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02/10/2012 | A Summer StoryAn old mobile adds a spark to one family’s history.
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02/10/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity was down again this week -- this is the third week in a row with sunspot numbers lower than the week prior. On January 20, we reported an average daily sunspot number of 116.9 for January 12-18, 98.7 the next week, followed by 62 the week o
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02/10/2012 | Surfin’: Chasing Aurora (But Don’t Tell My Wife)This week, Surfin’ chases aurora on the air and on the tube.
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02/09/2012 | World Record Balloon Attempt
Texas amateurs plan to launch a balloon that will eventually reach Nanjing, China.
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02/09/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Big UnitAmateur Radio deals with everything -- from the very, very small to the very, very large -- so it’s particularly important that we know how to work with units of measurement. One of the easiest checks on a calculation is whether the units “work out” they
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02/08/2012 | Astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK (SK)
NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and explorat
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02/08/2012 | The 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest Takes to the Air Next Weekend
CW DXing and contesting take center stage the weekend of February 18-19, as the 2012 ARRL International DX CW Contest takes to the airwaves. “After years of lackluster conditions on 15 and 10 meters, 2011 finally saw the propagation gods giving us a break
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02/07/2012 | Former ITU-R Director Dick Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)
Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director
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