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07/12/2010 | Fred Fish Memorial Award #2 Goes to Texas Ham
Llewellyn “Pat” Rose, W5OZI, of Junction, Texas, is the recipient of the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA) #2. Thanks to a recent Grid DXpedition by Russ Dwarshius, KB8U, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rose earned FFMA #2; FFMA #1 was awarded posthumously to Fred
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07/12/2010 | Spain Extends Amateur Privileges on 70 MHz
The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) -- Spain’s IARU Member-Society -- announced that the Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información (SETSI) (Spain’s equivalent to the USA’s FCC) has extended temporary privile
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07/12/2010 | ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, Resigns Position
On Sunday, July 11, ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, of Edmond, Oklahoma, submitted his resignation to ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN. Thomason told President Craigie that by resigning, he will be able to “devote my energy to serv
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07/10/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers for this week rose from 11.7 to 16, back to the level from two weeks ago. The geomagnetic indices have quieted down, with average mid-latitude A index dropping over five points from the previous week. Sunspot numbers for
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07/10/2010 | Surfin’: What’s on the Horizon?This week, Surfin’ discovers what is really on the horizon.
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07/09/2010 | 2010 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board will be July 16-17
2010 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board will be July 16-17
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07/08/2010 | Former ARRL Staffer Mike Kaczynski, W1OD (SK)
Michael B. Kaczynski, W1OD, of Bristol Connecticut, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Bristol Hospital. He was 51. An ARRL Life Member, Kaczynski worked at ARRL Headquarters from 1979-1987 starting off at the DXCC Desk, then becoming a Communi
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07/08/2010 | Can I Have Amateur Radio for $1000, Alex?: Young Amateur Makes Her Mark on Jeopardy!
For hams who are fans of the television quiz show Jeopardy -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- the July 6 show was a real treat: Andrea Salt, KE7OPV, of Gilbert, Arizona, was a contestant. But what makes Andrea’s time on Jeopa
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