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08/26/2009 | South African Hams to Put ZS10WCS On the Air Before, During World Cup
With World Cup soccer coming to South Africa in 2010, hams in that country will commemorate the event starting in September 2009 with a special call sign: ZS10WCS. According to the South African Radio League (SARL), that country's IARU Member-Society, the
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08/26/2009 | SuitSat-2 Now Called ARISSat-1
The SuitSat-2 project -- an Amateur Radio satellite housed in a Russian spacesuit -- now has a new name to go with a new shape: ARISSat-1. On Wednesday, August 19, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, an
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08/25/2009 | Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch with Three Hams on Board
Tuesday's launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) was scuttled when thunderstorms -- including a lightning strike just five miles from the launch pad -- popped up unexpectedly Monday evening, continuing into Tuesday morning. The shuttle, wi
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08/24/2009 | 2009 Field Day Logs Received, Posted Online
All 2009 Field Day logs that have been received have been posted to the Claimed Scores page on the ARRL Web site. They reflect all applications sent from the Learn More
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08/24/2009 | Hurricane Bill Passes New England, Finds Newfoundland
Along Coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes, residents boarded up windows in preparation for Hurricane Bill. Even though the storm -- downgraded from Category 4 to Category 1 -- was considerably weaker than it had been when it was in the Caribbea
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08/24/2009 | ARRL Section Manager Election Results
Of the nine Sections holding Section Manager elections this month, three will be getting new Section Managers: Los Angeles, South Texas and Georgia. The Sacramento Valley, Eastern Washington, Colorado, Western Washington, West Virginia and San Francisco S
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08/24/2009 | WX4NHC, Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net to Activate for Hurricane Bill
In preparation for Hurricane Bill, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIP Net) will activate on Sunday, August 23. Presently, Bill is a Category 1 hurricane with w
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08/21/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
The quiet Sun continues to baffle us. If there are no sunspots today -- and I don't expect any to emerge -- this will be the 42nd day in a row with no sunspots; July 10 was the last day we saw any spots. There is really no way to predict when the next sun
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