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Welcome

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Welcome

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L.A.S. - Lead Arse Syndrome

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OQRS

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Retaining two letter callsigns is rubbish.

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Stop whining and get with the program...

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Stop and enjoy the electrons along the way...

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How to roll up coax and rope?

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The Community Spirit of Amateur Radio

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Learn from every outing!

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Super Check Partial

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Your local repeater is like magic...

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How do you get gain if you don't change power?

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Planning for operating portable

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CODEC2 - 13dB gain, what does it mean?

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Share your radio skills with non-amateurs

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A rotator on 4 wheels...

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A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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Self policing license conditions

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More on lightning and bonding.

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Lightning, not just the radio...

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Digital Voice in Amateur Radio is broken...

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WIA Awards System

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How do nets work?

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The LCD is a living document.

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Which way is the Grey Line?

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Remember to stop fiddling every now and then...

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QRM and morons

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The Gray Line changes through the year!

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We need mentors!

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Programming repeaters.

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What is your level of preparedness?

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Raspberry Pi SDR

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Share your experiences...

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Learning from listening...

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The QSL card is not dead!

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Small Changes can have a Big Effect

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Tuning mobile antennas...

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Everyday Terms, think about them sometimes

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Everything Changes All The Time ... pay attention

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QRP is everywhere

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It's not about sitting in a shack talking on the radio...

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There are more than just Amateurs Listening...

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Newness should not be a barrier to participation

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Learn from your mistakes and share them...

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How much do you gain from more power?

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How to do a contest?

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dB and dBm

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Looking at mobile antennas for HF.

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Clubs and F-calls?

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No more bullies

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Contesting, it's for you!

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Using Commercial Names on Air

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The Grey Line

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dB, dBi, dBd

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The Maidenhead Locator system

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The QSL system

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17 May - ITU day

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Amateur Radio evolution is dependent on your imagination, not your license.

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The simple S-unit

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The bands change all the time...

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Complacency in your shack.

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Wear your callsign with pride!

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Two nets to get started on air.

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Amateur Radio is Everywhere

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Contesting, a simulator of harsh conditions.

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If you don't try, you're guaranteed to fail!

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As you get more experienced, you'll transmit less...

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Talk to your fellow amateurs, build a choke.

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Be Curious!

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Special Event Stations

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Curiosity if a great thing!

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F-calls and computers...

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F-calls and their restrictions.

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Bullies have no place in Amateur Radio

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What is listening 10-up?

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Making HF contacts...

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Making HF contacts...

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The general public knows nothing about Amateur Radio...

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Silliness is everywhere...

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Don't be a doofus, be safe.

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ClubLog.org

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QSL - Online Logging

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Share the Fun in the wider community

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5 Watts, what a blast!

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Mechanics of Contesting

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Consider the QRP community

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DX Cluster

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VOACAP lesson

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Make an antenna at different sizes

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Wire for bulding antennas.

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We are in the communications game...

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Contesting is not just on-air.

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Succession Planning

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Amateur Radio, a wide range of topics from all walks of life.

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Standards and Guidelines for Communication Sites - everything you want to know about grounding.

97

Encourage rather than Berate an F-call!

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If you're in a hurry you make mistakes

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Each contact is different!

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Trolls and what to do...