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05/27/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Our Sun was certainly quieter this week. The average daily sunspot numbers were down nearly 17 points to 51.6, while the average daily solar flux declined nearly 9 points to 83.2. Sunspot numbers for May 19-25 were 36, 33, 44, 47, 37, 23 and 23, with a me
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05/27/2011 | Surfin’: Oh! The Places You’ll Go!This week, Surfin’ recounts seeing great sights at the Hamvention.
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05/26/2011 | RadioShack Looking for Suggestions for DIY Parts
RadioShack is looking for comments from hams and others on which DIY parts they'd like to see carried in RS stores.
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05/25/2011 | FEMA Administrator Calls Amateur Radio “The Last Line of Defense”
In an FCC forum on earthquake communications preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate described the Amateur Radio operator as “the ultimate backup, the originators of what we call social media.” The forum-- held
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05/25/2011 | Radio Amateurs Assist American Red Cross, Served Agencies During Joplin Storm
On Sunday, May 22 at 5:41 PM (CDT), the single deadliest twister in almost 60 years -- and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month -- swept through the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin, slamming straight into St John’s Regional Medical
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05/25/2011 | ARRL West Gulf Division to Present Webinar on Antennas and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)
On Wednesday, June 1 at 9 PM (EDT), ARRL West Gulf Division Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV -- along with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and noted antenna zoning lawyer Fred Hopengarten, K1VR -- will present Antennas, CC&Rs and You. The webinar
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05/25/2011 | QST Vintage Radio Columnist to Speak at Ham-Com June 10-11
John Dilks, K2TQN, the QST Vintage Radio columnist, will be speaking at Ham-Com in Plano, Texas
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05/25/2011 | Nevada Members Re-Elect ARRL Section Manager
In the only Section Manager election this spring to be decided by member balloting, ARRL members in Nevada re-elected Section Manager Joe Giraudo, N7JEH, of Spring Creek, to a new two-year term of office. Giraudo received 347 votes; his opponent J.D. Weis
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