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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #14 de K7RA:

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:19 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29987


Solar activity increased over the past week, with average daily
sunspot numbers up 32 points to 81.6, and average daily solar flux
increasing more than 16 points to 113.4. The geomagnetic field was
active on March 29, due to solar wind.


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ARNewsline Report 1860 -- Apr 5 2013:

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:24 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29986


The following is a QST. The FCC says it is
reviewing RF exposure limits in all radio
services; a look at the possible candidates
to be the next FCC Chairman; a UK ham's
signal is heard 2000 Kilometers away with
only 10 milliwatts from a Raspberry Pi
transmitter; the tiny Baofeng HT becomes a
paradise for makers and hackers and the story
of how ham radio help to stop a civil war.
All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline
report number 1860 coming your way right now.


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Stratford Students Host Question and Answer with Space Station:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 05:04 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29985


Stratford Academy students made their own history today by hosting chat
with an orbiting astronaut 250 miles above them. The students held a
Question and Answer with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who is on the
International Space Station. It was all part of a project through amateur
radio to connect the ISS to schools. The event was only possible during a
9-minute window from 8:47 a.m. to 8:58 a.m., when the ISS was flying over
the radio center in Santa Rosa, California. During that time, kids squeezed
in questions on everything from what astronauts do for fun in orbit to how
they tell the difference between night and day. Since the radio project is
experimental, there was no guarantee of a connection. Although the
astronauts could hear their questions, the responses coming in were
staticky and hard to follow. "It's still really cool that we actually got
to hear his voice and know that he's actually listening to us speak," says
junior Maggie Bergmark. They say it's still a moment they'll never forget.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #14:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:32 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29984


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
N7QT, NC1L, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily
DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and
WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.


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This Week in Radiosport:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:31 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29983


This Week in Radiosport:


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ARRL Meets with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29982


Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate,
KK4INZ, met with ARRL leadership at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC
last month. Fugate, an ARRL member, spoke with ARRL President Kay
Craigie, N3KN, and ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, as
well as ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and ARRL Emergency
Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, about Amateur Radio's role in
public service and disaster communications.


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FCC Seeks to Reassess RF Exposure Limits:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:30 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29981


On March 27, the FCC released a First Report and Order, Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Inquiry (ET Docket Nos.
13-84 and 03-137). The documents seek to reassess the FCC's RF exposure
limits and policies, as well as to propose changes to the FCC's rules
regarding human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields. These proposed
changes would affect the Amateur Radio Service (Part 97) rules.


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World Amateur Radio Day Celebrates 100 Years of Disaster Communications:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29980


This year marks the 88th anniversary of the founding of the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). To mark this occasion, the
IARU and its more than 160 Member Societies will celebrate World
Amateur Radio Day on April 18. For many years, the IARU Administrative
Council has declared a theme for each World Amateur Radio Day. The
theme for 2013 is Amateur Radio:


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World Radiosport Team Championship Solicit Volunteers for Station Test:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:28 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29979


The WRTC 2014 Organizing Committee will be conducting a capability
and training test for the World Radiosport Team Championship stations
and volunteers during the 2013 running of the IARU HF Championship,
July 13-14. According to WRTC 2014 Co-Chairman Randy Thompson, K5ZD,
the organizing committee is looking for local hams and volunteers
willing to visit New England during the contest to assist with station
setup and operation; preference will be given to those volunteers who
intend to return and assist with the 2014 event. Thompson said the
committee is looking to set up and operate up to 30 stations during for
the final station test before the WRTC 2014 competition in July 2014.


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ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:26 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29978


This feature is a concise monthly update of some of the things that
the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment -- which
covers the month of March -- takes a look at the FCC's decision to
grant the ARRL's waiver request for TDMA operation, the 2013 sessions
of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology, the ARRL's
Second Century Campaign, new League publications, updates from the ARRL
Development Office, reports from the Official Observer Desk and more.


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J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK):

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:26 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29977


J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away Sunday,
March 31 after a short illness. He was 80. In 1994, Pulfer became the
Secretary, then Secretary Treasurer for the Radio Amateurs of Canada
(RAC), that country's IARU Member Society.


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Be Ready for Field Day in Official Field Day Gear from the ARRL:

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:25 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/29976


ARRL Field Day, Amateur Radio's largest
on-the-air operating event is June 22-23 -- just a little more than two
months away -- so be sure to get your official 2013 Field Day gear
before supplies run out.