistorized ham transmitter built in the 1950s and later used to make a transatlantic contact has become part of the ARRL Historical Collection.
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02/18/2016 | Article Profiles First African-American Radio Amateur, Rufus Turner, W3LF

The computer hardware/software/do-it-yourself blog Hackaday has profiled Rufus Turner, W3LF (ex-K6AI) — the first African-American radio amateur and one of the more fascinating personalities in US history.
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