Recent News
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02/24/2009 | BSA Updates Radio Merit Badge Requirements
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has updated the requirements needed to earn the Radio merit badge. The new requirements became effective with the publication of Boy Scout Requirements 2009. While no new content has been added to the program, the ne
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02/23/2009 | Field Day Station Locator Service Returning for 2009
First introduced in 2008, the ARRL's Field Day Station Locator Service was a popular addition to the Field Day toolbox. This service -- an interactive map that helps amateurs or those interested in Amat
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02/23/2009 | QEX: The March/April 2009 Issue
The March/April issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss.
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02/23/2009 | John Kanzius, K3TUP (SK)
[UPDATED Feb 20, 2009 09:37 ET] John Kanzius, K3TUP, of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away February 18 in Florida from pneumonia. He was 64. Kanzius was best known for his research into finding a cure for cancer using radio w
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02/23/2009 | Ballooning Across the PondAmateur Radio proves essential to the first manned balloon flight across the Atlantic.
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02/22/2009 | Surfin': Joining Our Public Weather ServiceThis week’s Surfin' discusses the variety of Amateur Radio services related to the National Weather Service.
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02/20/2009 | ARRL National Convention to Feature Richard Garriott, W5KWQ
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, will be attending the 2009 ARRL National Convention - hosted by the Dayton Hamvention® -- as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT. Garriott, who took off for the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12, became the six
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02/20/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
We saw a sunspot on February 11-13, then it was gone. Typical of sunspots recently, it was only seen briefly; this one was a relic of Solar Cycle 23, according to its magnetic signature. For at least a couple of years now, we've been expecting Solar Cycle
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