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9 August 2019
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Radio Wave Propagation Authority Les W. Barclay, G3HTF, SK
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Long Island CW Club/LIMARC Build-A-Thon
By Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE Local members:Bud, W2BUDJim, W2KFV (ARRL section manager)Ed, N2GSL John, AC2KZ Bob, KD2NFSNeil, W2NDGHoward, WB2UZE Peter, AA2VG Nick, KF2P Hal, WA2AKV Russ, N2FRBJohn, W2ABO Gary, KE2YKRob, AC2KQBob, W2OSR LIMARC: (Long Island Mobile ARC)Rich, K2KNBTim, N2RDBGladys, KC2YFTLes, K2TGWBerge, KC2SBO Remote members on Zoom:Aug, AG5AT Emil, N2EMI Rich, N5RWF Russ, K1RWT Paul, W5NWT Tony, N6PJ Stan, AE7UT Byron, KD9JFL The …
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Museum Ships Weekend with the Long Island CW Club, aboard the Fire Fighter
By Howard Bernstein, WB2UZEVP, Long Island CW Club The Long Island CW club (LICW) supports and operates from the historic museum ship Fire Fighter which is a living and fully functioning example of the “blood and guts” era of an FDNY firefighting fireboat from New York Harbor. Present for nearly every maritime emergency in New …
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