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03/18/2009 | Rich Beebe, N0PV (SK)
South Dakota Section Manager Rich Beebe, N0PV, of Sioux Falls, pass
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03/18/2009 | Burghardt to No Longer Sell Amateur Radio Equipment
On March 16, Jim Smith, W0MJY, owner of Burghardt Amateur Center in Watertown, South Dakota, announced that the company will no longer sell Amateur Radio transceivers and accessories. Th
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03/13/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Last week's bulletin again mentioned briefly appearing sunspots and it happened again this week. For just two days, another Solar Cycle 23 spot appeared, number 1014. The latitude of the spot was consistent with an old and fading solar cycle. As this peri
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03/13/2009 | Agenda for WRC-11 Poses Opportunities and Challenges for Hams
The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) is scheduled for fall 2011. These periodic conferences of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) consider allocations to the various radio services -- including the Amateu
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03/12/2009 | Application Deadline Approaching for ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
Donors to the ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) fund have made it possible to offer seven sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology this summer. According to Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, she is receiving app
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03/12/2009 | NASA Delays Discovery's Trip to ISS
Due to a leak in the venting system outside the giant external fuel tank, NASA has decided to postpone the launch of a space shuttle headed to the International Space Station (Learn More
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03/12/2009 | Surfin': Making Trees Go AwayThis week's Surfin' reveals Web sites that provide safety information for do-it-yourself lumberjacks and lumberjills.
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03/11/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Emergency Communications and You(th)As vegetation begins to green and E-skip begins to grace VHF, storm season begins to threaten the Midwest. Spring in the heartland is a very exciting -- and dangerous -- time of the year. The weather changes every five minutes and you can almost count on
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