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08/01/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
July ended with no sunspots at all -- save for three days, July 18-20, when one weak sunspot group appeared and faded from view. Sunspot numbers for those days were 11, 12 and 11. Sunspot numbers for July 24-30 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 0
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08/01/2008 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of July.
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08/01/2008 | Surfin': Amateur Radio When You Least Expect ItThis week, Surfin’ finds Amateur Radio in motion pictures and other unexpected places.
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08/01/2008 | The Fifth PillarAt the 2005 ARRL National Convention held in conjunction with the annual Dayton Hamvention® we unveiled ARRL EXPO, a greatly expanded exhibit area in which we highlighted the many facets of the ARRL diamond. ARRL EXPO was such a hit that it has become
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07/30/2008 | HF Digital Voice Programs Once Again Available for Download
Citing codec (coding/decoding) licensing issues, three free Windows programs for sound card-based HF digital voice were yanked from their download site for a short time recently, surprising hams who are interested in HF digital voice operation; s
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07/30/2008 | German Radio Manufacturer Halts Transceiver Production
In a surprise move, Hilberling GmbH has stopped production on the much anticipated PT-8000 series of HF/VHF Amateur Radio transceivers. Apparently due to CE marking regulations, Hilberling had to make constant adjustments to the design of the radio and wa
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07/30/2008 | Planning for the ARRL's Second CenturyFrom time to time the ARRL Board of Directors tackles the formidable task of strategic planning. The mission of the ARRL — to advance Amateur Radio and advocate on its behalf — is well understood, but the resources available to us are limited
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07/29/2008 | QRP Adventure in Canyonlands National Park, UtahN7UN and N0TU take us on a backcountry QRP hike in one of our most scenic national parks.
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