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05/03/2010 | Many Radio Clubs Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status in 2010
Changes made three years ago to the federal tax laws could cause many radio clubs to lose their tax-exempt status this year. Clubs that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code must file the required IRS annual returns or reports b
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05/03/2010 | George Badger, W6TC, Wins April QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for April is George Badger, W6TC, for his article “Easy to Make 4:1 Coreless Baluns.” Congratulations, George! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article
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05/03/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: In A Perfect Sol-itudeWith scientific data about our stellar parent beaming in from every quarter and sunspots popping up like crocuses in the spring, it seems appropriate to sample your solar savvy. You may find that you’re so bright, you gotta wear shades!
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05/01/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: Not Exactly Plug-And-PlayI often hear people say, “Oh yes, I know how to program a computer”, when what they really mean is that they know how to invoke some esoteric feature of Excel or Word. As a software professional, I do not consider that sort of ability to be anything remot
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04/30/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Our Sun has again become very quiet. We saw 13 days with no sunspots, April 15-27, then new sunspot group 1063 appeared April 28, and on April 29 it was gone again. Although the sunspot number for April 29 is 0, early on April 30 I can still see group 106
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04/30/2010 | Surfin’: Buyin’ Parts, Part 2This week, Surfin’ plans to visit the biggest source of ham radio parts this side of the Sun.
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04/29/2010 | ARRL Receives Archive Set of The DX Bulletin
Jim Cain, K1TN, has donated an archive-quality set of The DX Bulletin to the ARRL. Organized in binders, the collection will be housed in the ARRL Library and available to anyone who wants to come in to ARRL Headquarters and read them. Published
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04/28/2010 | ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration
Registration remains open through Sunday, May 23, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, June 4, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Design and Construction; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Elect
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