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01/01/2011 | The King of Digital Contesting is Here!
Start 2011 with one of the most enjoyable contests on the calendar: The ARRL RTTY Roundup, January 8 and 9.
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01/01/2011 | New Section Manager Appointed in Alabama
David Drummond, W4MD, of Northport, Alabama has been appointed Alabama Section Manager effective January 1, 2011. Earlier this month, Jay Isbell, KA4KUN, -- who had served as Section Manager since January 2008 -- resigned due to health related reasons. AR
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12/31/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
There were no sunspots for a full week, December 18-24. Christmas Day saw a return to sunspot activity, so the last two of those spotless days were in the Thursday through Wednesday reporting period in this bulletin, December 23-29. The average daily suns
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12/31/2010 | Surfin’: Going DownThis week, Surfin’ considers the history of hardware prices.
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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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12/28/2010 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Return to Amateur Radio’s Roots
For more than 40 years, ARRL Straight Key Night has long been the favorite event of many amateurs. Always on New Year’s Eve and Day, Straight Key Night gives hams a chance to return to the time when Amateur Radio was just a bit simpler -- a time when a st
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12/24/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspots disappeared this week. Five days with no spots is the longest since May 9-19, 2010, when we saw 11 days in a row in which the Sun was spotless. Since then, there has only been the occasional day or two which was spot-free. April 2010 saw 13 conse
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12/24/2010 | Surfin’: Where’s Channel 1?This week, Surfin’ uncovers what really happened to broadcast television Channel 1.
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