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VIDEO: Meet Fred Hopengarten K1VR

Last week, RRI had the pleasure to meet Fred Hopengarten K1VR who is running for re-election to the ARRL board of directors, representing New England. We were interested in Fred’s options about traffic handling and related matters. Now, this was the first time we’ve attempted something like this, and Zoom proved to be troublesome! But […]

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October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 HQ StaffNo Comments

Leslie Varnicle WA3QLW new Western Staff Coordinator

Submitted by Jim Michener K9JM Welcome our new Western Area Staff Coordinator, Leslie Varnicle WA3QLW.   Thanks for taking up the chore!  She takes over on January 1, 2020. Merry Christmas! Jim K9JM Western Area Staff Coordinator

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December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

SK Grant Hays WB6OTS, Charter Director RRI

With heavy heart we mark the passing of our dear friend and RRI charter director Grant Hays WB6OTS. Grant passed away suddenly while touring overseas on September 25th 2019. Grant was a lifelong traffic handler and joined the U.S. Army in 1959. After a stint with the Army Security Agency he served in various capacities […]

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October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting

There’s still plenty of reason to know how to use this Morse telegraph key.  Reprinted from The Conversation under the terms of the Creative Commons License Photo: Jason Salmon/Shutterstock.com May 21, 2019 7.36am EDT By Eddie King The first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance traveled from Washington, D.C., […]

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August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

Silent Key: Mark Rappaport W2EAG

We regret to report W2EAG’s key fell silent on June 1, 2019. Mark Rappaport was the long-time manager of the Hit-and-Bounce Net and a great supporter of amateur radio traffic handling. His family’s obituary: Mark Wesley Rappaport, 78, of River Bend, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Mark was born in New York, NY […]

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June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

Comments on FCC RM-11708 Symbol Rate Petition

Submitted by Dave Struebel WB2FTX Radio Relay International has submitted comments to the FCC on RM-11708 which is the proposal to eliminate the 300  baud symbol rate limit on digital signals.   This baud rate limitation was set by the FCC in the early days of amateur radio digital use and is the only such baud […]

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May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

A blast from the past

http://k9jm.com/NYS%20Net.mp3 It’s the New York State traffic net ca 1970. NCS was W2FR ex-W2SEI FB OP Howie. H/T W2TR via K9JM who says “Interesting to hear fists of that era again.” And it is. Notice the timing of the old bugs!

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April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 HQ StaffNo Comments

Presidential honor of W2CC Army MARS Service

Submitted by Dave Struebel WB2FTX: Many of NJ traffic handlers might have missed this.  I found it in the October 2018 issue of CQ Magazine. Our own Dave Popkins W2CC, longtime Net Manager for the New Jersey Phone Net (NJPN,  6 PM  3950 Khz) has been recognized by the President for a lifetime achievement of […]

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November 18, 2018 HQ StaffNo Comments

SK: Frank Thrash W4DLZ RN5 NM

We are saddened at the passing of our friend and colleague Frank Thrash, W4DLZ manager of RN5 and a lifelong radioman. We offer our deepest condolence to his beautiful XYL Mary and his family. Submitted by Jerry carter W4SU: Frank Wadley Thrash W4DLZ December 7, 1932  –  November 3, 2018 To RN5 and CAN traffic nets: […]

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November 11, 2018 HQ StaffNo Comments

CQ: Petition Drive to Save WWV/WWVH – Sept. 15 Deadline

From the CQ newsroom Petition Drive to Save WWV/WWVH – Sept. 15 Deadline WWV transmitter site in Colorado. The NIST budget request for fiscal 2019 eliminates funding for continued operation of WWV and its Hawaiian counterpart, WWVH. (US Government photo) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has eliminated funding for the continued operation […]

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August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 HQ StaffNo Comments

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