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08/05/2009 | Prepare for the Perseids!
On the night of August 11 and well into the next day, Earth will make its annual passage through the bulk of the debris shed by a comet known as Swift-Tuttle. Much of the debris is composed of dust-sized grains, but when these fragments come plunging into
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08/05/2009 | The ARRL Teachers Institute Wraps Up Successful Summer Sessions
In 2004, the ARRL held its first Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. That summer, nine teachers came from across the country to learn how to bring this exciting technology back to their classrooms. Six years later, 93 teachers from 29 states attend
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08/03/2009 | QRP “Over the Top” for the Colorado 14er EventAfter reading the August 2005 QST article by Chris Ormsby, K0CAO, and Bob Witte, K0NR, I thought what fun a HF low power (QRP) operation from a Colorado 14er (A mountain over 14,000 feet high.) would be. The “carrot” would be that an out-of-st
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07/29/2009 | Local Hams Aid Rescue Squad to Solve Public Safety Interference Issue
When you live on a remote island with numerous mountains and valleys, communications can be tricky. Add interference that blocks the main communications frequency used by the local emergency rescue squad and you've got a disaster waiting to happen. That's
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07/02/2009 | The Amateur Amateur: Please Answer the Following QuestionLike many other ARES groups, St Louis County ARES has a weekly 2 meter voice net. It's a directed net, so there isn't much chit-chat. It's very business-like. And no doubt very dull, you're thinking.
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07/01/2009 | Surfin': ATVing Digitally and APRSing SuccessfullyThis week, Surfin' looks at Digital Amateur Television again and finds the new home of WB4APR.
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06/24/2009 | ARDF Update: Foxhunting Fun in the Blue Hills of BostonDozens of beginners and experts discover that New England's forests are ideal for hidden transmitter hunting.
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06/19/2009 | Mystery TransmissionWhen I tell this story to friends who are not hams all I get is a blank look, but I know you will understand why the event left me feeling amazed and disoriented. It started out mundanely enough. I was cruising the neighborhood of Oakland, California&rsqu
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