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02/22/2010 | Injured Colorado Skier Uses Amateur Radio to Summon Help
When Steve Priem, N0YIV, of Boulder, Colorado, decided to go backcountry skiing near Yankee Doodle Lake in the Guinn Mountain area of Colorado's Roosevelt National Forest on Friday, February 19, the 60 year old ham made sure he was well prepared: Not only
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02/19/2010 | Surfin': Ham Apps for EveryoneThis week, Surfin' finds more smartphone ham radio apps for iPhones and non-iPhones alike.
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02/19/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
We've now observed sunspots continuously for the past 30 days -- certainly a turnaround from the quiet conditions of the past few years. In fact, in 10 weeks, we have seen only three days with no sunspots: December 25, January 6 and January 19.
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02/18/2010 | Calling All Rookies -- and Non-Rookies, Too! Get On the Air for the ARRL Rookie Roundup
The ARRL Rookie Roundup is designed to help newly licensed amateurs build their operating skills on HF. It is a contest specifically for those new to Amateur Radio, similar to the ARRL Novice Roundup that ran from 1952 until 1995.
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02/18/2010 | March W1AW/West Coast Qualifying Run Schedules
The March schedules for the W1AW and West Coast Qualifying Runs were inadvertently left out of the March issue of QST. The March schedules for W1AW are as follows:
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02/17/2010 | Grant Hopper, KB7WSD, Appointed Northwestern Division Vice Director
ARRL President, Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed Grant Hopper, KB7WSD, of Everett, Washington, as the new Northwestern Division Vice Director. The position became vacant when no one submitted the necessary election materials needed to run for the Vice Di
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02/17/2010 | Check Out the March/April 2010 NCJ
The March/April issue of NCJ, The National Contest Journal, is filled with the latest news from the contesting world. Whether you are new to contesting or are a seasoned pro -- or somewhere in the middle -- you will find something in NCJ just for you.
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02/16/2010 | W1AW Announces New Schedule for Digital Bulletin Transmissions
Beginning Monday, March 15, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, will alternate the digital modes used for its digital bulletin transmissions. While Baudot, PSK31 and MFSK16 still make up the digital mode complement, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carc
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