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06/03/2013 | Calvin Darula, K0DXC, Awarded 2013 Goldfarb Scholarship
The ARRL Foundation has awarded the 2013 William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship to Calvin P. Darula, K0DXC, of St Bonifacius, Minnesota.
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06/02/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: Mastless in MissouriIt was a nasty night, with heavy rain and howling wind. I was down in my shack, overseeing three Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) nets: our weekly voice net, a short net in which we practice receiving formal traffic and a packet net. I’m the manager
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06/01/2013 | 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 the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of May.
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06/01/2013 | Padraig Lysandrou, KC9UUS, Wins May QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the May QST Cover Plaque award is Padraig Lysandrou, KC9UUS, for his article “A Crazy Idea: DXpedition to Cyprus.” Congratulations Padraig! The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each iss
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05/31/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers sank nearly 50 points this week to 94.3, while the average daily solar flux was down more than 16 points to 117.8. The geomagnetic indices were quite high, due to a solar wind storm.
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05/31/2013 | Surfin’: Finding Friends at HamventionThis week, Surfin’ recalls all the friendly faces at the Dayton Hamvention®.
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05/30/2013 | ARRL Comments on Proposed Expansion of 5 GHz Unlicensed Broadband
Observing that “a decision in the near term with respect to the addition of [unlicensed National Information Infrastructure] U-NII devices to the 5.85-5.925 GHz band would be premature,” the ARRL has commented in response to an FCC Notice of Proposed Rule
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05/30/2013 | June VHF Contest Coming June 8-10
As summer starts to warm up, the VHF bands will be hot for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest, June 8-10. Even with a modest station, it’s possible to work hundreds of miles on the VHF bands during a good opening.
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