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11/27/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot numbers decline sharply
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10/23/2012 | Fun and Excitement Fill the Airwaves for the 2012 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes

Steeped in tradition and still as exciting as ever, the 79th Annual ARRL Sweepstakes offers US and Canadian operators a fun-filled contest opportunity again this fall. First up is CW Sweepstakes during the weekend of November 3-5.
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09/02/2012 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Contest Season Refresher

The fall and winter months are packed with contests for every taste: DX, domestic, single-band and specialty events of every stripe. Shake off a little rust with this quiz and get ready to put some QSOs in the log. Remember, too, if you’re not a contest a
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11/11/2011 | Let’s Play Two! The 2011 ARRL Phone Sweepstakes Is Right Around the Corner

The ARRL Sweepstakes celebrates its 78th anniversary in 2011 and the SSB weekend is coming up on November 19-21. As last weekend’s CW weekend demonstrated, the recent re-awakening of the sunspot cycle promises a generous dose of competition and fun for op
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10/26/2011 | 2011 ARRL CW Sweepstakes -- Are You Ready?

Steeped in tradition and still as exciting as ever, the 78th Annual ARRL Sweepstakes offers US and Canadian operators a fun-filled contest opportunity again this fall. First up is CW Sweepstakes during the weekend of November 5-7.
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10/27/2010 | No “Maybes” About It: ARRL Sweepstakes is Fun!

ARRL Sweepstakes has been part of Amateur Radio in the US and Canada for more than 75 years. In 2010, the tradition continues with the 77th running of the best domestic contest in all of Amateur Radio: CW will be the weekend of November 6, while the Phone
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09/13/2010 | Sponsor a Plaque for ARRL Sweepstakes

When your dentist says you have plaque, that’s bad. But when the ARRL November Sweepstakes contest results say you have a plaque, that’s a cause for celebration! Plaques for Division and overall contest winners are an important part of the Sweepstakes tra
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11/23/2009 | ARRL Sweepstakes Manager Ken Adams, K5KA (SK)

Ken Adams, K5KA, succumbed to cancer and passed away on Sunday, November 22. He was 64. Adams, an ARRL Life Member, served as the first-ever Contest Manager for the ARRL Sweepstakes, coming on board in 2005. "Ken was a 'get it done' kinda guy,"
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