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09/02/2015 | The ARRL September VHF Contest Beckons!
The ARRL September VHF Contest gets underway on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC.
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09/03/2014 | The ARRL September VHF Contest Has Room for Everyone!
The ARRL September VHF Contest has room for everyone!
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08/05/2014 | ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest Weekends are Just Around the Corner!
The ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest weekends are August 16-17 and September 20-21.
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05/17/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Since we are now at (or close to) the peak of Solar Cycle 24, it is no surprise that the solar indices are up. The latest forecast predicts Solar Cycle 24 to peak this fall, but that will be determined after the fact, and it will be based on a long runnin
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05/10/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
This week, the average daily sunspot numbers remained about the same, with the number nudging up from 120.9 to 121.7, while the average daily solar flux numbers went from 136.5 to 137.5. For the past two weeks, the average planetary A index has been the s
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08/15/2012 | VHF Pioneer Paul Lieb, KH6HME (SK)
Paul Lieb, KH6HME, of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away July 16. He was 84. Lieb -- an ARRL Life Member -- was best known for his VHF work and his a radio beacon on the slopes of Mauna Loa where he worked the famous trans-Pacific tropo duct to the West Coast.
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07/25/2012 | The Bands Heat Up for the 2012 ARRL August UHF Contest
VHF/UHF weak-signal operators across North America are making final tests on their stations in preparation for the ARRL August UHF Contest, which is coming up over the weekend of August 4-5.
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09/22/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: In the Here and NowThe last quiz took a long look in the rear-view mirror. Let’s turn around to the future and take a look out the windshield with this collection of new ham radio jargon!
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