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08/30/2010 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A 2010 Youth DX Adventure

I desperately wanted to go on a DXpedition before I turned 18. I know not many kids my age have had the opportunity to travel abroad, let alone travel abroad for the sole purpose of doing something you love. So when Don DuBon, N6JRL, first contacted me, i
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06/08/2010 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: DXpeditioning Isn’t Just for Old-Timers!

For five days in July, a group of young amateurs will learn what it’s like to BE the DX with the aid of contesting greats and a world renowned station.
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04/27/2010 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A Young DXer

Twelve-year-old Jonas Carden, KD0DJH, submitted this write-up concerning his first experiences with Amateur Radio and the wonderful world of DX. The excitement of hearing signals from around the world is one alive and well with all generations.
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08/11/2009 | Mickey "Santa Claus" Hicks, WO6T (SK)

Mickey Hicks, WO6T -- known to many amateurs and their children as Santa Claus -- passed away Sunday, August 9. He was 79. For the past 38 years, Hicks, a ham for almost 50 years and a long-time Amateur R
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05/19/2009 | DREAMing Big at Dayton

With wet skies on Saturday morning, the 2009 ARRL National Convention and Dayton Hamvention® started a second day. The first day -- a beautiful sunny day with a slight breeze and few clouds -- saw crowds funnel through the many entrances at Hara Arena
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11/03/2008 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?

This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of October.
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10/21/2008 | ARRL Announces New Youth Editor

The ARRL has announced Duncan MacLachlan, KU0DM, of Prairie Village, Kansas, as the new Youth Editor and will write the Youth@HamRadio.Fun column. MacLachlan, 13, takes over from Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, as she continues her education at the Georgia Tech.
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