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04/02/2013 | J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK)
J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away Sunday, March 31 after a long illness. He was 80. In 1994, Pulfer became the Secretary, then Secretary Treasurer for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), that country’s IARU Member Society. He also
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04/02/2013 | 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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04/02/2013 | World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 Organizers Solicit Volunteers for Station Test
The WRTC 2014 Organizing Committee will be conducting a capability and training test for the World Radiosport Team Championships stations and volunteers during the 2013 running of the IARU HF Championship, July 13-14.
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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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