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10/06/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Ham HorizonsPart 97.1 points out five bases and purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. The third principle -- encouragement and improvement of the Amateur Service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the a
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10/05/2012 | Rare Grid Rove AroundTwo VHF operators hit the highway to rove around the rare grids of the Pacific Northwest.
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10/05/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth on September 30, triggering a jump in geomagnetic indices. The planetary A index on October 1 was 31, and the K index jumped to 7, making aurora visible across the northern tier of the United States.
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10/05/2012 | Surfin’: Radio Tricks with Google MapsThis week, Surfin’ reveals a cool radio trick for measuring distance with Google Maps.
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10/04/2012 | The Weather Channel to Begin Naming Winter Storms
Beginning this winter, The Weather Channel will begin naming what it calls “noteworthy winter storms.” As The Weather Channel explained on its website, “[a] storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation."
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10/04/2012 | Space Station Deploys Five CubeSats
Five new CubeSats leave the International Space Station
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10/03/2012 | Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, Appointed Chairman of IARU Region 3
The Directors in IARU Region 3 have voted to appoint Peter Lake, ZL2AZ, of Wellington, New Zealand, as the Chairman of IARU Region 3. He replaces Michael Owen, VK3KI, who passed away unexpectedly last month. Owen, who was also President of the Wireless In
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10/03/2012 | SARA Solicits Papers for New Mexico Conference
The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) -- an organization for those interested in radio astronomy -- is soliciting papers for presentation at its 2013 Western Regional Conference, February 9-10, 2013 in Socorro, New Mexico.
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