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04/16/2009 | Surfin': Seeking the Origin of CQThis week's Surfin' considers the source of "CQ."
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03/31/2009 | German AMSAT Team Transmits, Receives Signals from Venus
On March 25, a group from AMSAT-DL bounced radio signals off the surface of Venus, marking the first time Amateur Radio operators have bounced radio signals off another planet. According to AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, the Earth-Venus-Earth (E
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02/18/2009 | World Amateur Radio Day to Recognize Amateur Radio's Role in Disaster Communications
Each year on April 18, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925, 84 years ago, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded. In 2009, the theme of the event is Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency
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02/03/2009 | William E. Packard, NN9U, Wins January QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for January is William E. Packard, NN9U, for his article "Morse Code: Efficient or Over the Hill?" Congratulations, William! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to
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12/09/2008 | ARRL 10 Meter Contest Means HF Fun for Technicians, Too!
This weekend brings an opportunity for Technician licensees to exercise their HF privileges and have fun at the same time. The ARRL 10 Meter Contest is set to begin at 0000 UTC on Saturday December 13 (this is Friday evening in the US) and runs through 23
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09/29/2008 | Montana Ham Assists in Rescue of Fellow Amateur 600 Miles Away
On Sunday, September 21, Bob Williams, N7ODM, of Bozeman, Montana, was just tuning around on 40 meters, giving his rig a test just before a scheduled QSO with his brother Rich, K7URU, in Spokane, when he heard a faint CW signal around 1 PM (MDT): Glenn Ru
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08/13/2008 | Amateur Station at Smithsonian Going QRT after 32 Years
After more than 30 years on the air from the nation's capital, the Amateur Radio station at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, NN3SI, will become silent on Thursday, July 31. Originally located in the Nations of Nations exh
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08/01/2008 | Surfin': Amateur Radio When You Least Expect ItThis week, Surfin’ finds Amateur Radio in motion pictures and other unexpected places.
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