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01/08/2009 | "PUTTING IT DOWN"
A telegrapher's journey from rails to radio. Read More
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01/07/2009 | ARRL DXCC Desk Approves T61AA Operation
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the license for the T61AA operation in Afghanistan has been updated. "If you had cards that were recently rejected for this operation, please send an e-mail to the AR Read More
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01/07/2009 | DXpedition to Desecheo Gets Ready to Roll
Six members of the February 2009 KP5 Desecheo DXpedition team met in Puerto Rico the week of December 17-21. According to team co-leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE, the team visited US Fish and Wildlife Headquarters in Boqueron and met with the Chief Refuge Manag Read More
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01/07/2009 | The 2008 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM Now Shipping
The 2008 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM is now available and includes the complete 2008 fully searchable collection of three ARRL journals -- QST, QEX, and N Read More
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01/06/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A Small Island, a Young Ham and a Whole Lot of Spirit!
Mercer Island is a small island in Washington, located a few miles outside of Seattle; it has a population of approximately 22,000 people. The local radio club on the island is the Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO), W7MIR. MIRO is always prepared to ai Read More
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01/06/2009 | Gary L. Robinson, WB8ROL, Wins December QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for December is Gary L. Robinson, WB8ROL, for his article "Ghost QSOs -- Olivia Returns from the Noise." Congratulations, Gary! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or Read More
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01/05/2009 | FCC Commissioners: Now There Are Four
The term of FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican from Tennessee, came to an end on January 3 as the 111th Congress convened for the first time. Originally selected by President Bush to fill the unexpired term of then-Chairman Michael Powell, Read More
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01/05/2009 | Foundation for Amateur Radio Invites Scholarship Applications
The non-profit Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) is now accepting applications for 48 scholarships for the academic year 2009-2010 to assist radio amateurs pursuing higher education. FAR full Read More
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01/05/2009 | Son Charged with Murder of Florida Ham
Robert Farley, of Lakeland Florida, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of his father Walter Farley, K4QE, also of Lakeland. The Ledger, a newspaper in Farley's hometown, reported that authorities allege Robert killed his fathe Read More
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01/05/2009 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?
This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December. Read More
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01/02/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
2008 was a year of very low solar activity. More than 40 percent of this year's propagation bulletins reported zero sunspots for their respective weeks. The average daily sunspot number for the year was 4.7; in 2007, it was 12.8. The yearly averages of da Read More
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01/02/2009 | ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year's Holidays
ARRL Headquarters will close at 3 PM on December 24 and will be closed Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code Read More
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01/01/2009 | Surfin': Check Out One Heck of a Mode
This week's Surfin' visits a Web site devoted to the Hellschreiber facsimile Amateur Radio mode. Read More
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12/30/2008 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Puzzled at Times
While watching the lighted ball slowly drop down the pole high above Times Square, counting the last of 2008 away "Ten, nine, eight...!" do you ever ponder the nature of time? Why does that last second matter more than others? Why is a second as Read More
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12/29/2008 | Kids Day is January 4
The next opportunity to encourage a youngster (or a group of 'em), licensed or not, to get on the air to chat with others is Sunday, January 4. Kids Day, sponsored by the Boring (OR) Amateur Radio Club, is the perfect way to introduce a young person to th Read More
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12/29/2008 | Men of Goodwill
A soldier's story of trench combat and spark gap espionage during WWI. Read More
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