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05/30/2008 | Radio RootsA different type of old time radio.
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05/30/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
This week we saw only one sunspot, number 997, and only on Memorial Day, May 26. Alas, this was another sunspot left over from fading Solar Cycle 23 and its appearance was very brief. One day it weakly emerged, it quickly faded from view. The previous fiv
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05/29/2008 | New Name, Look for ARRL Contest e-Letter
The ARRL Contest Rate Sheet is getting a new look and name this week. Now known as the ARRL Contest Update -- News and Techniques for the Active Operator, the biweekly e-letter offers a useful source of timely information for both the ac
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05/29/2008 | ARRL Foundation Announces 2008 Scholarship Recipients
In May 2008, the ARRL Foundation Board of Directors voted unanimously to award the prestigious William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship to Austin Evans Wilmot, KD5QKS, of Dallas, Texas. Wilmot will graduate from Richardson High School this year with a cum
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05/29/2008 | Amateurs Assist with Florida Fires
Amateur Radio operators in Brevard County, Florida responded in a support role during a recent spate of wildfires that ravaged the towns of Palm Bay and Malabar. The fires, all of which were deemed "suspicious" by fire authorities, began on Sund
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05/28/2008 | ARRL Files Comments in Two Matters Before FCC
On Tuesday, May 27, ARRL filed electronic comments concerning two matters that the FCC has under consideration. The first set of comments concern a company that filed a request for a waiver of Part 90 of the FCC rules; ReconRobotics, an electronics manufa
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05/28/2008 | National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test
The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami takes place Saturday, May 31, 1300-2100 UTC. "The purpose of this annual Station Test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as m
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05/28/2008 | First ARRL Book Published in China
The first of several ARRL books has been translated and published by Posts and Telecomnunications Press (PTPress) of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Getting Started with Ham Radio by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, will be available
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