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09/11/2014 | Radio Scouting Webinar Set

A radio scouting webinar is set for September 18 (UTC).
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03/14/2012 | Mark Your Calendars: It’s Time for the Spring FMT

The Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) continues its successful “round-table” format when it takes to the airwaves on the evening of April 19 (April 20 UTC). The test moves to Thursday from the November FMT’s usual Wednesday evening, giving everyone an opport
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06/23/2011 | Nebraska Hams Needed to Provide Access to 911 Services

When 23,000 people in Lincoln, Nebraska lost their digital phone service on the morning of June 22, local Amateur Radio operators were called in to help provide local residents with a connection to the 911 dispatchers. According to ARRL Nebraska Section M
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05/18/2011 | Live Webcam from the Dayton Crowne Plaza Starts Wednesday Evening

Thanks to the hard work of Ben Townsend, AK2X, and support from ICOM America, the North Coast Contesters are proud to host the Dayton Contest Cam -- live from the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Dayton.
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11/02/2009 | Fall Frequency Measuring Test This Month

The W1AW Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) has taken several different formats over the past few years. This year, we return to the "classic" FMT -- measuring the frequency of an unmodulated carrier. Accurate frequency measurement is required of al
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03/28/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

It is exciting to see heightened solar activity one week into spring. Currently, three sunspots are visible: 987, 988 and 989. The consensus says that all seem to be old Solar Cycle 23 spots. But with the three sunspot groups so close to the Sun's equator
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