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08/08/2012 | FCC Denies California Ham’s Petition Regarding Vanity Call Sign
Two years after Marvin Gin, W6VM, passed away on January 13, 2010, his call sign became available in the FCC’s vanity call sign system and eligible for reassignment to those radio amateurs who hold an Amateur Extra class license. According to the FCC, Mar
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08/08/2012 | Ernesto Downgraded to Tropical Storm, but Expected to Regain Strength
Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula late in the evening on Tuesday, August 7. The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rains and winds, but weakened as it moved across land. Due to this weakening, forecasters at th
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08/08/2012 | Explore the Upper Reaches of the Amateur Radio Spectrum in the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest
If you enjoy the technical side of Amateur Radio and being on the cutting edge, you might want to take a look at the microwave bands. The weekends of August 18-19 and September 15-16 give you a perfect chance to explore this portion of the radio spectrum
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08/08/2012 | RAC Announces New Ontario Section Boundaries, Abbreviations
RAC Chief Field Services Officer Doug Mercer, VO1DTM/VO1DM, announced the Section boundaries, names and abbreviations for the four new Ontario sections that go into effect on September 1.
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08/07/2012 | Ernesto Now a Category 1 Hurricane
At 2 PM EDT (1800 UTC) August 7, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Tropical Storm Ernesto to a Category 1 hurricane.
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08/07/2012 | Perseid Meteor Shower Should Be Fun for Meteor Scatter Enthusiasts and Viewers AlikeOn the night of Saturday, August 11 and well into the next day, Earth will be at the peak of its annual passage through the bulk of the debris shed by a comet known as Swift-Tuttle.
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08/07/2012 | Tropical Storm Ernesto Heads Toward Yucatán; WX4NHC, VoIP Weather Net and Hurricane Watch Net Activated
As Tropical Storm Ernesto barrels toward Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for the entire coast of Belize and from Chetumal to Punta Allen on the East Coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Ernesto is expected to reach hurri
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08/06/2012 | ITU Assigns New Prefix for Niue: E6A-E6Z
On August 3, the ITU updated its Table of International Call Sign Series to reflect a call sign change for Niue. The island will now have the entire E6 prefix block. Niue -- an island approximately 1700 miles northeast of New Zealand -- is a self-governin
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