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11/24/2009 | Surfin': A Wireless DilemmaThis week, Surfin' wonders what to do when ham radio transmissions interfere with the wireless equipment.
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11/23/2009 | Adventure in the Arctic: VO2A Expedition to LabradorI have been interested in island chasing ever since I can remember. After moving to Canada, I operated as VE3LYC and contacted 947 IOTA stations from the 1021 on the air. Why chase islands? Some of them are located so remotely, and are so difficult to acc
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11/18/2009 | ARRL Sweepstakes Takes to the Phone Bands Next Weekend
The SSB portion of the ARRL November Sweepstakes -- the premier domestic HF contest -- takes place next weekend, running 2100 UTC Saturday, November 21 to 0300 Monday, November 23 (or 4 PM Saturday to 10 PM Sunday EST). According to ARRL Contest Branch Ma
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11/17/2009 | SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 5
The 11th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 5, 2009. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping
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11/16/2009 | [email protected]: Fall MagicThe late months of the year are characterized by football and leaves -- and great times for Amateur Radio. We are weeks into the contest season, with no end in sight. This is also a good time to start experimenting indoors as it cools down outdoors.
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11/10/2009 | Atlantic Division to Host Webinar
Periodically, the ARRL’s Atlantic Division hosts a "webinar" -- an interactive Web-based seminar, designed to facilitate communication between a small number of presenters and a large remote audience using the Internet. On Friday, November
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11/02/2009 | Fall Frequency Measuring Test This Month
The W1AW Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) has taken several different formats over the past few years. This year, we return to the "classic" FMT -- measuring the frequency of an unmodulated carrier. Accurate frequency measurement is required of al
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10/23/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
A tiny Solar Cycle 24 sunspot group -- numbered 1028 -- emerged briefly on Tuesday, October 20, and then was gone. This is another brief phantom sunspot, teasing us with hints of the expected increase in activity that never seems to manifest. Of course, t
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