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03/12/2009 | NASA Delays Discovery's Trip to ISS
Due to a leak in the venting system outside the giant external fuel tank, NASA has decided to postpone the launch of a space shuttle headed to the International Space Station (Learn More
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03/12/2009 | Surfin': Making Trees Go AwayThis week's Surfin' reveals Web sites that provide safety information for do-it-yourself lumberjacks and lumberjills.
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03/11/2009 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Emergency Communications and You(th)As vegetation begins to green and E-skip begins to grace VHF, storm season begins to threaten the Midwest. Spring in the heartland is a very exciting -- and dangerous -- time of the year. The weather changes every five minutes and you can almost count on
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03/11/2009 | Hams to Activate Midway Atoll as K4M in October 2009
Earlier this year, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that they would open Midway Atoll to Amateur Radio operations for two weeks only, from October 5-19, 2009. Tom Harrell, N4XP, of Monroe, Georgia, and Dave Johnson, WB4JTT, of Aitkin, Minnes
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03/11/2009 | US Coast Guard to Discontinue LORAN Stations
Last month, the US Coast Guard announced that due to economic conditions, they would be closing down the 24 LORAN-C (Long Range Aid to Navigation) stations operated under the auspices of the USCG. LORAN stations provide navigation, location and timing ser
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03/11/2009 | FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Visits ARRL
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith visited ARRL Headquarters on March 5 and 6, her first official visit as Special Counsel. Smith was named to the position earlier this year, filling the vacancy created when Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, retired in 2008;
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03/10/2009 | ARRL Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards
Each year, the ARRL Board of Directors has the opportunity to select recipients for a number of awards that honor Amateur Radio operators. These awards, designed to recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio, represent many categori
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03/09/2009 | GAREC-2009: Emergency Communications Across Borders
The Fifth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC) -- hosted by the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) -- will be held in conjunction with the JARL Ham Fair at Tokyo Big Sight on August 24-25, 2009. Registration for GAREC-2009 will
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