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How often do you operate on the 222 MHz band?
How will you operate Field Day next weekend?
How often do you use QSK (full break-in) during CW operation?
Will you be participating in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party next weekend?
Which factor is most responsible for keeping you from getting on the air as often as you'd like?
Have rising fuel prices reduced your willingness to travel to hamfests?
How often do you make contacts using Amateur Radio VoIP systems such as EchoLink or IRLP?
Do you subscribe to any of the free ARRL e-letters?
How much do you know about the FM repeater you most frequently use?
Do you plan to attend the Dayton Hamvention® next month?
Have you ever used heat-strippable enamel insulated wire in a construction project? (It is a type of insulation designed to be burned off with a flame or soldering iron.)
According to reports, we're at the start of a new solar cycle. Have you noticed an improvement in HF propagation yet?
Which HF digital mode do you operate most often?
The April issue of QST magazine contains a hidden "April Fool" article. It's an article that looks serious at first, but is totally fictitious. Did you find it?
Do you have a personal Web site?
How many radials do you have connected to your ground-mounted HF vertical antenna?
Did you have trouble working the recent Ducie Island DXpedition (VP6DX)?
What do you enjoy most about hamfests?
It has been a year since the FCC eliminated Morse code testing for amateur licenses. Has the amount of CW activity on the bands changed?
How often do you check your Section page on the ARRL Web site?
Will you be participating in the 2008 ARRL CW International DX Contest next weekend?
Do you know how to use a Smith Chart?
How did you study for the last ham exam you took?
What is your preferred way to stay up to date with new developments in Amateur Radio technology?
Will you be participating in the 2008 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes next weekend?
How healthy is Amateur Radio as we enter 2008?
Will you be participating in the 2008 RTTY Roundup next weekend?
Do you anticipate receiving any Amateur Radio gifts this Holiday Season?
When exchanging QSL cards with DX stations, do you prefer using the QSL bureau system or sending your cards directly?
Do you use antenna modeling software to help design or evaluate your homebrew antennas?
Will you be participating in the 2007 ARRL 10 Meter Contest next weekend?
Will you be participating in the 2007 ARRL 160 Meter Contest next weekend?
Do you have any active D-STAR systems in your area?
Will you be participating in the ARRL Phone Sweepstakes contest next weekend?
When do you think conditions on the HF bands will start to show noticeable improvement?
Will you be participating in the ARRL CW Sweepstakes next weekend?
Have you performed maintenance on your antennas to get them ready for winter?
How complete is your QST magazine collection?
Do you use a linear amplifier on the HF bands?
Will you be participating in the Simulated Emergency Test (SET) next weekend?
Will you be attending the 2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Hartford next weekend?
Do you regularly listen to propagation beacons?
Will you participate in the 2007 ARRL 10 GHz and Up contest next weekend?
Will you be active in the 2007 ARRL September VHF QSO Party next weekend?
Do you have any indoor antennas?
Can you operate your home station via Internet remote control?
Have you run into problems using your Amateur Radio software under Windows Vista?
Have you ever built an Amateur Radio kit that included surface-mount components?
Will you be participating in the ARRL UHF Contest next weekend?
Will you be taking Amateur Radio along on your summer vacation?
How long has it been since you've built a complete transceiver from a kit?
Will you be participating in the IARU HF World Championship next weekend?
Has on-air behavior during DX pileups become worse?
Are you less active on the air during the summer months?
Will you be operating during Field Day next weekend?
Has your ability to erect an outdoor antenna system been hampered by local ordinances, or by landlord or homeowner association rules?
Do you participate in regularly scheduled nets?
Do you operate contests?
Do you access a DXCluster network to determine which stations are on the air?
Will you be attending the Dayton Hamvention® next weekend?
Overall, are you happy with your station?
Do you climb your tower when you need to install new hardware or make repairs?
Do you include the fact that you are an Amateur Radio operator on your employment resume?
On how many HF bands can you operate from your home station?
Do you have a license plate or other sign on your vehicle that identifies you as an Amateur Radio operator?
Do you regularly monitor local police and fire frequencies?
Have you upgraded your station computer to Windows Vista, or recently purchased a PC with Vista for your station?
How often do you buy or sell a major piece of station equipment?
Have you tried digital voice on the HF bands?
Do you know how to use all the features built into your rig?
Will you be participating in the ARRL International DX Phone Contest next weekend?
Are you or your club doing anything special to welcome new or upgraded hams after Morse code testing officially ends next Friday?
Did you work the VU7RG Lakshadweep DXpedition?
If you are looking for technical information (for example, how to design an antenna for a particular application) which media do you use most often?
How often do you build antennas, software or construction projects described in QST articles?
How would you characterize the cooperation you have received from your power company when you've reported a noise problem?
Will you be participating in the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes next weekend?
Now that 2007 has arrived, how do you feel about the prospects for Amateur Radio this year and beyond?
Will you be participating in the ARRL RTTY Roundup next weekend?
Do you own a handheld FM transceiver?
Have you ever used EchoLink or IRLP?
Have you ever used toroids to suppress RF interference to or from a device?
Will you be participating in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest next weekend?
Is interference (QRM) from your fellow amateurs increasing or decreasing?
Are you the only active ham in your family?
Will you be participating in the W1AW Frequency Measuring Test on November 15?
Have amateur transceivers become too complex?
Will you be participating in the ARRL November Sweepstakes?
Have you ever operated slow-scan TV (SSTV)?
Do you foresee the development of a digital mode within the next 10 years that will become so popular among hams it will overshadow CW, SSB or FM?
Does your antenna system include a rotator?
Have you ever suffered an electrical shock while working on your station equipment?
When did you last use a repeater autopatch to make a telephone call?
How severe is the electrical noise in your vehicle?
Will you be attending the ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Tucson, Arizona next weekend, September 15-17?
Will you be participating in the ARRL September VHF QSO Party next weekend, September 9-10?
How many "extra" (unused) microphones do you have in the shack?
What is the highest microwave band you have ever operated?
How many antennas do you have erected and operating at your home station (count them all--HF, VHF, UHF, etc)?
If someone sends you a QSL card, but doesn't include a return envelope with postage, will you still reciprocate by sending your card?
When operating SSB, how often do you use your speech processor?
Do you plan to purchase a new computer for your station this year?
Have you ever taken an online FEMA NIMS or ICS course?
Do you know who your ARRL Section Manager is?
In your opinion, is overall on-air activity increasing or decreasing?
Have you operated HF portable during a camping or hiking trip?
Will you be taking part in Field Day next weekend?
At your home, do you do your own electrical work?
Will you be participating in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party next weekend?
Is your HF mobile antenna system single or multi band?
Do you use contact logging software?
Do you plan to attend the Dayton Hamvention May 19-21?
Do you know how to use an oscilloscope?
What is your Web browser "home page" (the page that appears when you start your browser)?
What is your primary reason for attending Amateur Radio club meetings?
Are you aware of the new ARRL "Hello" public awareness campaign?
Did your antennas survive the winter?
It's the wee hours of the morning and you can't sleep. Do you turn on your radio and prowl the bands?
Do you listen to DRM digital shortwave broadcasts?
What type of microphone do you use most often?
Do you prefer paper books and magazines, or are you making the transition to electronic publications?
Have you ever restored a vintage radio?
Have you ever participated in a transmitter hunt?
Have you ever built a project in an Altoids box?
Will you be participating in the 2006 ARRL International DX Contest (CW) next weekend?
What is your best average CW receiving speed?
Do you display your operating awards in your station?
Are you presently a subscriber to any Amateur Radio e-mail lists?
Will you be participating in the 2006 January VHF Sweepstakes next weekend?
When was the last time you repaired your own transceiver?
Will you be trying the ARRL RTTY Roundup next weekend?
Will you participate in Straight Key Night this New Year's Eve?
Have you ever built a kit that included surface-mount technology components?
Will you be treating yourself to a new rig this Holiday Season?
What amount of your operating time is spent using CW?
When it comes to antennas, do you usually prefer to . . .
How do you rate your local club newsletter?
How many contacts, on average, do you make on the air each month?
Will you be participating in either Sweepstakes contests this month?
Where do you buy most of the parts for homebrew projects?
Are your station antennas supported by towers?
Does your station computer have a DVD drive?
When you're searching for technical information, which media do you use most often?
When copying CW do you . . .
What kind of VHF/UHF antennas do you use at home?
Have you been participating in Amateur Radio activities in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort?
Do you participate in public service activities (drills, events, etc)?
What is your favorite source for ARRL news?
Do you find it easy to use ARRL's Logbook of the World?
Do you operate in campgrounds while traveling with a recreational vehicle (RV)?
How many paper QSL cards have you collected?
What is your opinion about the recent FCC proposal to discontinue Morse code testing for Amateur Radio licenses?
Will you be participating in the ARRL UHF contest next weekend (August 6-7)?
Have you ever used the ARRL Technical Information Service?
What is your favorite on-line resource when shopping for used ham equipment?
Is it difficult to get Amateur Radio equipment through airport security?
When operating SSB, do you use speech processing?
Which type of Packet Bulletin Board System is active in your area?
What is your favorite Field Day barbeque?
Have you made a contact through the AMSAT-OSCAR 51 (Echo) satellite?
How would you rate the VHF Sporadic-E activity this season?
Do you listen to PodCasts?
Do you own a MURS transceiver?
Do you operate any of the visual modes?
What operating system do you use on your station computer?
Do you regularly monitor 146.52 MHz, the national 2-Meter FM calling frequency?
Have you ever taken an on-line course?
How much importance do you place on HF propagation forecasts?
Do you receive the ARRL Letter?
Have you ever operated on the 30-meter band?
Are you a member of ARES?
How would you characterize the activity level of your favorite FM repeater?
Have you suffered deliberate interference within the last 6 months?
Do you own CB, FRS, GMRS or MURS radios?
Do you wave or honk your horn when you see a vehicle with Amateur Radio license plates?
Have you served in the US military in wartime?
Have you ever operated maritime mobile?
How would you rate your computer savvy?
When was the last time you contacted your ARRL Section Manager with a comment or question?
How would you rate your electronic expertise?
How much time has passed since you made a contact on the air?
Do you or your immediate family participate in the following activities?
Will you be participating in the ARRL RTTY Roundup next weekend?
Did you receive any ham-oriented gifts during the Holidays?
Did you participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest last weekend?
Do you use a tube or LCD monitor with your station computer?
Have you ever contacted your ARRL Division Director to comment on League policy matters?
How many FM transceivers do you own?
Did you make a meteor-scatter contact during the Leonids shower?
Did you participate in the CW Sweepstakes contest last weekend?
Do you own an antenna analyzer?
Do you use the NCDXF/IARU CW beacons to gauge HF propagation?
Do you keep your station log in local time or UTC?
Is the ARRL Web site the default home page in your Web browser?
Are your antennas ready for winter?
What is the highest level of formal education you have completed?
Do you know the resistor color code?
Do you regularly participate in other activities (sports, hobbies) in addition to Amateur Radio?
Do you listen to international shortwave broadcasts?
What prevents you from spending more time on the air?
When was the last time you built your own transceiver, transmitter or receiver, either from scratch or from a kit?
How do you spend an average weekend with Amateur Radio?
How many pieces of test equipment do you own (voltmeters, signal generators, etc)?
How many QSL cards do you send in a year?
Do you keep a station log?
Do you have a "junkbox" where you store various electronic parts that you may use someday?
Do you participate in nets?
How do you send CW?
Do you listen to ARRL Audio News?
How has the proliferation of cellular telephones affected your amateur mobile operation?
Will you be participating in Field Day, June 26-27?
Do you own any tube-based "hollow state" radios?
Do you use an automatic or manual antenna tuner?
Can you read and understand a schematic diagram?
When you operate FM mobile, do you use a full-sized "mobile transceiver" or a handheld rig?
If something goes wrong with your radio, do you...
Will you be attending the Dayton Hamvention, May 14-16?
Do you enjoying operating radio-controlled planes, helicopters, cars or boats?
What is the primary emergency power source for your station?
Do you use an indoor antenna?
Do you participate in geocaching?
Do you have a wired or wireless computer network at home?
Do you assemble your own coaxial feed lines or jumpers?
When are you most likely to be on the air?
Do you use the paging feature in your VHF or UHF FM transceiver?
What is the most important reason to attend a hamfest?
Do you specifically insure your station equipment?
Do you upload your station logs to ARRL's Logbook of the World?
Have your antennas suffered any damage so far this winter?
Do you operate 60 meters?
Have you homebrewed any projects using surface-mount components?
How long is your average on-air conversation (any mode)?
Will you be participating in the ARRL VHF Sweepstakes, January 24-26?
Have you tried digital meteor scatter communication using the new WSJT software?
Do you have a wireless computer network in your home?
Have you received any Amateur Radio gifts during the Holidays?
Does your Amateur Radio club publish a newsletter?
How long has it been since you built a piece of Amateur Radio equipment (not including antennas)?
Of all the ARRL operating awards you've earned, which did you find most challenging?
When you buy ham equipment on the Web, how do you prefer to make your payments?
Does your call sign number or prefix match the call sign district where you live?
What does your spouse think of Amateur Radio?
Did you participate in the ARRL CW Sweepstakes contest last weekend?
How do you feel about the long-term future of Amateur Radio in general
Are you active on 222 MHz?
Do you keep a station log?
Should hams throughout the country who are involved in public service identify themselves with a single, standardized label (example: Emergency Communications) on jackets, caps, etc?
Have you uploaded your logs to ARRL's Logbook of The World?
Within the past year, has your Amateur Radio on-air activity...
Do you write your own Amateur Radio software?
Are you following the developments in amateur digital voice communication?
How often do you check the ARRLWeb for Amateur Radio news?
How often do you monitor bulletins transmitted directly from W1AW?
What sort of HF mobile antenna do you use?
Will you be attending the ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference next month in Hartford, CT?
What operating system is running on your station computer?
Of all the connectors used on ham equipment today, which is your least favorite to install?
Have you tried our new 60-meter allocation yet?
How far is any part of your outside antenna from overhead power lines?
How many working transceivers do you have at your station?
How many different amateur satellites have you used or heard?
How many books about ham radio do you have in your bookshelf or shack?
Will you be participating in Field Day, June 28-29?
How many amateur magazines or newsletters do you receive?
How many members attend a typical meeting at your local radio club?
How long have you been an ARRL member?
How many kits or homebrew projects have you built in your ham career?
What is the least power you have used to make a contact?
Will you be attending the Dayton Hamvention, May 16-18?
Did you work W1AW when the late Chief Op Chuck Bender, W1WPR, tended the station (1952-1989)?
How many acres do you have for your antenna farm?
How many unfinished projects do you have in your shack or on your workbench?
What is the highest power you can run on any band?
Does your local repeater retransmit AMBER Alerts (missing child reports)?
Would your Amateur Radio activities ever influence your decision to purchase a home?
Have you ever received a TVI/RFI complaint from a neighbor?
Where is your primary station located?
What percentage of your operating time is spent using CW?
If you download a shareware program for your station computer, do you eventually register and pay for the software? (be honest!)
Have you ever contacted your utility company about line noise?
If you were retested today, could you pass the written exam for your current license class?
Which amateur Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) mode do you use most often?
What visual modes have you operated?
Can you carry on a phone conversation in a language other than English?
Will you participate in the ARRL VHF Sweepstakes this weekend?
Which of these pieces of electronic test equipment do you own?
How many QSOs do you estimate you had in 2002?
Will you be participating in Straight Key Night this New Year’s Eve?
On how many MF/HF bands can you operate with your station antenna system?
When you’re traveling, is it difficult to strike up a conversation on a repeater?
What is the level of power line noise at your station?
Do you plan to participate in the National Weather Service/ARRL SKYWARN Recognition Day on December 7?
Do you control your transceiver by computer?
Have you ever been interrogated by suspicious authorities (police, rangers, etc) while operating portable or mobile?
How do you contact dealers to purchase new ham gear?
Do you have call-sign license plates on your vehicle?
Which mode do you use most often on 6 meters?
How much money have you invested in your station?
How old was the youngest ham you've met on the air during the last 5 years?
How old is your "main" station transmitter or transceiver?
Do you respond to all QSLs sent to you?
Do you have a personal Web site?
Has your home station ever suffered a direct lightning strike, or been damaged by a nearby strike?
Comparing your Internet activity to Amateur Radio, do you...
When hams finally have access to the new 60-meter band, how will you operate there?
When designing or analyzing a new antenna, do you use modeling software?
When did you first begin using the Internet?
How many hours in the past year did you work to provide communications for events like walk-a-thons, emergency communication, traffic handling and so on?
Do you use your station computer for non-ham activities?
Do you own a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver?
In terms of complexity, modern amateur HF and VHF transceivers are...
How old are you?
Will you be participating in the IARU HF World Championship July 13-14?
When are you most active on the air?
What is the level of FM repeater activity in your area?
Are you participating in Field Day, June 22 and 23?
What’s your average CW speed during casual conversation?
Of the young people you've encouraged to become radio amateurs...
What is your favorite HF digital mode?
Where do you go for Amateur Radio news and opinion?
Will you be attending the 2002 Dayton Hamvention?
Do you listen to shortwave broadcasts?
What was your principal reason for becoming a ham?
What is the fastest packet speed you have ever operated?
What kind of handheld computer/PDA do you own?
How high off the ground is your highest antenna?
What method did you use to study for your written ham tests?
Have you ever called in sick at work (or skipped school) just so you could stay home and operate?
I primarily hunt for HF DX by...
How "fast" is the CPU in your station computer?
Widespread use of digital voice for Amateur Radio is...
How often do you attend local Amateur Radio club meetings?
What is your favorite VHF/UHF band?
What is the most recent edition of the ARRL Handbook that you own?
Would you say your use of FM repeaters during the past two years has...
Do you own any books about RFI?
Did you participate in the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes this past weekend?
Have you applied for the new QRP DXCC Award?
Did you participate in Straight Key Night during New Years?
Do you have an Amateur Radio map on permanent display at your station?
If my transceiver breaks down, I will...
Have you ever used the Winlink 2000 system to send or receive e-mail via Amateur Radio?
Rate the overall level of operator courtesy on the HF bands today:
Do you plan to install the new Windows XP operating system in your station computer?
My Holiday Season plans include the purchase of:
Did you participate in the 2001 Phone Sweepstakes contest last weekend?
Have the recent anthrax postal incidents affected your QSLing habits?
Did you participate in the 2001 CW Sweepstakes contest last weekend?
Have you earned a Worked All States (WAS) award?
Have you ever designed and built your own antenna?
Will you be participating in Scouting's "Jamboree On The Air" (JOTA) October 20-21?
Finding time to get on the air is...
Six-meter DXing during the current solar-cycle peak has been...
If US amateurs receive a new band at 5 MHz, should it be "contest-free" like the 30, 17 and 12 meters bands are now?
Non-amateur intruders on 10 meters are...
Will you be attending the TAPR/ARRL Digital Communications Conference in Cincinnati September 21-23?
Amateur Radio exams under the VE program are...
Have you tried moonbounce (EME) communication?
Do you listen to ARRL Audio News?
What kind of backup power do you have for your amateur station?
How old were you when you were first licensed?
How do you practice CW?
What operating system is running on your station computer?
Do you build the projects featured in QST?
Will you be using Amateur Radio during your summer vacation?
What method do you prefer for home-constructed projects?
Did you participate in Field Day?
What best describes your station?
What is your highest level of ham club participation?
How many contests do you participate in each year?
How many QSOs do you have in an average week of hamming?
After contacting a special-event station, would you prefer to receive a:
Will you be attending the 2001 Dayton Hamvention?
How often do you listen to shortwave broadcast stations?
In an average week, how many different bands do you operate on?
Do you face any antenna restrictions at your home station?
Have you ever operated Amateur Radio outside the US? [US licensees only, please!]
With the arrival of spring, my first home-station antenna project is...
Have you used ARRL's Radios On-Line service?
Have you tried MFSK16 yet?
Do you operate on 12 meters (24 MHz)?
Have you ever operated using HF RTTY (Baudot)?
Do you operate on 17 meters (18 MHz)?
Have you tried PSK31 yet?
For me, Amateur Radio and all of its various activities (hamfests, meetings, building, operating, etc) is...
If I could own just one piece of Amateur Radio gear, it would be...
Do you operate on 160 meters?
Do you keep a log of your ham radio contacts?
Have you ever operated QRP while on a hiking or camping trip?
Have you ever visited ARRL Headquarters and/or W1AW?
How much do you plan to spend on Amateur Radio in 2001?
Did you receive ham radio gifts for the Holidays?
Have you ever worked W1AW on the air?
If the FCC grants a low-frequency allocation (around 136 kHz) to US hams, would you use it?
Have you ever helped newly licensed hams get started? (Have you been an "Elmer"?)
Have you ever taught Amateur Radio licensing classes?
How do you like the new, full-color QST?
Have you worked your 100 entities this year for the ARRL DXCC Millennium Award?
What Precedence (entry class) will you be sending during the phone portion of ARRL Sweepstakes the weekend of November 18-20?
How many hamfests and/or conventions have you attended this year?
When was the last time you worked a "new one" for any DXCC award you're chasing (including new bands or modes)?
How many ham antennas are installed at your residence (home station)?
Do you monitor aeronautical signals?
How do you like the new look of the ARRL Web site?
Do you participate in transmitter hunting (foxhunting)?
How do you connect to the Internet from home?
Do you monitor 146.52 MHz FM simplex?
Do you use DX PacketCluster?
Do you operate any of the image modes?
Do you answer requests for your QSL?
How would you describe your experience with coax connectors?
What Amateur Radio gear did you (or will you) use on your vacation?
I first become interested in Amateur Radio through...
How is your call sign displayed on your vehicle?
Do you participate in the National Weather Service / ARES SKYWARN operations?
Do you listen to radio broadcasts over the Internet?
Do you use your HF transceiver to listen to shortwave broadcasting?
Do you own a Family Radio Service (FRS) transceiver?
What is your favorite band for VHF/UHF SSB/CW?
Do you subscribe to any Amateur Radio e-mail lists?
Do you operate ham radio from your car?
Will you be participating in Field Day 2000 (June 24-25)?
What is the highest amateur band you have operated on below 300 GHz?
What is the operating system on your ham station computer?
Will you be attending this year's Dayton Hamvention/ARRL National Convention?
Do you browse any of the Amateur Radio Internet news groups?
Have you seen the new movie Frequency that features ham radio?
If you don't operate amateur satellites, why not?
Do you plan to try the new Phase 3D "supersatellite" when it is launched later this year?
How often do you participate in public service nets or activities?
What percentage of your operating is done using QRP? (5 W or less)
Do you use packet radio?
Have you ever had a problem with interference to your station from computer devices?
What antenna do you use most on VHF/UHF?
What antenna do you use most on HF?
How many radio club meetings do you attend each year?
Have you ever had a problem with interference to your station operation from electrical equipment or power lines?
Have you ever had a problem with radio-frequency interference to consumer electronics equipment?
How many Amateur Radio-related projects (equipment, antennas or software) have you built within the past year?
How often do you build antennas, software or construction projects described in QST articles?
Have you tried PSK31 yet?
How many hours do you spend on the air during an average week?
Which ARRL book do you refer to most often?
What is your primary ham radio goal for 2000?
Where will you be on New Year's Eve?
How do you like the new QST?