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10/02/2011 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: A Success StoryAt the Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, W0EEE, we’ve blasted into the new school year by recruiting new members and planning projects -- including a cooperative fox hunt with IEEE -- as well as some outdoor public informational and demonstrational activit
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10/01/2011 | 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 September.
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10/01/2011 | Robert Miller, KE6F, Wins September QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for September is Robert Miller, KE6F, for his article “Yet Another Crystal Calibrator -- The YACC 1-2-3.” Congratulations Robert! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in
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09/30/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Our Sun has been very active this past week, with the average solar flux rising nearly 12 points to 155.5, while the average daily sunspot numbers dropped nearly 41 points to 96.1. This implies fewer, but more intense, sunspots. Sunspot numbers for Septem
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09/30/2011 | Surfin: Negotiating the HPSDR HighwayThis week, Surfin’ considers resources on the Internet to sort out HPSDR hardware, software, and firmware.
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09/29/2011 | Attention Techs: 10 Meters Is Hot!
With solar flux numbers not seen since 2004, the higher HF bands have seen a surge in activity. The solar flux has been at least 100 since August 20. On September 10, it reached 116, rising to 121 the next day. It climbed steadily, reaching a peak of 190
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09/29/2011 | ARRL Briefs White House Staff on Amateur Radio’s Capabilities During Emergencies
On September 12, at the invitation of White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt, W7HAS, the ARRL briefed several members of the National Security Staff on the capabilities of the Amateur Radio Service to communicate in emergencies. “The Whit
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09/29/2011 | The Deadline for the Third ARRL Homebrew Challenge Is Approaching
The ARRL has sponsored two Homebrew Challenges in the past, designed to test our members’ design and construction skills by making useful amateur gear at low cost -- and sharing their results with our members. Our first ARRL Homebrew Challenge, announced
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