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06/18/2008 | Ham Radio Volunteers Provide Support during Santa Cruz Fire
Ham radio volunteers from Santa Cruz ARES provided a vital layer of communications to support firefighters, law enforcement, Red Cross and even animal control during the Martin fire in the hills above Santa Cruz over Father's Day weekend. As of Tuesday, J
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06/17/2008 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of May.
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06/16/2008 | First Image from CUTE-1.7 +APD II Satellite
The ground control station at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has downloaded the first color image taken by the CUTE-1.7 +APD II Amateur Radio satellite. The satellite was 620 km above the Earth at 28.905 degrees North and 146.040 degrees East when the
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06/16/2008 | US Power Squadron Holds Special Event at W1AW
Members of the United States Power Squadron's Amateur Radio Club held a Special Event at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station on June 7-8 to celebrate the National Safe Boating Council's Safe Boating Week. This is the second time USPS has operated
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06/13/2008 | Spring Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) Results Announced
The results for the W1AW Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) held on May 21, 2008 are in. Announced and reported completely online, the spring version of the exercise attracted 81 participants. The object was to measure the frequency of an audio tone, given th
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06/13/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot 998 emerged this week, another old Solar Cycle 23 sunspot near the Sun's equator. Daily sunspot numbers for June 10-12 were 14, 11 and 13. Last Sunday, June 8, had the lowest 10.7 cm solar flux value I've ever seen -- 64.9 -- at the observatory in
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06/13/2008 | Hams on Hand as Floods Sweep across Midwest US
When severe thunderstorms started to threaten the Midwestern United States with tornadoes, hail, severe lightning and rain starting on June 4, state agencies were quick to call on Amateur Radio operators for assistance.
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06/12/2008 | The Field Day Flag Pole VerticalThey tuned up the flag pole for a Field Day salute.
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