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05/01/2011 | Lou Burke, W7JI, Wins April QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for April is Lou Burke, W7JI, for his article “The W7JI Low or Lower Power 40 Meter Transmitter.” Congratulations Lou! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue
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04/29/2011 | BP Pumps Up High School HamsBP donates radios to seven lucky high school students.
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04/29/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Geomagnetic conditions are quiet this week, but they may become slightly unsettled over this weekend. The average daily sunspot numbers were down more than 18 points to 74.9, while the average daily solar flux was off less than 4 points to 113.4. Sunspot
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04/29/2011 | Surfin’: Moving Packets with DDPThis week, Surfin’ looks at a new protocol for moving packets through the ether.
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04/29/2011 | Transatlantic Amateur Radio Balloon Flight Aborted
The Project Blue Horizon transatlantic balloon flight aborted late Friday morning.
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04/28/2011 | Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Keep Radio Amateurs Busy in Midwest, Southeast
As violent storms swept through Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and North Carolina, served agencies called upon Amateur Radio operators to help provide communications support and real-time weather observations. The storms and flooding were the latest in th
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04/28/2011 | Southeastern VHF Conference Cancelled Due to Weather
The annual conference of the Southeastern VHF Society (SVHFS) -- scheduled for April 29-30 in Huntsville, Alabama -- has been cancelled due to the severe storms that have recently swept through the area. According to the SVHFS website, much of North Alaba
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04/27/2011 | James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, Killed By Afghan Pilot
James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF, was one of several killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 27. News sources say that eight American troops and a US contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting in an operati
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