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07/31/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: I Knew That!There's so much to know in an activity with a long history like Amateur Radio. Both newcomers and old-timers find it easy to be flummoxed if they’re not "in the know" when confronted with an on-the-air mystery -- like the ones below! T
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07/31/2009 | It Seems To Us: Now We KnowNow we know what the FCC didn’t want us to know, back in 2004, about its staff studies of interference to radio services from Broadband over Power Line (BPL) systems.
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07/31/2009 | International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 2009
More than 300 lighthouses in more than 51 countries -- from Argentina to Wales -- will be on the air for 2009 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) organized by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group ( Learn More
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07/31/2009 | FCC Expands ARRL's 500 kHz Experimental License
On July 28, the FCC approved a modification that expands the ARRL's 500 kHz experimental license WD2XSH. According to Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, the expansion allows for more frequencies, more stations and portable operations.
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07/31/2009 | Baker, Clyburn Confirmed by Senate: FCC at Full Slate
On Friday, July 24, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Meredith Attwell Baker and Mignon Clyburn as FCC Commissioners. Both nominees appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on July 15 to be vetted by the 25 member
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07/31/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
No sunspot activity this week, and if no sunspot appears today, July 31, the average sunspot number for July will be 5.1; this is down from June's average of 6.6. The monthly average of the daily sunspot number, January-July 2009, is 2.8, 2.5, 0.8, 1.3, 4
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07/30/2009 | FCC Issues Citation to Part 15 Marketer
On July 28, the FCC issued a Citation to Hobby Lobby International (HLI) for marketing non-compliant radio frequency devices. According to the Commission, these devices were in violation of the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended and
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07/30/2009 | Surfin': Getting Off the Grid Part WayThis week, Surfin' further explores the possibilities and practicalities of getting electricity from your own resources.
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