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03/08/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Both the averages of daily sunspot numbers and solar flux rose, with the sunspot numbers up nearly 36 points to 93.3, and the solar flux up nearly 12 points to 112.6. The most active geomagnetic day was Friday, March 1, when the planetary A index was 27 a
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03/08/2013 | FCC Issues $10,000 Fine to Missouri Man for Unlicensed Operation on 14.312 MHz
On February 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $10,000 to Jared A. Bruegman, ex-KC0IQN, of Bolivar, Missouri. The FCC said that Bruegman “apparently and willfully violated Section 301 of the Communicati
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03/08/2013 | Surfin’: Computers and the Internet -- A Backward GlanceThey’ve come a long way since the 1970s.
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03/07/2013 | More Than 20,000 arrl.net, arrl.org E-mail Addresses Blocked by Microsoft
The ARRL IT staff has been notified that Microsoft is blocking e-mail to the more than 20,000 members who use the arrl.net e-mail forwarding service to forward e-mail to Microsoft domains (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com and outlook.com).
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03/06/2013 | Florida Hams Prove that Ham Radio Works When Cell Phones Don’t
After a day of exploring the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area -- 50,500 acres in Florida’s Lake, Polk and Sumter Counties -- with his grandson, Joe Cody, KE4WDP, of Winter Haven, Florida, saw that the roads were flooding and becoming hazardous.
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03/05/2013 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL WebsiteFour new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
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03/05/2013 | Florida Ham Issued $25,000 Fine for Operating an Unlicensed Radio Transmitter and Interfering with Licensed Communications
On March 1, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $25,000 to Terry L. VanVolkenburg, KC5RF, of Cocoa, Florida.
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03/04/2013 | Montana Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Mobile Amateur Radio Operations from Distracted Driving Regulations
On February 28, Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) signed House Bill 148 into law. Montana State Representative Pat Connell, WA7PDC, had submitted the bill -- Clarifying Local Government Authority to Regulate Amateur Radio Operations -- on the 2013 Montan
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