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10/09/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sweet memories of that 11-day run of sunspots ending on the second day of this month will eventually fade. So far, the number of spotless days is seven -- or perhaps eight by later today -- with the last sunspot seen on October 1. A peek at the latest STE
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10/09/2009 | Surfin': Revisiting "Where's DX?" and "Antennas in High Places"The follow-up e-mails that Surfin' generates often expand on the topics that Surfin' originally covered.
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10/08/2009 | Scouting Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
October 17 and 18 will mark the 52nd worldwide Scouting Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Held the third full weekend in October each year, this is the premier operating event for Amateur Radio and Scouting around the world.
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10/07/2009 | California Firm Fined $4000 for Operating on Amateur Frequencies
On September 28, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to a California firm that the Commission maintains was using amateur frequencies to conduct business. According to the Commission, Shimmick Construction Comp
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10/06/2009 | Columbus Antennas to Take to the SkiesAstronauts will be doing antenna work next month. A space shuttle crew will be installing several antennas on the new Columbus module on the International Space Station. Several of these will be Amateur Radio antennas.
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10/06/2009 | Astronaut Fernando “Frank” Caldeiro, KE4RFI (SK)
NASA Astronaut Fernando “Frank” Caldeiro, KE4RFI, passed away on October 3 after a more than two year battle with a brain tumor. He was 51. Caldeiro was a member of the Astronaut Class of 1996 and most recently was assigned to the WB-57 High A
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10/06/2009 | Hams Face New Rules on Ontario Roadways
The Ministry of Transportation in Ontario, Canada announced on September 30 that Bill 118 concerning distracted driving will take effect on October 26
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10/06/2009 | 2009 Section Managers' Workshop: A Learning Experience
The Annual Section Manager (SM) Workshop -- held September 25-27 -- afforded 12 newly elected SMs (including three that began their first terms of office on October 1) to visit ARRL Headquarters. During the extended weekend gathering, participants not onl
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