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04/01/2013 | 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 the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of March.
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04/01/2013 | Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Wins March QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the March QST Cover Plaque Award is Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA for his article “The Sun and the Ionosphere.”
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03/31/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: It’s Not Easy Being Green-lessMany years ago, my grandfather used to build radio sets and sell them to his neighbors. Somewhat later, just after World War II, he and my father installed radios in cars for Western Auto. They saved up their earnings and eventually started Hoffman Radio-
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03/30/2013 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: New Kid in TownMoving to a new town is a big undertaking, whether as a family, a temporary move to study abroad or get work experience while in college -- or even moving to college itself. Although it’s never easy to let go of the old and become acquainted with a new pl
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03/29/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity was down this week, with the average daily sunspot number at 49.6, less than half last week’s figure. The average daily solar flux dropped 22 points to 97, and geomagnetic activity was quiet also.
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03/29/2013 | Surfin’: Got Traffic?This week, Surfin’ remembers George Hart, W1NJM, and his National Traffic System.
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03/27/2013 | Two Hams Scheduled to Head to ISS This Week
NASA will televise the launch and docking of its next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) beginning at 3:30 PM EDT on Thursday, March 28 (1930 UTC).
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03/26/2013 | National Traffic System Developer George Hart, W1NJM (SK)
George Hart, W1NJM -- the chief developer of the National Traffic System (NTS) -- passed away Sunday, March 24. He was 99. An ARRL Charter Life Member, Hart spent more than four decades as a member of the ARRL Headquarters staff and continued to be an act
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