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  • 11/20/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

    Sunspot 1029 made its trip around the Sun and has re-emerged as sunspot 1032. A new sunspot 1033 has come over the Sun's eastern limb. This steady appearance of sunspots has raised the MUF over many paths, and 15 meters is beginning to open regularly. Read More

  • 11/20/2009 | Surfin': More Radio Piracy on the High Seas

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    This week, Surfin' revisits Radio Caroline and other pirate radio operations in the North Sea. Read More

  • 11/19/2009 | George Badger, W6TC (SK)

    George Badger, W6TC, of Portola Valley, California, passed away on Sunday, November 15. He was 84. Originally licensed in 1939 as W6RXW when he Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | Surfin': The Real Pirate Radio

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    This week, Surfin' visits the high seas where pirate radio once made its home. Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | Prolific Amateur Radio and SWL Author Harry Helms, W5HLH (ex-AA6FW) (SK)

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    After a long bout with cancer, Harry Helms, W5HLH (ex-AA6FW), passed away Sunday, November 15. He was 57. Known for his witticism and geniality, Helms was known for his many books -- such as Shortwave Listening Guidebook: The Complete Guide to Hearing Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | NCVEC to Release New Technician Question Pool to Public in January 2010

    The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) is due to release the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool to the 14 VECs on December 1, 2009; it will be released to the public in January 2 Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | GAREC Returns to Region 2 for 2010

    The 2010 meeting of the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference ( GAREC ) will take place October 11-12 on the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean. The theme of the co Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration

    Registration remains open through Sunday, December 27, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, January 8, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Desig Read More

  • 11/18/2009 | ARRL Sweepstakes Takes to the Phone Bands Next Weekend

    The SSB portion of the ARRL November Sweepstakes -- the premier domestic HF contest -- takes place next weekend, running 2100 UTC Saturday, November 21 to 0300 Monday, November 23 (or 4 PM Saturday to 10 PM Sunday EST). According to ARRL Contest Branch Ma Read More

  • 11/17/2009 | SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 5

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    The 11th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 5, 2009. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping Read More

  • 11/17/2009 | Late Season Tropical Storm Ida Comes Calling on Gulf Coast

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    With only weeks to go before the end of the 2009 hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ida formed off the coast of Nicaragua, making landfall as a hurricane in the morning hours of November 5. The storm lost significant strength as it moved through Nicaragua a Read More

  • 11/16/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Fall Magic

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    The late months of the year are characterized by football and leaves -- and great times for Amateur Radio. We are weeks into the contest season, with no end in sight. This is also a good time to start experimenting indoors as it cools down outdoors. Read More

  • 11/13/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

    Sunspot region 1029 disappeared after October 30, but not because it faded away -- it was transiting over our Sun's western horizon on its trip around the back side. Six days after it was gone, a new region -- region 1030 -- appeared for several days, Nov Read More

  • 11/13/2009 | STS 129: Stocking the International Space Station

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    Besides taking spare parts to the International Space Station (ISS) this coming Monday, the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) will deliver the module antennas for Columbus -- the laboratory built by the European Space Agency (ESA) and host of Read More

  • 11/12/2009 | It Seems to Us: Appropriate Use: Guidelines and Waivers

    For the final time this year, we again take up the issue of the appropriate use of Amateur Radio: the extent to which radio amateurs may (and should) provide communications on behalf of others, particularly their employers. Read More

  • 11/11/2009 | WRTC 2010 Organizers Announce Teams

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    Last month, after a grueling selection process, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) selected the 44 team leaders who will compete in the event next year. These 44 team leaders, representing all six continents, have each c Read More

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