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07/02/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
It was a perfect Field Day weekend from where I stood. The weather was warm, skies clear, the space weather was calm and there was enough propagation to make a domestic contest interesting. I had no plans, so on Saturday I went to the ARRL Field Day Stati
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06/26/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Two new sunspots appeared last week, numbered 1022 and 1023, and both were Solar Cycle 24 spots, with 1022 lasting through June 23 and 1023 until June 24. On June 24, geomagnetic indices were unsettled. Sunspot numbers for June 18-24 were 0, 0, 0, 12, 24,
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02/04/2009 | ARRL Announces Second Homebrew Challenge
The first ARRL Homebrew Challenge, announced in the August 2006 issue of QST, offered a prize for the best 5 W, 40 meter CW and voice transceiver our readers could build. The only requirement was that the rig had to be built for less than $50 of new, read
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01/26/2009 | Korea Unveils Stamp Celebrating ARDF
To commemorate the 2008 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, Korea has issued a postage stamp. The ARDF World Championsh
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01/09/2009 | Classic Exchange -- A Vintage Radio ContestWarm-up those filaments for the Classic Exchange contest, January 25/26 and February 15/16.
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10/02/2008 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Historically SpeakingThe ARRL is one of the world's oldest radio organizations with a storied history that continues into the 21st century. This month's quiz takes a look into past and presents people and events in the League's history -- some major and some minor. Do you kno
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