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04/10/2009 | Italian Hams Respond after Earthquake
An earthquake that registered between 5.8 and 6.3 magnitude struck the town of L'Aquila -- the capital of Italy's Abruzzo region, about 65 miles northeast of Rome -- early on the morning of April 6. News reports say the quake has killed more than 250 peop
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04/10/2009 | ARRL to Close in Observance of Good Friday
ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Good Friday on Friday, April 10. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions that day. The ARRL Letter will be pos
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04/09/2009 | California County Says "Ham Radio Operators Remain Active and Appreciated"
"The California county of San Luis Obispo was notified by the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday, April 8 of a rumor on an Internet group site stating that the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on March 31 which
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04/09/2009 | Surfin': Making Hay During the Holiday DowntimeThis week's Surfin' notices the world winding down as the holidays rev up.
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04/09/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Again, there were no sunspots this week -- same as we've reported for the last three weeks. In this time of the quiet Sun, spaceweather.com has a new feature keeping track of all these days with no spots. On the left side of the page at below the i
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04/09/2009 | New Section Manager Appointed in South Dakota
Scott Rausch, WA0VKC, of Piedmont, has been appointed Section Manager of the ARRL South Dakota Section starting April 7. He will serve the balance of the term of Rich Beebe, N0PV; Beebe passed away on March 16. According to
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04/08/2009 | Hams Mentor Challenger Center Students for Garriott ContactAn Elmer and his pupil work together to help Challenger Learning Center students contact the International Space Station.
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04/08/2009 | Seattle Hosts Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Seminar
More than 250 hams and emergency communications professionals enjoyed two days of focused programs and socializing at the 11th Annual Communications Academy in Seattle over the weekend of April 3-4. Held at South Seattle Community College in West Seattle,
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