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12/31/2010 | Surfin’: Going DownThis week, Surfin’ considers the history of hardware prices.
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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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12/28/2010 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Return to Amateur Radio’s Roots
For more than 40 years, ARRL Straight Key Night has long been the favorite event of many amateurs. Always on New Year’s Eve and Day, Straight Key Night gives hams a chance to return to the time when Amateur Radio was just a bit simpler -- a time when a st
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12/24/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspots disappeared this week. Five days with no spots is the longest since May 9-19, 2010, when we saw 11 days in a row in which the Sun was spotless. Since then, there has only been the occasional day or two which was spot-free. April 2010 saw 13 conse
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12/24/2010 | Surfin’: Where’s Channel 1?This week, Surfin’ uncovers what really happened to broadcast television Channel 1.
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12/23/2010 | Italian Astronaut Conveys Birthday Greetings to ARISS from Space
Italizan astronaut wishes ARISS a Happy 10th Birthday from aboard the ISS
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12/23/2010 | Logbook of The World Accepting Applications
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12/23/2010 | General Motors Turns to Ham Radio to Solve Antenna Problem
When General Motors -- the world’s second largest auto maker -- encountered a problem with the AM/FM antenna on its 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, it was at a loss as to what to do. Spy photographs showed a pre-production version of the car with a lon
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