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July VE Sessions
Walk-ins permitted unless otherwise noted
Click http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml

SEMARA Clubhouse - 10:30 a.m.
Larry Houbre, AA1FS
508-991-6055
Oct 6
Braintree, MA - 8:45 a.m.
William Needham-K1WN
781-843-4000
14
Canton, MA - 7:30 p.m.
Lou Harris-N1UEC
508-668-0858
19
Cranston, RI - 9:00 a.m.
Ken Carr-KB1AWV
401-828-1665
28

Fall River, MA - 7:00 p.m.
Skip Denault, KB1CNB
774-644-3469

16
Falmouth, MA - 9:00 a.m.
Ben Fleck, K2LYE
508-540-2583
14
Middletown, RI - 9:00 a.m.
Jack Garforth-K1IG
401-683-2250
none
Providence, RI - 7:00 p.m.
Louis Mester, W1CH
401-263-6045
12

Slatersville, RI - 9:00 a.m.
Robert Jones-WB1P
401-333-4747

none

NE Division Flea Markets
Click http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

14 July

Union, ME Pen-Bay ARC Scott–207-354-6809

15 July Cambridge, MA Flea@MIT Nick–617-253-3776

CONTESTS
Click http://www.arrl.org/contests/

MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint – 2300Z Jul 4-0300Z Jul 5. See www.qsl.net/miqrpclub.

DARC 10 Meter Digital "Corona" – RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR/PSK31/Clover from 1100Z-1700Z Jul 8. See www.darc.de/referate/dx.
FISTS Summer Sprint – CW from 1700Z-2100Z Jul 13. See www.fists.org.
The summer ES season is a great time to give that all-mode rig a try. Even a simple horizontal dipole will bag some contacts!

CQ WW VHF Contest – all modes, from 1800Z Jul 21-2100Z Jul 22. Frequencies: 50 and 144 MHz bands, except 146.52 MHz (and other national simplex calling frequencies) and repeater frequencies. Info: www.cqww-vhf.com.

The IOTA contest is a great way to get started accumulating those island QSOs.
RSGB Islands-On-The-Air Contest – CW/SSB, from 1200Z Jul 28-1200Z Jul 29. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Info: www.rsgbhfcc.org.

Hammin' Around Answer


B. The matching network at the transmitter end of the feedline acts as an impedance transformer to match the transmitter impedance, hence the 1 to 1 SWR at the transmitter. The antenna feedline still exhibits the same SWR as before, 5 to 1. .

*2007 E;ement 3 General Class question pool (effective 2007-07-01)

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