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04/14/2009 | Italy Discontinues HF Earthquake Net
On April 10, Italy's Dipartimento della Protezione Civile announced that as of April 11, they would be closing down all organized emergency communications support on HF frequencies that had been set up after the April 6 earthquake that struck the tow
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04/08/2009 | Hams Mentor Challenger Center Students for Garriott ContactAn Elmer and his pupil work together to help Challenger Learning Center students contact the International Space Station.
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03/27/2009 | New Videos Promoting Field Day, Amateur Radio Technology, Available from ARRL
Two new video Public Service Announcements (PSAs) -- one promoting ARRL Field Day and another showing the technical side of Amateur Radio -- are now available from the ARRL Web site. "These videos are great for PIOs, clubs and hams in general to use
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03/25/2009 | It Seems to Us: ChangeThis time last year, the price of crude oil on the world market had risen above $100/barrel and was heading toward $150. Last summer the cost of energy appeared to be the greatest threat to the global economy, driving up other costs and creating 'stagflat
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02/23/2009 | John Kanzius, K3TUP (SK)
[UPDATED Feb 20, 2009 09:37 ET] John Kanzius, K3TUP, of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away February 18 in Florida from pneumonia. He was 64. Kanzius was best known for his research into finding a cure for cancer using radio w
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02/22/2009 | Surfin': Joining Our Public Weather ServiceThis week’s Surfin' discusses the variety of Amateur Radio services related to the National Weather Service.
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02/20/2009 | ARRL National Convention to Feature Richard Garriott, W5KWQ
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, will be attending the 2009 ARRL National Convention - hosted by the Dayton Hamvention® -- as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT. Garriott, who took off for the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12, became the six
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02/13/2009 | IEEE to Form Balloting Group on BPL EMC Standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has been developing standards for Broadband over Power Line (BPL) use and deployment. According to ARRL Lab Manager and IEEE member Ed Hare, W1RFI, there are three IEEE standards in progress at
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