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08/03/2011 | ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS
After a delay of almost four hours, cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS, and Alexander Samokutyaev, successfully deployed Amateur Radio’s newest satellite: ARISSat-1/KEDR. The deployment -- originally scheduled to occur at 1457 UTC on Wednesday, August 3 --
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08/03/2011 | Investigation by ARRL OOs, Researchers Leads to Resolution of 60 Meter Interference
Collaboration between ARRL Official Observers and researchers at Rutgers University has resulted in a change of operating frequency of coastal HF radars, eliminating interference to amateur stations using two frequencies in the 60 meter (5 MHz) band,
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08/02/2011 | ARRL Board Names Angel Santana, WP3GW, Winner of Silver Antenna Award
Angel Santana, WP3GW, has been named the winner of the 2011 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award for his volunteer public relations work on behalf of Amateur Radio. Santana was recognized for his work and recommended for the award by the ARRL Pub
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08/01/2011 | 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 July.
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08/01/2011 | ARISS Excited by New Proposal Process
Earlier this year, the education office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) sent a message to more than 18,000 US educators, describing the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. This kicked off the first step in a new process
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08/01/2011 | Jerry Clement, VE6AB, Wins July QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for July is Jerry Clement, VE6AB, for his article “Gain Twist 75 Meter Mobile Monobander.” Congratulations Jerry! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is
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07/29/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot activity dipped over this past week, but now it on its way back up. On July 20, five sunspot groups were visible, but on July 21, only groups 1251, 1254 and 1259 remained. On July 24, new sunspot group 1260 appeared, and the next day, 1251 disappe
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07/29/2011 | Surfin’: Got Good Ground?This week, Surfin’ considers our ham radio stations’ connection to Planet Earth.
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