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08/10/2009 | Amateur Radio Station WX4NHC Featured in National Commercial
WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, is featured in a 60 second radio spot for Duracell batteries. The commercial, which begins airing this month, highlights the efforts of an all-volunteer army of ha
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08/09/2009 | ARRL President Presents League's Views on Distracted Driving Laws to Safety Advocacy Group
To ensure that Amateur Radio is not an unintended victim of the growing public debate over what to do about distracted drivers, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has written a letter to the National Safety Council (NSC), highlighting issues regarding th
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08/07/2009 | MFJ Acquires Cushcraft
On August 7, MFJ Enterprises announced they had purchased the Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas product line from Missouri-based Laird Tec
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08/07/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
We had some nice sunspot activity from July 3-10 -- and we were hoping for a return 27-28 days later -- but it never happened. Varying by latitude, the Sun rotates relative to Earth about every 27.5 days. If that same region was still active or the activi
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08/06/2009 | Surfin': Discovering the Voice of America in OhioThis week, Surfin' visits a blog and learns all about the Voice of America facility in southwestern Ohio.
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08/06/2009 | Scott Redd, K0DQ: The Biggest Gun of All
Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, K0DQ (US Navy, retired) has, throughout his 36 year military career, helped to make the world a safer place. From postings in Uruguay to Iraq to serving as Commander of the Navy's Fifth Fleet as a naval officer, to becoming D
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08/05/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Awards All AroundSummer can be a slow time of year in the ham radio world. The contesters are in remission, preparing for battle in the fall. Hamfests are scarce, as cheap locations with air conditioning are hard to find; however, the ARRL -- and many others -- take this
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08/05/2009 | Prepare for the Perseids!
On the night of August 11 and well into the next day, Earth will make its annual passage through the bulk of the debris shed by a comet known as Swift-Tuttle. Much of the debris is composed of dust-sized grains, but when these fragments come plunging into
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