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04/14/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Spring for Some Contest Action!Spring marks the transition of the contest seasons, as the big DX contests give way to summer’s domestic and VHF+ activity. See if you’re ready to put some QSOs in your log with radiosport recreation in these April, May, and June on-the-air events! To hel
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04/13/2012 | FCC Enforcement Actions for January-March 2012
Here’s a summary of FCC enforcement actions during the past quarter (January-March 2012): Repeater-related cases: 1. General infractions (including unauthorized operation): 10. Power-line cases: 0.
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04/13/2012 | Old Hamfest — New HamsHam radio training goes to Dayton.
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04/13/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity took a serious nosedive this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers dropping to a value less than half the previous week’s average -- down nearly 43 points to 32.6. The solar flux values were also off, down nearly 12 points to 95.9. T
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04/13/2012 | Surfin’: Radioing the TitanicThis week, Surfin’ hops on the wayback machine and revisits the 100 year old radio communications surrounding the Titanic disaster.
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04/12/2012 | North Texas Hams Respond When Tornados Strike
On April 3, 2012, perfect conditions conducive to tornado activity converged on North Texas. A slow moving front, combined with abnormally warm temperatures and moist air coming in from the south, produced large hail, numerous funnel clouds, and tornados.
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04/12/2012 | Amateurs Must Protect New Radars in 23 cm Band
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is deploying a new generation of Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) that has some implications for the use of the 1240-1300 MHz (23 cm) band by amateurs. The Amateur Service allocation in this band is on
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04/11/2012 | Digital QST: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You!
The Digital Edition of QST will debut soon
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