Recent News
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06/19/2009 | ARRL Introduces Second Edition of VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs
Through a technique called Internet linking, ham radio operators are harnessing the immediacy and portability of radio communication to the global reach of the Internet. Today's radio amateurs are using the Internet as the relay between their radio base s
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06/19/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
I bet you have this memorized: "Solar activity was very low throughout the reporting period, and geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during most of the reporting period." Enough said? The first sunspot region of Solar Cycle 24 occurre
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06/19/2009 | Pacific Division Vice Director Steps Down; Appointment Fills Vacancy
Citing family and business reasons, ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director Andy Oppel, N6AJO has submitted his resignation. President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has appointed Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT, of Oakland, California, to serve the remainder of the current term t
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06/18/2009 | FCC Turns 75 Today
On June 19, 1934, 75 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- replacing the Federal Radio Commission -- by signing Public Law 73-416, the <
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06/18/2009 | ARRL Teachers Institutes Continue through Summer
The second and third sessions of the ARRL's Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology of 2009 are just about complete in Rocklin, California and Tucson, Arizona. These two TIs mark the first time that the ARRL has offered simultaneous sessions of the popu
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06/18/2009 | Check Out the July/August NCJ
The July/August issue of NCJ, The National Contest Journal, is filled with the latest news from the contesting world. Whether you are new to contesting or are a seasoned pro -- or somewhere in the middle -- you will find something in NCJ<
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06/18/2009 | Surfin': Radio LoverThis week's Surfin' seeks and discovers a better definition for the word "amateur."
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06/18/2009 | Fun, Fresh Air, Friends and Food: It Must Be Time for ARRL Field Day!
The 2009 ARRL Field Day will be here before you know it, so now is the time to grab your rig, grab your friends, grab some grub and get ready to get outside June 27-28. If you haven't yet started planning for this year's Field Day, it's not too late -- Fi
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