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08/08/2008 | Fifth Annual National Preparedness Month Coming in September
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in July that more than 1200 national, regional, state and local businesses and organizations -- including several Amateur Radio groups -- have pledged their support and joined the 2008 National Prepar
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08/08/2008 | ARRL's "Big Project" Makes a Big Impact on Youth
Since 2001 when the Education & Technology Program - also known as the "Big Project" -- started, ARRL has expanded the scope of its educational outreach programs by providing grants of station equipment and instructional resources for profes
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08/08/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
As mentioned in last week's report, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, is filling in for your regular reporter Tad Cook, K7RA. For the reporting period August 1-7, solar activity was at very low levels and the geomagnetic field was at quiet levels. Solar activity
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08/07/2008 | Surfin': Dig Up Dead Web SitesThis week, Surfin’ finds Amateur Radio Web sites that are no more.
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08/07/2008 | NCVEC Holds Annual Conference via Telephone
On July 25, the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) held their annual meeting via teleconference. ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, and Assistant Manager Perry Green, WY1O, represented the ARRL VEC. Representatives from 12 of
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08/06/2008 | Teach-inWill the introduction of newer technologies like the Internet really hijack interest in ham radio from kids? — only if we let it!
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08/05/2008 | N9GL's RF Safety Column: Hijacking ScienceIt appears that scientists who do not like the results produced by good scientific investigation are attempting to bypass accepted procedures to propagate the results that they believe should be shown. For a number of years, it has been apparent that cert
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08/04/2008 | Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW (SK)
Former ARRL Headquarters staffer Glenn P. Swanson, KB1GW, of North Granby, Connecticut, died August 1 after a brief illness. He was 54. In the mid-1990s, Swanson was very active in contesting activities and served a term as Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YC
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