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05/08/2009 | Surfin': Looking for SDRThis week's Surfin' anticipates hunting for SDR at the Dayton Hamvention.
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05/08/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
A Solar Cycle 23 spot appeared for two days -- April 29-30 -- in an area that soon rotated out of view. Sunspot numbers were 15 and 12, but for the last seven days, we haven't seen any spots. This may end soon -- we get the advance word because of the STE
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05/07/2009 | Oregon Hams Participate in Statewide Disaster Drill
The State of Oregon conducted a full-scale week long exercise April 24-30, simulating a 9.2 magnitude earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Gordon McCraw, WX7EM, if an earthquake struck the
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05/07/2009 | Houston Representative Introduces Amateur Radio Bill in Congress
On Wednesday, April 29, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced HR 2160, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 in the US House of Representatives. This bill, if passed, would "promote and encourage the
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05/07/2009 | Hams Provide Communications as 911 Service Goes Offline in Oregon
With snow and ice impacting all parts of the Pacific Northwest, local ARES® groups are on the job assisting served agencies, including local Emergency Operations Centers. According to District Emergency Coordinator for Oregon's District One David Kidd
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05/07/2009 | Surfin': CQ, The MovieThis week's Surfin' listens for the sound of "CQ" and other Morse coding in the movies.
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05/06/2009 | Noted QST Author, DXpeditioner Lee Bergren, W0AR (SK)
Albert "Lee" Bergren, W0AR (ex-W9AIW, W0AIW), of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away May 1 after a brief illness. He was 93. An electronics engineer, author, designer and advisor with special accomplishments in the field of antenna and radio ampl
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05/06/2009 | DX Activities Abound at ARRL EXPO and National Convention
ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, reports that plans for a plethora of DX activities at the ARRL EXPO -- part of the 2009 ARRL National Convention at the Dayton Hamvention -- are wrapping up. "We are excited about the
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