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12/23/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers this week were about the same as last week, while the average daily solar flux declined a little more than eight points to 128.9. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet. The average daily sunspot numbers of 95.3 for the week i
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12/23/2011 | Surfin’: Going LongThis week, Surfin’ goes long without stepping on the gridiron.
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12/22/2011 | ARRL Premieres DIY Video on December 27
The ARRL Public Relations Department has released the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) suite of interrelated promotional materials aimed at exposing the growing Do It Yourself/Maker community to Amateur Radio opportunities. The DIY movement is nothing new to Amateur
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12/22/2011 | Virginia Ham Plans 500 kHz Special Event to Celebrate Work of Radio PioneersThe early history of wireless contains the names of many great pioneers. While Marconi’s name is the most well known, the names of Fessenden and Heising are only rarely mentioned. As early as 1900, Reginald Fessenden was experimenting with the direct tran
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12/22/2011 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio
From the very beginnings of Amateur Radio, there was Morse code. To celebrate and remember this heritage, the ARRL sponsors Straight Key Night each year on New Year’s Eve. Straight Key Night is a special time to break out that old straight key or bug, may
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12/21/2011 | Can I Have “Amateur Radio” for $800, Alex?
If you were watching the popular television game show Jeopardy! -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- on December 15, you might have noticed there was a question featuring Amateur Radio. In the first round, returning champ Boomi
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12/21/2011 | Radio in the ParkMiddle school kids learn about radio with an open-air, on-the-air net.
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12/21/2011 | Welcome Back, Old Sol: ARRL 10 Meter Contest Sets Record
New record number of entries for the 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest
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