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06/03/2009 | Why Join an Amateur Radio ClubWhy should you join an Amateur Radio club? I can think of many reasons. The first and foremost one is the opportunity to meet and get to know other ham operators in your community. There are almost one million Amateur Radio operators in the United States,
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06/02/2009 | First 2009 ARRL Teachers Institute in the Books
The week of May 25 saw the completion of the first 2009 Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. According to Education and Technology Program Coordinator Mark Spencer, WA8SME, about half of the participants came from the host institution, the New Mexic
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06/01/2009 | NASA Releases New Predictions for Solar Cycle 24
An international panel of experts -- led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and sponsored by NASA -- has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle: Solar Cycle 24 will peak in May 2013 with a below-average number of sun
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06/01/2009 | 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 ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of May.
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06/01/2009 | Mal Eiselman, NC4L, Wins May QST Cover Plaque Award
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for May is Mal Eiselman, NC4L, for his article "Troubleshooting Radios." Congratulations, Mal! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the
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05/29/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
That was a nice string of days showing a sunspot -- May 13-19 -- a whole week. Then it was gone, but a few days later on May 23, another Solar Cycle 24 sunspot emerged, this time in our Sun's southern hemisphere. But it was another of those phantom spots.
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05/29/2009 | Changes to ARRL VHF/UHF Contest Rules Now in Place
The League's Programs and Services Committee has approved recommendations made by the ARRL's VHF-UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) to change two rules in the ARRL's VHF/UHF contest program. These changes are in effect immediately, and include the 2009 June VH
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05/28/2009 | 2009 ARRL Photo Contest Ends Soon
There's still time -- but not much -- to enter your high-resolution digital image (or print) in the 2009 ARRL Photo Contest. Entries must be received by May 31, either via e-mail (subject line: 2009 Photo Contest) or
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