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09/04/2012 | ARRL Plans Centennial Celebration in Hartford in 2014
The ARRL has announced plans to hold its National Centennial Convention in Hartford, Connecticut on July 17-20, 2014. The Convention will mark 100 years of the ARRL’s founding in Hartford. ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has also announced a theme for A
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09/04/2012 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August.
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09/02/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Contest Season RefresherThe fall and winter months are packed with contests for every taste: DX, domestic, single-band and specialty events of every stripe. Shake off a little rust with this quiz and get ready to put some QSOs in the log. Remember, too, if you’re not a contest a
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09/01/2012 | Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, Wins August QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the August QST Cover Plaque award is Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for his article “Rethinking Electrical Power for the Ham.”
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08/31/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
Although solar activity is quite low, there was an increase in sunspot numbers and in the solar flux over the past week. The average daily sunspot numbers were up nearly 20 points -- about 36 percent -- to 74.1, while the average daily solar flux increase
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08/31/2012 | VoIP Hurricane Net Provides Support During Hurricane Isaac
The VoIP Hurricane Net provided vital communications support as Hurricane Isaac battered the Gulf Coast
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08/31/2012 | Surfin’: Got Tropo?This week, your Surfin’ contributing editor has deja vu when his car radio begins acting funny again.
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08/30/2012 | Hams Heed the Call to Help As Isaac Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm
Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac came calling. But instead of making landfall right at New Orleans like Katrina (a Category 3 storm) did on August 28, 2005, Isaac veered slightly to the west of the ci
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