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05/06/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
Currently, there are seven sunspot groups that are visible. But even so, the average daily sunspot number is down more than 7 points over the past reporting week (April 28-May 4), when compared to the previous seven days. The average daily solar flux was
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05/06/2011 | Surfin’: Two Weeks ’til DaytonThis week, Surfin’ gets ready for the Dayton Hamvention.
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05/04/2011 | Northern Florida Hams Respond to Aftermath of Alabama Storm
After the devastating storms that swept through Alabama last week, radio amateurs from the ARRLs’ Northern Florida Section -- at the invitation of ARRL Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator Greg Gross, K4GR -- are making their way to Alabama to provide as
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05/04/2011 | DXCC Desk Approves 2011 Revillagigedo DXpedition
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2011 4A4A DXpedition to Revillagigedo has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk.
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05/03/2011 | The ARRL Ham Aid Fund Needs Your Help to Support Radio Communications in Alabama
The ARRL’s Ham Aid Fund has been tapped to aid Amateur Radio operations in Alabama, following the wake of destructive killer tornadoes that ravaged the state last week. According to ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, hams in Alabama have r
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05/03/2011 | FCC Seeks to Raise the Fee for Vanity Call Signs
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 3, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.30 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will
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05/02/2011 | Georgia Hams Hasten to Help During Storms
Hams in Paulding County -- located in Georgia’s northwestern corner -- activated for the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the South last week. According to Paulding County ARES® Public Information Officer Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ, the County’s Em
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05/02/2011 | College Students Attempt High Altitude Balloon Launch
The Amateur Radio club at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting display of modern technology and applications with ham radio at the university’s annual Imagine RIT festival on Saturday, May 7. Members of the RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT, h
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