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06/03/2008 | Hein Hvatum, N4FWA (SK)
Hein Hvatum, N4FWA, who in the 1970s and 80s supervised construction of one of the world's most powerful radio observatories, died of cancer May 22 at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 85. In 1974, Hvatum assumed responsibility for constructio
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06/03/2008 | Get Ready for the ARRL June VHF QSO Party
June is here, and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, that means the VHF bands are starting to get some steam. "If you've never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the ARRL June VHF QSO Party is a great place to start. With
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06/02/2008 | Hams Head into Space
On Saturday, May 31, the space shuttle Discovery launched into the heavens carrying a crew of one Japanese and six American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS); of the seven crew members, two are Amateur Radio operators. NASA's Gr
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06/02/2008 | ARRL Welcomes Yaesu as Principal Sponsor of Logbook of The World Web Site
The ARRL welcomes Yaesu as the principal sponsor of the Logbook of The World (LoTW) Web site. LoTW is a repository of log records submitted by users from around the world; when both participants in a QSO submit matching QSO records to LoTW, the result is
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06/02/2008 | It Seems To Us: Can We Talk?A question we are asked sometimes by non-hams is, "When you're on the radio, what do you talk about?" It's a good question with many possible answers.
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05/30/2008 | Radio RootsA different type of old time radio.
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05/30/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update
This week we saw only one sunspot, number 997, and only on Memorial Day, May 26. Alas, this was another sunspot left over from fading Solar Cycle 23 and its appearance was very brief. One day it weakly emerged, it quickly faded from view. The previous fiv
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05/29/2008 | New Name, Look for ARRL Contest e-Letter
The ARRL Contest Rate Sheet is getting a new look and name this week. Now known as the ARRL Contest Update -- News and Techniques for the Active Operator, the biweekly e-letter offers a useful source of timely information for both the ac
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