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11/02/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity quieted this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers down nearly 37 points to 58.4 and the average daily solar flux declining 27 points to 116.9.
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11/02/2012 | Surfin’: Got Generator?This week, Surfin’ considers portable power generators in the wake of another horrific storm.
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11/01/2012 | ARRL Requests Hams Do Not Self-Deploy to Areas Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Amateur Radio operators who want to assist those Sections affected by Hurricane Sandy should not self-deploy to those areas.
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11/01/2012 | Robin Walbridge, KD4OHZ, Missing at Sea after Sinking of Tall Ship Bounty; Ship’s Electrician Doug Faunt, N6TQS, Rescued
Robin Walbridge, KD4OHZ -- the captain of the Bounty -- perished at sea, but along with 13 others, Doug Faunt, N6TQS, was rescued by the US Coast Guard.
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11/01/2012 | James Klitzing, W6PQL, Wins October QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the October QST Cover Plaque award is James Klitzing, W6PQL, for his article “Solid State 1 kW Linear Amplifier for 2 Meters” Congratulations James! The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each iss
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11/01/2012 | As Hurricane Sandy Wreaks Havoc on East Coast, Hams Heed Call to Help
Even though Hurricane Sandy was declared a post-tropical cyclone by the time it made its final landfall -- just 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey at about 8 PM EDT on Monday, October 29 -- the storm still had winds in excess of 80 miles per h
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11/01/2012 | 2012 ARRL Field Day Results Now Online
If you can’t wait for your December issue of QST to arrive in the mail to see how you did in the 2012 ARRL Field Day, don’t worry! The results -- including a copy of the QST article (with line scores) and a results database -- are now available on the ARR
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10/31/2012 | Hawaii Hams Activate for Tsunami Warning
On Saturday, October 27, radio amateurs in Hawaii responded to a tsunami warning, providing valuable and timely information to emergency management officials. The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck at struck at 5:04 PM HST (0
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