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04/06/2009 | Hams Still Active as Red River Flood Threat Lessens
As reported last week, hams have been providing communications during the Red River flood emergency that continues to threaten Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota and surrounding areas. Mark Johnson, KC0SHM, President of the Red River Radio Amateu
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04/06/2009 | FCC, Indianapolis Police Department Address Unlicensed Operations
In response to an investigation by the FCC, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has taken action to prevent further use of Amateur Radio frequencies by unlicensed officers. Any Amateur Radio equipment in the cruisers of unlicensed offic
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04/03/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Our Sun is in the news again, unfortunately not due to any hoped-for activity, but for the eerie quiet instead. The Sun is surprisingly calm by several measurements -- including the large number of spotless days -- with an average 10.7 cm solar flux and l
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04/03/2009 | Surfin': Visibly Spacing OutThis week's Surfin' finds a Web site for locating the space station, space shuttles, and space satellites.
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04/02/2009 | 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 March.
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04/02/2009 | Byron Black, W4SSY, Wins March QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for March is Byron Black, W4SSY, for his article "The W4SSY Spudgun." Congratulations, Byron! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best artic
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04/02/2009 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Stating the ObviousKnowing little things about the geography US states and Canadian provinces can be of great use on the air or just plain fun. This quiz leads into some quiet corners of the North American continent that you know so well -- or maybe you don't. No multiple g
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04/01/2009 | Dayton Amateur Radio Association Announces 2009 Award Winners
The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA), host of the Dayton Hamvention®, has announced the winners of their three 2009 annual receive awards -- 2009 Amateur of the Year, the Technical Excellence Award and the Special Achievement Award -- at the an
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