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07/13/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grants for Six Schools
In June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $5000 to five schools. More than 575 schools across the country have received support
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07/08/2011 | Surfin’: Still Fixing Our WritingThis week, Surfin’ assembles the responses to last week’s attempt at fixing our diction.
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04/14/2011 | Hams Provide Communications Support During West Texas Wildfires
At 4:15 PM CDT, ARRL West Texas District 5 Emergency Coordinator Bob Ward, WA5ROE, received a call from Jeff Davis County (Texas) Fire Marshal Stewart Billingsley, N5HXZ. Billingsley informed Ward that a fire had begun in the West Texas town of Marfa and
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04/11/2011 | From the Hearts: Providing a Way for Others to Communicate with the ISS
In America and around the world, students use Amateur Radio to talk to astronauts on the International Space Station, orbiting high above the Earth -- and it’s the students at an all-girls school in Honolulu, Hawaii who help make the connection.
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03/10/2011 | FCC Issues California Man $7000 Forfeiture Order for Refusing FCC Inspection
After a Merced, California man refused to let FCC investigators inspect his Citizens Band (CB) radio station, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) for $7000. The Commission found that Ira Jones “apparently willfully and repea
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01/29/2011 | Long-Time HCJB Engineer Clayton Howard, W9KJZ (SK)
Former HCJB engineer Clayton Howard, W9KJZ, is a Silent Key
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01/07/2011 | Surfin’: Looking for Channel 1, But Finding WNBCThis week, Surfin’ discovers that call letters can have an interesting -- and unexpected -- history.
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07/23/2009 | Surfin': Getting Off The GridThis week, Surfin' explores the possibilities of getting electricity from your own resources.
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