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111Amateur radio direction finding — Sport imagesize = 250px caption = A German competitor on a two meter ARDF course. union = International Amateur Radio Union nickname = first = 1950s, in northern and eastern Europe registered = clubs = contact = Non contact team = Individual… …
112Amateur radio station — Fixed ground station of a German amateur radio operator An amateur radio station is an installation designed to provide radiocommunications in the amateur radio service for an amateur radio operator. Radio amateurs build and operate several types …
113Amateur radio history — Throughout the history of amateur radio, amateur radio enthusiasts have made significant contributions to science, engineering, industry, and social services. Research by amateur radio operators has founded new industries, built economies,… …
114Amateur press association — An Amateur Press Association or APA is a group of people who produce individual pages or magazines that are sent to a Central Mailer for collation and distribution to all members of the group.APAs were a way for widely distributed groups of… …
115Amateur radio emergency communications — In times of crisis and natural disasters, Amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when wireline, cell phones and other conventional means of communications fail. Unlike commercial systems, Amateur radio is not as… …
116Amateur radio repeater — An amateur radio repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low level amateur radio signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation. Many repeaters are… …
117Amateur Journalism — The amateur journalism movement consisted of various groups of writers belonging to the two leading amateur organizations of the period, the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA), founded in 1876, and the United Amateur Press Association… …
118Amateur telescope making — The field of amateur telescope making is considered an offshoot of the amateur astronomy community. Amateur telescope makers (sometimes called ATMs), as their name implies, are not paid professionals. They build their telescopes for the enjoyment …
119Amateur Radio Emergency Service — infobox Organization name = Amateur Radio Emergency Service image border = size = 125px caption = msize = 125px mcaption = abbreviation = ARES motto = formation = extinction = type = Non profit organization status = purpose = Emergency response… …
120Amateur Fencers League of America — The Amateur Fencers League of America, or AFLA, was founded on April 22, 1891 in New York City by a group of fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union. As early as 1940, the AFLA was recognized by the Fédération Internationale… …
