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05/08/2009 | ARRL Grassroots Legislative Action Program Solicits Member Support for HR 2160
One of the biggest challenges that amateurs face is antenna restrictions -- those implemented by local governments and those originating from deed restrictions and building development covenants. As many hams know, the FCC's PRB-1 limited preemption order
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05/08/2009 | 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 April.
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05/08/2009 | Surfin': Looking for SDRThis week's Surfin' anticipates hunting for SDR at the Dayton Hamvention.
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05/08/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
A Solar Cycle 23 spot appeared for two days -- April 29-30 -- in an area that soon rotated out of view. Sunspot numbers were 15 and 12, but for the last seven days, we haven't seen any spots. This may end soon -- we get the advance word because of the STE
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05/07/2009 | Oregon Hams Participate in Statewide Disaster Drill
The State of Oregon conducted a full-scale week long exercise April 24-30, simulating a 9.2 magnitude earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Gordon McCraw, WX7EM, if an earthquake struck the
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05/07/2009 | Houston Representative Introduces Amateur Radio Bill in Congress
On Wednesday, April 29, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced HR 2160, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 in the US House of Representatives. This bill, if passed, would "promote and encourage the
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05/07/2009 | Hams Provide Communications as 911 Service Goes Offline in Oregon
With snow and ice impacting all parts of the Pacific Northwest, local ARES® groups are on the job assisting served agencies, including local Emergency Operations Centers. According to District Emergency Coordinator for Oregon's District One David Kidd
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05/07/2009 | Surfin': CQ, The MovieThis week's Surfin' listens for the sound of "CQ" and other Morse coding in the movies.
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