CWops is now accepting nominations for its Award for Advancing the Art of CW for 2020. The award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice of radio communication by Morse code. Candidates for the award may be authors of publications related to CW; CW recruiters, trainers, mentors, coaches, and instructors; public advocates of CW; organizers of CW activities; designers and inventors who advance the art or practice of CW, and other contributors to the art or practice of CW. The award is not limited to radio amateurs or their organizations.
Email nominations with a copy to the CWops secretary. To be considered, a nomination must be received by March 18, 2020. It should include name(s) and call sign(s), if applicable, of nominee(s), and complete contact information. A detailed explanation supporting the nomination should be included along with the name, telephone number, email address, and call sign of the person submitting the nomination. An award presentation will take place at the 2020 Dayton Hamvention®.
Source:ARRL
Antenna
Inflatable Satellite Antenna
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7 BAND HF COBWEB ANTENNA – 1 KW
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DIAMOND HF MOBILE “CL” SERIES ANTENNAS
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Diamond D3000N Super Discone Ultra-Wideband Antenna
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The Amazing Delta Loop Antenna
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VHF
Yaesu FTM-200 vs FTM-300 at Dayton Hamvention 202
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Icom IC-T10 Rugged Dual Band HT @ HamVention
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Icom VE-SP1 LTE/PoC Radio Desktop Conference Microphone
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Iridium Command Center Explanation – ICOM
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Icom ID-52 Quick Look And Highlights
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Your Favorite HT Radio Antennas Transmit Tested & QuirkQRP ZipTenna!
HT Radio Antennas Transmit Tested Read more
CAS-10 CubeSat has an Amateur Radio Transponder
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New World Record on the 134 GHz Band
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Review
Elecraft K4 Updates from Hamvention 2022
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This Hamradioguide has ALL KINDS of great information within!! For new ham radio operators, you can learn a lot from this. For the seasoned ham, there... Read more
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“We compare the Stellar x2 vs RE27 vs RE20 from Electrovoice. I was amazed with this Microphone and as soon as the new Mixer arrives, we’l... Read more
Stay away from cheap coax
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XIEGU G106 – First Look at this New HF Transceiver
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Battery Powered Automatic Antenna Tuner, 100 Watt Max, Portable Ham Radio Tuner Review/Demo
“Here is a small $100 portable battery powered ham radio antenna tuner, which deserves a review. I have it connected to my Icom IC-705 but you c... Read more
EVOLUTION PL-259 CONNECTORS
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“I have installed two major ham shack builds over the years. One was a DISASTER! This is what I learned when designing my new ham radio shack.... Read more
uSDX+ v2 8 – HF TRANSCEIVER
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Digital Modes
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WSJT-X Errors? Try This Simple Fix
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WSJT-X version 2.5.1 released
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RC WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 is now ready for download by beta testers
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JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021
JS8Call Overview and Settings 2021 Read more
FT8DMC 3rd Anniversary-Activity Days 2020
To commemorate our 3rd anniversary, special event stations will be on air during the FT8DMC Activity Days from 1. to 31. July 2020. All stations will... Read more
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