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06/20/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: No Guessing

You’ll have to work extra hard on this quiz because it’s not a “multiple guess.” Some answers may require a little calculation, some may require exercising the memory banks -- and all will require a little head scratching.
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01/20/2012 | Surfin’: Doing Something New

This week, Surfin’ metaphorically connects The Fab Four’s record releases and the ham radio experience.
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01/06/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

We’re continuing to see good conditions, although sunspot activity has declined a bit. The average daily sunspot numbers for December 29-January 4 declined nearly 20 points (when compared to the previous seven days) to 88.1; this is the lowest reported we
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12/22/2011 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio

From the very beginnings of Amateur Radio, there was Morse code. To celebrate and remember this heritage, the ARRL sponsors Straight Key Night each year on New Year’s Eve. Straight Key Night is a special time to break out that old straight key or bug, may
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12/16/2011 | ARRL Headquarters to Close for Christmas, New Year’s Holidays

ARRL Headquarters will be closed Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code practice transmissions those days. There will be no ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on Thursda
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11/18/2011 | Surfin’: Smörgåsbording

This week, revisit two recent installments of Surfin’ and learn all about ham radio in the 21st century
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01/14/2011 | Surfin’: QRP Is For You?

This week, Surfin’ visits a Web site where you can get your feet wet operating at 5 W -- or fewer.
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12/28/2010 | ARRL Straight Key Night: A Return to Amateur Radio’s Roots

For more than 40 years, ARRL Straight Key Night has long been the favorite event of many amateurs. Always on New Year’s Eve and Day, Straight Key Night gives hams a chance to return to the time when Amateur Radio was just a bit simpler -- a time when a st
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