Recent News
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04/10/2013 | The 2013 SSB Rookie Roundup Is Here!
The weather’s getting warmer and that means the bands will be hot for the ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup, Sunday, April 21 from 1800-2359 UTC. Created to give the budding operator a place to learn about contesting at an easier pace, the ARRL Rookie Roundup is a
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04/10/2013 | Applications for Teachers Institute, ETP Grants Due in May
Attention, teachers who are thinking about using Amateur Radio and wireless technology in their classrooms to help facilitate hands-on learning opportunities. The ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP) offers two programs that can help make this happ
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04/09/2013 | Julie N. Zoller, KJ4EMJ, Named to Senior State Department Telecom Post
Julie N. Zoller, KJ4EMJ, has succeeded Richard C. Beaird at the Department of State as Senior Deputy Coordinator of the Office of Multilateral Affairs, Communications and Information Policy Directorate, Economics and Business Affairs Bureau.
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04/08/2013 | QST Announces Video Contest Winners
QST Announces Video Contest Winners
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04/08/2013 | Dayton Hamvention® Awards Committee Withdraws 2013 Amateur of the Year Award
The Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee announced on April 7 that it would be withdrawing its Amateur of the Year Award for 2013. According to Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, the committee had received “conflicting information fr
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04/05/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity increased over this past week, with the average daily sunspot numbers up 32 points to 81.6, while the average daily solar flux increased more than 16 points to 113.4. The geomagnetic field was active on March 29 due to solar wind.
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04/05/2013 | Surfin’: Getting Parts in the 21st CenturyThis week, Surfin’ finds radio parts on a fascinating website.
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04/04/2013 | FCC Seeks to Reassess RF Exposure Limits
On March 27, the FCC released a First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Inquiry (ET Docket Nos. 13-84 and 03-137). The documents seek to reassess the FCC’s RF exposure limits and policies, as well as to propose change
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