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10/08/2012 | The ARRL Offers Five New Books for Fall
The ARRL has just released five new books that you are going to want to have in your shack. This fall, two favorites have been re-released and are chock-full of new information, while three new titles are also available.
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10/08/2012 | FCC Seeks to Change Amateur Radio Licensing Rules, Allow Additional Emission Types
On October 2, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket No. 12-121 that seeks to change the Amateur Radio licensing rules, especially as they concern former licensees.
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10/06/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Ham HorizonsPart 97.1 points out five bases and purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. The third principle -- encouragement and improvement of the Amateur Service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the a
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10/05/2012 | Rare Grid Rove AroundTwo VHF operators hit the highway to rove around the rare grids of the Pacific Northwest.
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10/05/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth on September 30, triggering a jump in geomagnetic indices. The planetary A index on October 1 was 31, and the K index jumped to 7, making aurora visible across the northern tier of the United States.
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10/05/2012 | Surfin’: Radio Tricks with Google MapsThis week, Surfin’ reveals a cool radio trick for measuring distance with Google Maps.
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10/04/2012 | The Weather Channel to Begin Naming Winter Storms
Beginning this winter, The Weather Channel will begin naming what it calls “noteworthy winter storms.” As The Weather Channel explained on its website, “[a] storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation."
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10/04/2012 | Space Station Deploys Five CubeSats
Five new CubeSats leave the International Space Station
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