Recent News
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09/20/2010 | United States Supports Secondary Amateur Radio Allocation at 461-469 and 471-478 kHz
The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) -- the spectrum regulators for United States private sector and government users, respectively -- have agreed to support a secondary MF allocat
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09/18/2010 | Please Keep 7.065 MHz Open for Tropical Storm Karl Communications
At 7:00 PM (CDT) on Friday, September 17, the center of Tropical Storm Karl is moving toward the interior of Central Mexico, currently heading in a west-northwest direction at 9 MPH. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are predicting that the sto
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09/17/2010 | Tim Duffy, K3LR, to Receive RCA’s Goldwater Award
The Radio Club of America (RCA) has named Tim Duffy, K3LR, of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, as the recipient of its Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award. The Goldwater Award is given to an RCA member who is also a licensed amateur in recognition of a long
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09/17/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers dropped nearly 23 points to 15.6 this week, and geomagnetic indices were quiet. The average daily solar flux was 78.1, but the latest prediction from USAF and NOAA calls for rising solar flux values. The September 17-23 p
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09/17/2010 | Surfin’: Time for Ham RadioThis week, Surfin’ considers how time has changed over time.
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09/16/2010 | USA to Host 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship
In 1986, Ted Turner -- in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s -- created an international sports competition that he called the Goodwill Games. The first Games were held in Moscow with more than 3000 athletes from
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09/16/2010 | QST Article Sparks New University Program
It all started with the June 2009 issue of QST. Larry Barr, K5WLF -- Planetarium Manager at Tarleton State University (TSU) in Stephenville, Texas -- was reading QST when he came across an article about exploring the basics of radio astronomy through a h
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09/15/2010 | Get Ready for the 2010 Simulated Emergency Test
The 2010 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is just around the corner and ARRL Field Organization leaders are planning an event that will actively involve members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®), the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
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