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02/11/2010 | The IARU Region 2 Award
In October 2009, IARU's Region 2 announced a new award -- the IARU Region 2 Award -- available to amateurs and shortwave listeners who submit confirmed QSLs with 20 Region 2 countries or entities.
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02/10/2010 | Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH (SK)
Herbert “Pete” Hoover III, W6ZH (ex-W6APW) -- the grandson of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, and the son of former IARU and ARRL President Herbert Hoover Jr, W6ZH (SK) -- passed away February 4, 2010. He was 82.
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02/10/2010 | Get Ready for the ARRL DX CW Contest
The weekend of February 20-21 will be a busy one for CW operators as the 2010 ARRL DX CW Contest takes center stage. First started in 1929 as the ARRL International Relay Party, the ARRL DX CW contest lays claim to the longest running contest in Amateur R
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02/09/2010 | Amateur Radio Operator Killed in Connecticut Explosion
Chris Walters, N0HVK, of Florissant, Missouri, was killed in an explosion on Sunday, February 7. He was 48.
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02/08/2010 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Ham Radio 2.0Web 2.0 is the name that has been given to the second wind of the Internet evolution, characterized by new gadgets, new developments and new ways to have fun online. Amateur Radio is also experiencing a second wind, with more hams, more activity and more
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02/05/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
As soon as sunspot 1041 went over the horizon at the end of January, sunspot 1043 emerged, high in our Sun's northern hemisphere. The average daily sunspot number this week fell more than 13 points to 14.6, and average daily solar flux declined nearly 7 p
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02/05/2010 | Surfin': Viewing the New Star of Ham RadioThis week, Surfin' explores D-STAR via the telescope known as “the Internet.”
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02/04/2010 | Minutes of 2010 Annual Meeting Posted
The minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors have now been posted to the ARRL Web site. The meeting -- which took place January 15-16 in Windsor, Connecticut -- saw the election of the League’s 15th President, Kay Craigie, N3KN, o
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