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Our Sun has again become very quiet. We saw 13 days with no sunspots, April 15-27, then new sunspot group 1063 appeared April 28, and on April 29 it was gone again. Although the sunspot number for April 29 is 0, early on April 30 I can still see group 1063 in a magnetogram, so [...]

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Our Sun has again become very quiet. We saw 13 days with no sunspots, April 15-27, then new sunspot group 1063 appeared April 28, and on April 29 it was gone again. Although the sunspot number for April 29 is 0, early on April 30 I can still see group 1063 in a magnetogram, so [...]

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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOUContributing Editor This week, Surfin’ plans to visit the biggest source of ham radio parts this side of the Sun. Every year about this time, I compile a want list of parts and gadgets I need for future projects because soon I will visit one of the biggest sources of ham radio [...]

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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOUContributing Editor This week, Surfin’ plans to visit the biggest source of ham radio parts this side of the Sun. Every year about this time, I compile a want list of parts and gadgets I need for future projects because soon I will visit one of the biggest sources of ham radio [...]

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Jim Cain, K1TN, has donated an archive-quality set of the first 325 The DX Bulletin to the ARRL. Organized in binders, the collection will be housed in the ARRL Library and available to anyone who wants to come in to ARRL Headquarters and read them. Written and published weekly from July 1979-February 1986 by Cain [...]

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Registration remains open through Sunday, May 23, 2010, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, June 4, 2010: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Design and Construction; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics. Each online course has been developed in segments — learning units with objectives, informative text, student activities and quizzes. … [...]

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As more and more people use the new ARRL Web site, we are finding some minor bugs in the system and fixing them. Here are the latest improvements to the Web site: A link to your Section News is located right underneath the “Edit Your Profile” link at the top of the page. Just click [...]

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All this week, representatives from various European Amateur Radio societies have come to the Espace Léopold — the European Parliament building located in Brussels, Belgium — to provide information about the Amateur Radio Service to members of the European Parliament. Using the motto European Amateur Radio Benefiting Society, the event is sponsored by the IARU [...]

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The May/June issue of NCJ, The National Contest Journal, is filled with the latest news from the contesting world. Whether you are new to contesting or are a seasoned pro — or somewhere in the middle — you will find something in NCJ just for you. Since the early 1970s, most of the stations that [...]

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By Duncan MacLachlan, KU0DMARRL Youth EditorApril 27, 2010 Twelve-year-old Jonas Carden, KD0DJH, submitted this write-up concerning his first experiences with Amateur Radio and the wonderful world of DX. The excitement of hearing signals from around the world is one alive and well with all generations.  Hi, I am Jonas Carden, KD0DJH, and I have been hooked [...]

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