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07/19/2011 | One Ham Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Tower Accident
As a group of South Dakota hams were dismantling a 110 foot tower outside of Hot Springs on Saturday, July 16, a gust of wind toppled the final section, trapping two local hams underneath. Tim Anderson, K0OR, 54, and Tom Embree, NC0K, were transported to
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07/19/2011 | SØ4R: Braving the Blazing SandsA European team defies the Western Saharan desert for a second trip to Tifariti.
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07/15/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers this week were up 57 percent over the previous seven days, rising from 41.6 to 65.6, while the average daily solar flux rose just 3 points to 89.1. There seem to be plenty of sunspots of late, but none have been large, an
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07/15/2011 | Surfin’: Hill-Topping for the Golden PacketThis week, Surfin’ urges hams to climb every mountain on the East and West Coasts in the quest for the Golden Packet.
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07/14/2011 | The Republic of South Sudan Is Now a DXCC Entity
At 10:18 AM (EDT) on Thursday, July 14, the UN General Assembly met to vote on whether or not to admit the Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member state. The Republic of South Sudan was unanimously admitted and is now a member of the United Nations; a
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07/14/2011 | ReconRobotics Pays $17,500 to End FCC Investigation of Rules Violations
On Wednesday, July 13, the FCC announced that its Enforcement Bureau and ReconRobotics have entered into a Consent Decree. This resolves an FCC investigation in response to a complaint filed by the ARRL. In 2010, the ARRL alleged that ReconRobotics had vi
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07/13/2011 | ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grants for Six Schools
In June, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $5000 to five schools. More than 575 schools across the country have received support
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07/13/2011 | Ofcom Tests 70 cm Band in Advance of 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London
In April, Ofcom -- the British equivalent to the FCC -- approached the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) to help determine which sections of the 70 cm band could be used by the London Olympic Committee for a limited period before, during and after the
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