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01/05/2009 | Foundation for Amateur Radio Invites Scholarship Applications
The non-profit Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) is now accepting applications for 48 scholarships for the academic year 2009-2010 to assist radio amateurs pursuing higher education. FAR full
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01/05/2009 | Son Charged with Murder of Florida Ham
Robert Farley, of Lakeland Florida, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of his father Walter Farley, K4QE, also of Lakeland. The Ledger, a newspaper in Farley's hometown, reported that authorities allege Robert killed his fathe
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01/05/2009 | 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 December.
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01/02/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
2008 was a year of very low solar activity. More than 40 percent of this year's propagation bulletins reported zero sunspots for their respective weeks. The average daily sunspot number for the year was 4.7; in 2007, it was 12.8. The yearly averages of da
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01/02/2009 | ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year's Holidays
ARRL Headquarters will close at 3 PM on December 24 and will be closed Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code
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01/01/2009 | Surfin': Check Out One Heck of a ModeThis week's Surfin' visits a Web site devoted to the Hellschreiber facsimile Amateur Radio mode.
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12/30/2008 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Puzzled at TimesWhile watching the lighted ball slowly drop down the pole high above Times Square, counting the last of 2008 away "Ten, nine, eight...!" do you ever ponder the nature of time? Why does that last second matter more than others? Why is a second as
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12/29/2008 | Kids Day is January 4
The next opportunity to encourage a youngster (or a group of 'em), licensed or not, to get on the air to chat with others is Sunday, January 4. Kids Day, sponsored by the Boring (OR) Amateur Radio Club, is the perfect way to introduce a young person to th
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