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02/22/2009 | Surfin': Joining Our Public Weather ServiceThis week’s Surfin' discusses the variety of Amateur Radio services related to the National Weather Service.
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02/20/2009 | ARRL National Convention to Feature Richard Garriott, W5KWQ
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, will be attending the 2009 ARRL National Convention - hosted by the Dayton Hamvention® -- as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT. Garriott, who took off for the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12, became the six
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02/20/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
We saw a sunspot on February 11-13, then it was gone. Typical of sunspots recently, it was only seen briefly; this one was a relic of Solar Cycle 23, according to its magnetic signature. For at least a couple of years now, we've been expecting Solar Cycle
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02/18/2009 | Hams in Australia Assist with Massive Brushfires
In the Australian state of Victoria, Amateur Radio operators have been activated to provide communications links into towns that have had their normal communications destroyed by the bushfires that have decimated the state. Members of the Wireless Institu
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02/18/2009 | Hams Can Still Help with Digital TV (DTV) Conversion
Even though the mandatory conversion date for television stations to switch from analog signals to digital has been delayed by four months, hams are still assisting the FCC and their communities by providing technical support to those who need assistance.
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02/18/2009 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, February 22, 2009 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, March 6, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design
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02/18/2009 | World Amateur Radio Day to Recognize Amateur Radio's Role in Disaster Communications
Each year on April 18, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925, 84 years ago, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded. In 2009, the theme of the event is Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency
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02/17/2009 | ARRL Headquarters Closed in Observance of Presidents' Day
ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day on Monday, February 16. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, February 17 at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time. We wish eve
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