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12/30/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily solar flux was down this week about 4 points to 113.4, while the average daily sunspot numbers were down 6.7 points to 65.4. The geomagnetic indices were very low and stable, which should please 160 meter operators who are also enjoying
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12/28/2012 | Surfin’: Looking for CosmophoneThis week, Surfin’ revisits RigReference, RigPix, and Flickr and finds more radio photos (but none of Cosmophone).
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12/24/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: HO-HO-Handheld Transceiver!Got an Amateur Radio item on the list you wrote to Santa this year? Of course you have. But if you’re like me, you don’t really expect to get it.
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12/22/2012 | ARRL@HamRadio.Fun: November Sweepstakes For the Win!November plays host to my favorite contest -- the ARRL November Sweepstakes. “Sweeps” is divided into two separate contests, CW and Phone. Ironically, the first contest I ever participated in was the 2007 CW Sweeps, using a decoder and an automatic CW key
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12/21/2012 | The K7RA Solar UpdateIt is Friday, and the world did not end. To herald this non-event, NASA even produced a wonderful video that explained how the whole thing was a misconception. The Mayan calendar is like an odometer, and when it gets to 999,999, it just roles over to 0 an
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12/21/2012 | Surfin’: The End (Or Is It?)This week, the end of Surfin’ is the least of your worries.
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12/20/2012 | New Section Manager Appointed in New York City-Long Island
Effective January 1, 2013, Jim Mezey, W2KFV, of Carle Place, New York, will be the new ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Manager.
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12/19/2012 | New York City Ham Wins Appeal, Can Keep His Tower
In November 2012, the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals ruled that though perhaps uncommon, an Amateur Radio antenna system is indeed an accessory use under New York City’s zoning ordinance and the building permit issued to Paul Isaacs, W2JGQ,
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