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11/27/2012 | Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF, and Scott Kelly to Spend One Year on International Space Station
Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF, of the Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly have been selected for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station in 2015.
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11/27/2012 | Morse Code Plays Role in New Spielberg Movie
Producer Steven Spielberg has used Amateur Radio or Morse code in three of his last four movies: Super 8, The Adventures of Tin Tin and Lincoln. Members of the Morse Telegraph Club played an integral part in the production of Lincoln.
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11/26/2012 | Ellen Ochoa, ex-KB5TZZ, Named 11th Director of Johnson Space Center
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, ex-KE4IQB, has named NASA Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, KB5TZZ, as the next Director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.
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11/26/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
In November 16 edition of the Solar Update, we reported that the average daily sunspot number on November 8-14 was 104.9. In the next seven day reporting period -- November 15-21 -- the average was 126.9, making for a nice increase; with solar flux, the a
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11/23/2012 | Surfin’: Ham Radio BallooningThis week, Surfin’ considers high-altitude ballooning with Amateur Radio payloads.
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11/21/2012 | FCC Seeks to Assign Entire Amateur Portion of 160 Meter Band to Primary Status to Amateur Radio Service, Proposes New LF Amateur Band at 135.7-137.8 kHz
On Tuesday, November 20, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to amend Part 97 (among others) of the Commission’s rules. These changes include changing the allocation to the amateur portion of the 160 meter band, allocating a new
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11/20/2012 | Former “How’s DX?” Conductor Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (SK)
Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- who penned the QST column “How’s DX?” from 1947-1978 -- passed away on Monday, November 19 after a long illness. Newkirk was credited with coining the term “Elmer,” as well as for his humorous take
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11/20/2012 | Top Off the Year on Top Band in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest
While Solar Cycle 24 is making the high bands the focal point for HF operators, 160 meters -- Top Band -- is still chock full of DX. There’s no better time to get on 160 meters than the ARRL 160 Meter Contest, November 30-December 2.
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