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07/15/2008 | Kansas Ham, Son, Electrocuted While Erecting Antennas
While putting up backyard antennas on the afternoon of Sunday, July 13, Edward Thomas, KC0TIG, of Kansas City, Kansas, and his son Jacob were electrocuted. Edward, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene. Jacob, 27, was rushed to the hospital but died later
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07/15/2008 | Capitalizing on your Capital ProjectA big key unlocks interest in ham radio.
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07/11/2008 | IARU Member Societies On-The-Air for IARU HF World Championship
In this weekend's IARU HF World Championship Contest, IARU Member Societies from all around the globe will be active and operating with special call signs. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, many of these call signs end in HQ, des
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07/11/2008 | ARRL Teachers Institutes Near Halfway Point for 2008
The first rounds of Teachers Institutes for this summer have been completed at the Parallax facility in Rocklin, California and at Pueblo Magnet High School in Tucson, Arizona. According to Education and Technology Program Coordinator Mark Spencer, WA8SME
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07/11/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Another week and still no sunspots. The 3-month moving average for daily sunspot numbers that we began reporting toward the end of Solar Cycle 23 seemed to retrospectively suggest that solar minimum occurred last fall. The daily average for the 3-month pe
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07/10/2008 | Surfin': Still Got User Interface?This week, Surfin’ readers consider the user interface of Amateur Radio software.
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07/10/2008 | Field Day Fun at W1AW
Another Field Day has come and gone, and just like amateurs all over the country, those who activated W1AW not only took part, but had lots of fun during the 24 hour event. According to W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, W1AW made 1079 contacts using
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07/09/2008 | Sacramento Valley Area Hams Respond when Fires Sweep across Northern California
With the California fires show little signs of lightening up, ARRL Sacramento Valley Section Manager Ron Murdock, W6KJ, says that ARES members in his Section are actively involved in supporting the agencies they serve. According to California Department o
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