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11/14/2008 | ARRL Sweepstakes Celebrates Diamond Anniversary this Weekend
Fans of domestic contesting will take to the airwaves this weekend for the 75th running of the ARRL November SSB Sweepstakes. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the event started back in 1929 as a competition for handling formal t
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11/07/2008 | The ARRL On-Line Auction: Going Once, Going Twice, GONE!
Not with a whimper, but with a definite bang of the gavel, the Third Annual ARRL On-Line Auction closed on Friday, October 31 after nine days of frenzied bidding for almost 200 items. ARRL Business Services Manager Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ, said that she was thr
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11/06/2008 | Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Back on Terra Firma
After 10 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, returned to Earth October 23 on Soyuz TMA-12. Garriott is the son of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, who in 1983 was the first ham to make QSOs from space. While Richard was o
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10/31/2008 | Anything for a BuckAfter writing my last column I was amazed by the number of people who wrote to tell me that cell phones are dangerous, and they have proof! I was directed to one of a number of videos that were available on YouTube, showing kernels of popcorn on a table t
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10/30/2008 | Third Annual ARRL On-Line Auction Nears Finish Line
With just a few days left, there are still great items available in the Third Annual ARRL On-Line Auction. The Auction, which kicked off Thursday, October 23, runs until 4 PM EDT Friday, October 31. With almost 200 items up for bid
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10/23/2008 | Get Ready for the ARRL November CW Sweepstakes
This year marks the 75th running of the premier domestic contest, the ARRL CW Sweepstakes. According to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the event started back in 1929 as a competition for handling formal traffic messages and is one of the o
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10/23/2008 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Scouts and Amateur Radio Is a Game of "Follow the Leader"Any family involved with Scouting who is reading this will agree that wherever Scouting goes, ham radio follows close behind. There is always a radio station surrounded by curious faces listening to a QSO or a group of Cub Scouts running around with a bea
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10/23/2008 | Pension Protection Act Charitable Contribution Provision Extended Through December 31, 2009
The ARRL Development Office notes that legislation was signed on October 3, 2008 in conjunction with the Economic Stimulus Bill of 2008 to include the immediate and retroactive extension of the popular charitable contribution provision of the Pension Prot
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