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05/03/2011 | FCC Seeks to Raise the Fee for Vanity Call Signs
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 3, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.30 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will
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05/02/2011 | Georgia Hams Hasten to Help During Storms
Hams in Paulding County -- located in Georgia’s northwestern corner -- activated for the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the South last week. According to Paulding County ARES® Public Information Officer Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ, the County’s Em
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05/02/2011 | College Students Attempt High Altitude Balloon Launch
The Amateur Radio club at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting display of modern technology and applications with ham radio at the university’s annual Imagine RIT festival on Saturday, May 7. Members of the RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT, h
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05/02/2011 | Kenwood Donates HF/6 Meter Transceiver to W1AW
Thanks to the generosity of Kenwood USA, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, now boasts a new HF plus 6 meter transceiver -- the TS-590S. “Hams from all over the world come to operate at W1AW, the flagship station of Amateur Radio,” said ARRL Bu
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05/01/2011 | Lou Burke, W7JI, Wins April QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for April is Lou Burke, W7JI, for his article “The W7JI Low or Lower Power 40 Meter Transmitter.” Congratulations Lou! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue
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04/29/2011 | BP Pumps Up High School HamsBP donates radios to seven lucky high school students.
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04/29/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Geomagnetic conditions are quiet this week, but they may become slightly unsettled over this weekend. The average daily sunspot numbers were down more than 18 points to 74.9, while the average daily solar flux was off less than 4 points to 113.4. Sunspot
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04/29/2011 | Surfin’: Moving Packets with DDPThis week, Surfin’ looks at a new protocol for moving packets through the ether.
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