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08/06/2012 | ITU Assigns New Prefix for Niue: E6A-E6Z
On August 3, the ITU updated its Table of International Call Sign Series to reflect a call sign change for Niue. The island will now have the entire E6 prefix block. Niue -- an island approximately 1700 miles northeast of New Zealand -- is a self-governin
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08/06/2012 | Mars Rover Curiosity Successfully Lands on Red Planet
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) confirmed that the rover Curiosity -- after a 36 week space flight -- landed successfully on Mars at 10:32 PM PDT on August 5 (0532 UTC August 6). Built by JPL and launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, the 2000 pound m
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08/06/2012 | NCVEC Holds 2012 Annual Meeting
Larry Pollock, NB5X, Chairman of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), presided over the NCVEC’s 27th annual meeting, held via teleconference on July 20. The meeting offered an opportunity for representatives of the VECs to d
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08/04/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: The Ins-and-Outs of the Bits-and-PiecesOnce the homebuilding bug bites, you’ll be using a whole new set of jargon: acronyms, color codes, numbering conventions, parameters, measurements and more. Here are some questions about the many interesting methods -- and short-cuts -- we use to describe
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08/03/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers this week were up more than 47 points to 99.3, while the average daily solar flux rose nearly 35 points to 131.7.
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08/03/2012 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Increase September 4
On August 3, the FCC announced via a Final Rule in the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 80 cents, from to $14.20 to $15. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making September 4, 2012, the fir
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08/03/2012 | Surfin’: Going TropoThis week, your Surfin’ conductor considers the reasons why his car radio is acting funny.
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08/02/2012 | New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website
Four new poll questions have just been published on the QuickStats page on the ARRL website. Let your voice be heard!
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