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04/28/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: I Think My Kit Is Missing a PieceSome years ago, my wife Nancy and I dabbled in putting together electronic kits. Our efforts weren’t entirely successful, so we drifted on to other interests. Recently, an opportunity to return to kit building presented itself, and once again I found myse
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04/12/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Both the average daily sunspot numbers and the solar flux were up this week, with the sunspot numbers rising nearly 57 points to 138.1, and the average daily solar flux up more than 25 points to 138.8. Paired with the average daily planetary A index dropp
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03/14/2013 | Solar Cycle 24 May Have “Double Peaks,” Says NASA Solar Physicist
According to NASA, the current solar cycle -- Solar Cycle 24 -- should hit its “solar max” sometime in this year, but so far, solar activity has been relatively low. According to an article by NASA’s Dr Tony Phillips, this period of quiet has led some obs
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02/19/2013 | International Space Station Experiences Loss of Communications with Ground Control
At approximately 9:45 AM EST (1445 UTC) on Tuesday, February 19, the International Space Station experienced a loss of communication with the ground.
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01/26/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: Talking to MyselfKerchunk, kerchunk. You know what that noise means, right? That was the sound of me “testing my radio” when I first got my license. Bet you did it, too. Oh? You claim you never did anything so impertinent as to key up and unkey, just to convince yourself
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01/18/2013 | Surfin’: When Digital Was CoolThis week, Surfin’ recalls the coolness of a technology that we now take for granted.
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01/10/2013 | Hamvention® Awards Nomination Deadline Extended to February 15
There is still time to nominate a radio amateur for the 2013 Dayton Hamvention® Awards: Amateur of the Year, Club of the Year, the Special Achievement Award and the Technical Excellence Award.
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12/21/2012 | Surfin’: The End (Or Is It?)This week, the end of Surfin’ is the least of your worries.
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