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09/12/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
A new sunspot -- number 1001 -- emerged on Thursday, September 11. It is actually a single group with two small magnetic disturbances; we hope it is not another like the last sunspot, a weak one that barely emerged on August 21-22. That spot was so small
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09/12/2008 | Surfin': Old and New, But Nothing BlueLike a bride, this week's Surfin' features some new things and some old things, but no borrowed blue things.
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09/12/2008 | Hams Prepare as Hurricane Ike Gets Ready to Pound Gulf
After making its way over Cuba, Hurricane Ike -- currently a Category 2 hurricane, but expected to grow stronger -- has made its way into the Gulf of Mexico and is poised to wreak havoc with coastal towns in Texas and Louisiana. Hams in those states have
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09/11/2008 | A Great Name in Radio Turns 75Rockwell Collins Amateur Radio Clubs Have Cause for Celebration.
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09/11/2008 | VoIP Hurricane Net Prepares, Seeks Assistance for Ike
The VoIP Hurricane Net is looking for Amateur Radio operators who have an EchoLink or IRLP node near or in the projected path of Hurricane Ike. The VoIP Weather Net works in conjunction with WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Cent
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09/11/2008 | ARRL, TAPR Prepare for Digital Communications Conference
Aficionados of digital communications are gearing up for the 27th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) September 26-28 in Chicago, Illinois. The ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international forum for radio amateurs t
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09/10/2008 | IEEE Section to Honor First Voice Transmission
On Saturday, September 13, the Boston Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) will commemorate the first wireless radio broadcast in 1906 by Reginald A. Fessenden at Brant Rock, Massachusetts. IEEE members will award an IEEE
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09/10/2008 | ARRL Welcomes USTTI Students
Next month, the ARRL will welcome students from various countries from all over the world who want to learn how to administer and regulate Amateur Radio programs in their home countries. This course, offered by the United States Telecommunications Trainin
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