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12/09/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
What happened to that new “grand minima”? Solar Cycle 24 just keeps rolling along -- for the first seven days in December, there were eight new sunspot groups. December 5 had the largest sunspot coverage over the past week, with a daily sunspot number of
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12/09/2011 | Surfin’: Ultralight -- An Appetizing Radio DietThis week, Surfin’ discovers ultralight radios, which are most definitely not your fathers’ transistor radio.
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12/08/2011 | QST Critter CommotionOrganizing 10 years of QSTs is best done with the door closed.
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12/07/2011 | New Rules for 60 Meters Have Yet to Take Effect
Last month, the FCC released a Report & Order (R&O), detailing new rules for the 5 MHz (60 meters) Amateur Radio band. These rules have not been published in the Federal Register. In order to be official, the rules must be published in the Federal Registe
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12/07/2011 | QRP Group Offers Free Kit Building Services to Hams with Physical Limitations
Members of the Four States QRP Group (4SQRPG) -- a group of kit aficionados centered in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas -- are offering kit building services at no charge to hams who, due to physical limitations, need assistance with building. Ham
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12/07/2011 | Round Up Those CW QSOs in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup
The ARRL’s Rookie Roundup comes around again on Sunday, December 18! This time, the focus is on CW operation. The Rookie Roundup is an on-the air event is designed for newly licensed amateurs to build their HF and 6 meter operating skills. Similar to the
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12/06/2011 | FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Announces Resignation
On Monday, December 5, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps notified President Barack Obama that he would resign as Commissioner effective January 1, 2012. If the Senate does not confirm a successor prior to Copps’ departure, the FCC would be down to three comm
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12/06/2011 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website
Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
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