Hamming It Up Mystery Cache

Do not go to the above coords!  You need to solve the following puzzle first to bring you to the coveted final.  No pen so please be prepared.  The puzzle is based on a popular hobby called amateur or ham radio.  Have fun, good luck, be safe.

-What is the official title of the U.S. national ham radio league?  Second word, third letter

-What are the call letters of the ARRL ham radio station?  Use the number associated with this call +1

-What year was the Radio League in the U.S. founded?  2^nd digit

-What does RACES stand for? First word, 2nd letter – 2nd word, first letter 

-What is the annual ham radio emergency/portable event that takes place each June in the U.S. and Canada?  First word, 5th letter-2

-14 mhz is one of the amateur radio “bands!”  Example:  1.8 mhz is the 160 meter band.  What is the second number of the 14 mhz band? second digit

-Amateur radio operators sometimes exchange cards similar to post cards after their contact.  Use the third letter of this acronym -5.

-Amateur radio operators use many different types of antennae to transmit and receive their signals.  What is an antenna called that is fed from the middle and has equal lengths on each side? (Hint: the first two letters of the name are DI) Last letter of word +1

-Name of a ham radio that can both receive and transmit is called a ????  6^th letter +1.

-When an amateur radio station operator wants to contact any other operator to chat, what two letter call do they transmit, either by code or voice? The two characters are also the name of a ham radio magazine. First character-2