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03/27/2009 | North Dakota Hams Help to Head Off River Flooding

Early on Friday, March 27, the Red River -- the natural boundary separating North Dakota and Minnesota -- rose to 40.32 feet, more than 22 feet above flood stage and inches more than the previous high water mark of 40.10 feet set April 7, 1897. According
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11/12/2008 | Satellite Serving as Voice Repeater Expected to Go QRT by End of Year

Launched in January 1990, AMSAT-OSCAR 16 (AO-16) -- a digital satellite -- has been operating as a voice repeater since January 2008, using FM voice on the uplink and transmitting DSB voice on the downlink (best received on SSB). But according to the sate
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04/16/2008 | ARRL Teachers Institute Off to a Great Start

The first of six Teachers Institutes in 2008 -- hosted by the Museum of Science & Technology in Tampa, Florida -- wrapped up April 10. The 11 participating teachers came away from the experience with a multitude of ideas to improve their classroom ins
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