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11/07/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot 1007 is still there, but probably rotating off the visible solar disk sometime today. This is the eighth sunspot of the new solar cycle -- and also the largest. Sunspot numbers for October 30-November 5 were 13, 16, 16, 17, 18, 14 and 11 with a me
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11/06/2008 | Surfin': How We Got HereThis week's Surfin' reviews the different paths we take that lead us to Amateur Radio.
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11/06/2008 | Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Back on Terra Firma
After 10 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, returned to Earth October 23 on Soyuz TMA-12. Garriott is the son of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, who in 1983 was the first ham to make QSOs from space. While Richard was o
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11/05/2008 | W1AW to Participate in Global Simulated Emergency Test
On November 8, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, will be participating in the 2008 Global Simulated Emergency Test (GlobalSET), sp
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11/03/2008 | 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 October.
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11/03/2008 | Amateur Radio Quiz: A Spare Hour's EntertainmentAs Daylight Savings Time falls back, what would you do with that recovered hour? Sleep!?! No way! Here’s a pencil-consuming quiz about the characteristics of linear amplifiers. They’re easy to buy, but they have their own requirements for care
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11/03/2008 | ARRL NTS Second Region Net Expands to Include Eastern Canada
As of November 1, 2008, the Second Region Net (2RN) of the ARRL National Traffic System (NTS) expanded its reach, providing regular network nodes for Canadian provinces in Eastern Canada.
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10/31/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar Cycle 24 is slowly building momentum. We saw sunspots for eight days in a row -- October 10-17 -- then 12 days of no spots. Another sunspot -- number 1007 -- appeared on October 30 from Solar Cycle 24. It is a high latitude sunspot and may provide s
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