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08/28/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We saw just one new sunspot group (AR2403) over the August 20-26 reporting week, but it was a big one, directly facing Earth on August 23. Read More
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08/26/2015 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Face Fire Threat While Supporting Emergency Communication
Amateur Radio volunteers in Ferry County, Washington, have been on the front lines of the wildfire emergency there. Read More
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08/26/2015 | Outcome for 5 MHz at WRC-15 Remains in Limbo
With the deadline to submit proposals to World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) now less than 2 months away, it’s still unclear how at least one agenda item of importance to the Amateur Radio community will fare. Read More
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08/26/2015 | Send Your Name (and Call Sign) to Mars!
Mars enthusiasts can participate in NASA’s next journey to Mars by adding their names — and call signs — to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA’s InSight Mars lander. Read More
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08/25/2015 | ARRL President Expects Parity Act House Bill Cosponsorships to Top 100 Soon
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, expects to see the list of cosponsors for the US House version of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 — H.R. 1301 — top 100 soon. Read More
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08/25/2015 | Postponed VI0ANZAC Operation from Antarctica Set for August 29-30 Weekend
The Antarctic activation of VI0ANZAC that was postponed earlier this month will take place over the August 29-30 weekend fom Casey Base in the Australian Antarctic Territory, weather permitting. Read More
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08/25/2015 | Launch Date Set for AMSAT Fox-1A
AMSAT Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, has announced that the Fox-1A CubeSat will launch on October 8. Read More
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08/24/2015 | FCC Universal Licensing System, Other Applications to be Down for Maintenance
FCC website maintenance in early September will make the Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), the Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) and other public applications unavailable for more than 5 days. Read More
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08/24/2015 | Two Incumbents Face Opposition in 2015 ARRL Director, Vice Director Election Cycle
Two incumbents face challenges in the 2015 election cycle for ARRL Director and Vice Director. Read More
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08/21/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update
Despite a continued decline in solar activity, Sporadic E propagation on 6 meters remains strong. Read More
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08/21/2015 | IARU Reiterates Commitment to Coordinate Satellites Only Within International Band Plans
In apparent reference to efforts by China’s Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) to coordinate operating frequencies for nine satellites set to launch in early September, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has made it clear that it will not coord... Read More
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08/20/2015 | Talk of Pending P5 Operations So Far Remains Just Talks
Persistent optimism continues to prop up the hopes of several individual radio amateurs and groups to mount a DXpedition to the most-wanted and elusive DXCC entity on the globe — the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (P5). Read More
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08/20/2015 | Undergrad Radio Amateur Uses Reverse Beacon Network in Research Project
A Virginia Tech undergraduate researcher and radio amateur has used Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) and Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) data to study how solar flares impact HF radio propagation while Earth is in sunlight. Read More
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08/20/2015 | FCC Proposes to Fine Ohio Radio Amateur for Malicious Interference, Failure to Identify
The FCC has proposed levying an $8000 fine on a Cincinnati, Ohio, radio amateur, Daniel R. Hicks, KB8UYZ, who, at one point, had volunteered to track down the interference he was causing. Read More
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08/19/2015 | Home of Well-Known Contester K0RF Badly Damaged by Fire
A fire late in the afternoon of August 18 has badly damaged the Boulder County, Colorado, home of well-known contester Chuck Cullian, K0RF. Read More
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08/19/2015 | ARISS International Delegates Meeting This Week in Tokyo
ARISS International delegates, officers, and team members will convene this week in Tokyo for what is being called “a critical meeting” to discuss strategy, teamwork, hardware, and operations. Read More
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