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11/25/2008 | Surfin': QSLing Those Radio Memories
This week's Surfin' considers the final courtesy of a radio contact: The QSL card. Read More
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11/25/2008 | It Seems to Us: Triple Play!
To baseball fans, a triple play is that rare event — one that occurs just a few times a year — when the defensive team manages to get three outs on a single play. Pulling off a triple play usually requires a combination of perfect execution an Read More
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11/25/2008 | It Seems to Us: Our Next Spectrum Challenges
Defending and enhancing amateurs’ access to the radio spectrum: That is the most important mission of the ARRL. Members support this mission through their membership dues, but another essential source of support is the Fund for the Defense of Amateu Read More
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11/24/2008 | Dates Set for DXpedition to Desecheo Island
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has notified a group of hams led by veteran DXpeditioners Bob Allphin, K4UEE, and Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, that they will be able to mount a DXpedition to Desecheo Island (KP5, IOTA NA-095), February 12-26, 2009. Desec Read More
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11/21/2008 | Canadian Amateurs Receive Limited 500 kHz Privileges
On November 10, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that Industry Canada, which regulates Amateur Radio in that country, has a Read More
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11/21/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
The latest sunspot appearance lasted eight days; the spot passed from view after Monday, November 17. Geomagnetic indices have remained nice and quiet. If you look here for recent geomagnetic data, you will notice certain times which were extremely quiet Read More
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11/20/2008 | Surfin': Revisiting Radio Monitoring Memories
This week's Surfin' reveals new information about broadcast band and shortwave listening. Read More
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11/19/2008 | Section Manager Election Results Announced
There were nine Section Manager races this fall, four of which saw no opposition. Election ballots were counted and verified on Tuesday, November 18 at ARRL Headquarters for the remaining five races. Terms of office for these new Section Managers will beg Read More
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11/18/2008 | New England Weather Spotters Receive Award as Severe Weather Comes Calling
On November 15, Amateur Radio operators who serve the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts received an award from the NWS weather forecasters citing excellence in service and "tireless service" to the NWS and to the people of South Read More
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11/18/2008 | New Basic Antenna Book Available from ARRL
For something that is often so simple to make, an antenna is remarkably difficult for many people to understand. The antenna is one of your shack's most important elements and can make your radio system a success. Now available from ARRL, Basic Antenn Read More
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11/17/2008 | The Amateur Amateur: Radiomobile
Earlier this year I traded in my old Geo Prizm and bought a new car. This was a whole new ballgame for me. You see, it was the first time that I’d bought a vehicle specifically to fit my Amateur Radio needs. Read More
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11/14/2008 | ARRL Sweepstakes Celebrates Diamond Anniversary this Weekend
Fans of domestic contesting will take to the airwaves this weekend for the 75th running of the ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the event started back in 1929 as a competition for handling formal t Read More
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11/14/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
We soon may be talking about a day or two without sunspots as the norm, perhaps when looking at a preceding month -- quite the opposite of noting the few days with sunspots. It seems like a long time ago because of the long strings of spotless days. We sa Read More
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11/13/2008 | Surfin': Tying Ham Radio Together with Twine
This week's Surfin' visits a Web site using semantic Web design to organize your Amateur Radio information. Read More
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11/13/2008 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, November 23, 2008, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, December 5, 2008: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1 (EC-001), Radio Frequency Interference (E Read More
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11/13/2008 | ARRL to Offer Self-Study Course on Digital Technology for Emergency Communications
With digital technology becoming an integral part of Amateur Radio, hams interested in Emergency Communications now have a new tool to help them take advantage of emerging modes such as Packet Radio APRS, Winlink 2000, IRLP, EchoLink and WIRES-II Read More



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