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12/23/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers this week were about the same as last week, while the average daily solar flux declined a little more than eight points to 128.9. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet. The average daily sunspot numbers of 95.3 for the week i
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11/30/2011 | The ARRL 10 Meter Contest: Get On While the Bands Are Hot!
Ten meters -- in case you haven’t heard, it’s alive in a big way! That means that the ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- coming up the weekend of December 10-11 -- is going to be the one of the best we’ve seen in years! During this event, many propagation modes wil
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10/21/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Our Sun continues to be very active, with most days revealing more sunspots. We saw one new sunspot group on October 9, another on October 10, two more on October 11 and two more on October 12. But that’s not all: There was another on October 13, two more
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12/10/2010 | Catch the Geminids!
Try meteor scatter communication during the most intense shower of the year.
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12/01/2010 | Soar High in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest
The highest of the HF bands will be the central operating focus of many amateurs in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, December 11-12. During the event, many propagation modes will be available: Sporadic-E will help you work stateside stations, a touch of meteor
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08/09/2010 | “Dark Time” Is the Right Time for the Perseids
The last time the annual Perseid meteor shower happened during a run of moonless nights -- known by astronomers as “dark time” -- was in 2007; there is a new moon on August 10, so this is a prime time to view a spectacular sky show. Not only are the meteo
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08/06/2010 | Surfin’: Hamming by PingingThis week, Surfin’ suggests scattering signals during the Perseids meteor shower.
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07/07/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Band Is Hot!Summer time brings out the 6 meter “Magic Band” aficionados as action via sporadic-E (Es) propagation heats up. The annual Perseids meteor shower brings additional excitement during mid-August as the Earth sweeps through the debris of the comet Swift-Tutt
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