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12/20/2008 | Surfin': Radio Shack Historically SpeakingThis week's Surfin' looks back on radio and electronic history via vintage Radio Shack catalogs.
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12/19/2008 | Restrictive Local Zoning Ordinance Proposed as Court Date in California Antenna Case Nears
As his February 2009 court date approaches, Alec Zubarau, WB6X, of Palmdale, California, gets ready to battle his town after being ordered to dismantle his previously approved antenna system. The City of Palmdale has widened its opposition to Amateur Radi
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12/19/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Last week's sunspot group was only visible for three days, December 10-12. The average daily sunspot number for all of 2007 was 12.8; if we see no sunspots for the rest of 2008, the average for this year will be 4.7. By comparison, the yearly averages of
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12/19/2008 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, January 4, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, January 16, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 2; Antenna Modeling, and Radio Frequency Propagation.
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12/19/2008 | Hams Stand By to Help as New England Recovers from Ice Storm and Prepares for More
The major ice storm that hit New England December 11 has pretty much gone away, but with forecasters calling for more winter weather in the next few days, hams are still on the job. During the storm, Amateur Radio operators from all over the area responde
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12/19/2008 | Foundation for Amateur Radio Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
The Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) has announced the 2008 winners of the 55 scholarships it administers. The scholarships were open to all licensed radio amateurs who met the qualification and residence requirements of the various sponsors.
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12/18/2008 | New Section Manager Appointed in Arkansas
J.M. Rowe, N5XFW, of Hot Springs, has been appointed as the new ARRL Arkansas Section Manager with a term to begin on December 22, 2008. Rowe is taking over the Section Manager reins from David Norris, K5UZ, who was elected Vice Director of the ARRL Delta
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12/17/2008 | ARISS Finalizes Plans for Silver Anniversary of Amateur Radio from Space
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team is currently celebrating the silver anniversary -- 25 years -- of Amateur Radio operations from space. According to ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, the crew on the Interna
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