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07/28/2016 | Nexø I Rocket Launched from the Baltic Sea, Tracked via Amateur Radio
The Copenhagen Suborbitals Nexø I rocket launched on July 23 used a 1240 MHz digital Amateur Radio television (DATV) downlink, a 432 MHz command uplink, and 144 MHz Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS).
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08/22/2014 | The K7RA Solar Update
Solar activity appears to be increasing in the short term
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08/12/2013 | DXpeditions Target Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Two DXpeditions to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (J8) are in the works.
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02/14/2013 | Oklahoma Ham Helps Develop New Winter Weather App for NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), in partnership with the University of Oklahoma, has launched a free app called mPING with which users can anonymously report precipitation from their Apple or
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11/28/2012 | ARRL’s Logbook of The World: Bug Fix is on the Way
The past few weeks have been a frustrating time for many users of the ARRL’s Logbook of The World (LoTW) QSO confirmation system. The problems began with a 3-1/2 day outage during the first week of November -- a particularly busy time of the year for log
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05/11/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily solar flux for the past week rose slightly, 116.2 to 119, but the average daily sunspot numbers declined more than 14 points (about 13 percent), to 92.6. Sunspot numbers for May 3-9 were 107, 101, 88, 104, 79, 90 and 79, with a mean of 9
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11/17/2011 | Space Station Active on 70 cm Packet
The International Space Station is now active on UHF packet radio.
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04/25/2011 | WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Honored at National Hurricane Conference
W4NXC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R was awarded the Distinguished Service Award at the National Hurricane Conference -- held April 18-22 in Atlanta, Georgia -- for “exceptional service in providing emergency communication during hurricane event
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