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02/10/2012 | Surfin’: Chasing Aurora (But Don’t Tell My Wife)This week, Surfin’ chases aurora on the air and on the tube.
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02/09/2012 | World Record Balloon Attempt
Texas amateurs plan to launch a balloon that will eventually reach Nanjing, China.
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02/09/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Big UnitAmateur Radio deals with everything -- from the very, very small to the very, very large -- so it’s particularly important that we know how to work with units of measurement. One of the easiest checks on a calculation is whether the units “work out” they
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02/08/2012 | Astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK (SK)
NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and explorat
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02/08/2012 | The 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest Takes to the Air Next Weekend
CW DXing and contesting take center stage the weekend of February 18-19, as the 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest takes to the airwaves. “After years of lackluster conditions on 15 and 10 meters, 2011 finally saw the propagation gods giving us a break
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02/07/2012 | Former ITU-R Director Dick Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)
Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director
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02/07/2012 | Agenda Item 1.23 Passes Committee, Moves to Plenary
On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 7 (Geneva time), Committee 4 of the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) approved Option 1 to satisfy Agenda Item 1.23, with minor editorial amendments to the text received from Working Group 4C. Option 1
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02/06/2012 | Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, Addresses Plenary Session at WRC-12, Receives ITU Gold Medal
On Friday, February 3, delegates and attendees at the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) had the pleasure of listening Joe Taylor, K1JT, share his vision of the future of radiocommunication. Taylor -- an ARRL Member -- won the Nobel Prize
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