Recent News
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02/01/2011 | 2011 Field Day Packet Now Available
It’s that time of year again -- time to start gearing up for ARRL Field Day, June 25-26, 2011! ARRL’s flagship operating event -- always held the fourth full weekend in June -- brings together new and experienced hams for 24 hours of operating fun.
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02/01/2011 | Jim Koehler, VE5FP, Wins January QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for January is Jim Koehler, VE5FP, for his article “Reflow Soldering for the Radio Amateur.” Congratulations Jim! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is
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01/29/2011 | Long-Time HCJB Engineer Clayton Howard, W9KJZ (SK)
Former HCJB engineer Clayton Howard, W9KJZ, is a Silent Key
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01/28/2011 | Former Northern New Jersey Section Manager Appointed Hudson Division Vice Director
After review of eligibility by the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee, President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed William W. Hudzik, W2UDT, of Gillette, New Jersey, to serve as Vice Director of the ARRL’s Hudson Division for the remainder of the current
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01/28/2011 | Senate Version of Amateur Radio Legislation Introduced
On Wednesday, January 26, Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), along with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), introduced Senate Bill 191, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011. Similar to HR 81 -- also called The Amateur Radio Emergency C
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01/28/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers rose over the past week (ending January 26) by 11.3 points to 32.6, compared to the previous week, while the average daily solar flux rose 3.1 points to 83.5. The planetary A index average was down 2 points to 2.9, and mi
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01/28/2011 | Surfin”: Snow -- Is There an App For That?This week, your Surfin’ editor gets his mind out of the snowbank and explores the new Mac App Store searching for Mac ham applications.
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01/28/2011 | NASA’s Nanosatellite Heard by Hams
When a NASA nanosatellite -- NanoSail-D -- ejected unexpectedly on January 17 from the Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite (FASTSAT), the agency called upon Amateur Radio operators to help track it. NASA asked radio amateurs to listen on 4
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