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01/26/2009 | Korea Unveils Stamp Celebrating ARDF
To commemorate the 2008 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, Korea has issued a postage stamp. The ARDF World Championsh
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01/26/2009 | Logbook of The World Now Easier than Ever
In order to better accommodate new users as well as existing account holders, ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW) has been updated. According to ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Assistant Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, these improvements were made based
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01/26/2009 | Desecheo Island DXpedition Granted Call Sign
The DXpedition to Desecheo Island -- February 12-26 --will use call sign K5D. "As soon as we land on Desecheo, two stations will be immediately activated," said DXpedition co-leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE. Stations will continue to operate until the
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01/24/2009 | J. John Thomason, WB5SYT, Appointed West Gulf Division Vice Director
With the approval of the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has appointed Oklahoma Section Manager J. John Thomason, WB5SYT, as Vice Director in the West Gulf Division. Thomason replaces Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, wh
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01/23/2009 | It Seems to Us: Another Step in Strategic PlanningIn the September 2008 issue of QST this page was devoted to a discussion of strategic planning. In preparation for the ARRL’s Second Century beginning in 2014, at its July 2008 meeting the Board of Directors launched a yearlong project to review and
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01/23/2009 | Michael J. Copps Named Acting FCC Chairman
On Thursday, January 22, President Barack Obama named current FCC Commissioner Michael Copps as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Last week, sources close to the President mentioned Julius Genachowski would be nominated as Chairman. Copps will serve as A
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01/23/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Monday revealed another shy sunspot. Sunspot 1011 appeared suddenly, and then it was gone. Its configuration and location did not identify it as belonging to either Solar Cycle 23 or 24. On Monday, January 19 the sunspot number was 13. Sunspot numbers for
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01/23/2009 | Surfin': Serving the PublicThis week's Surfin' suggests visiting the Web site of Web sites for public service.
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