When many kids her age are learning texting abbreviations such as ROFL or IYKWIM (“if you know what I mean”), 10-year-old Sierra Saylors is focused on KK4RJW.
That’s her call sign, the collection of numbers and letters issued by the FCC that identifies her as a legitimate ham-radio operator.
On the air you may hear a timid “KK4RJW, CQ?” know that it...
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International team on Ascension Island
An international team of 3 operators, led by Oliver, W6NV, plan to operate M/S from Ascension Island (AF-003, WLOTA 1491, Grid Loc. II22) as ZD8W in the CQWW DX CW Contest (23-24 November).
HF and 6 metre activity outside the contest (19-22 November).
QSL via W6NV.
Article source: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2013/international_team_on_ascension_island.htm
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Northern Haiti CW op
Tom, KC0W (ex-ZD7X, XU7XXX), will be active from the extreme
northern tip of Haiti (NA-096, WLOTA 0343, Grid Loc. FK39) as HH5/KC0W between
6-25 July 2013.
He states: “This will be a CW only DXpedition on 160-6m using vertical antennas over salt water. The operating location has unobstructed take-offs to North America, Europe and Africa....
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CME and solar radiation storm
A solar radiation storm is in progress on May 22nd following an M5-class solar flare on the sun’s western limb.
The explosion not only accelerated a hailstorm of protons toward our planet, but also produced a magnificent CME, which might deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field in the days ahead.
Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates....
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Logbook of The World Reaches 500 Million QSOs
05/23/2013
On May 21 at approximately 9:40 PM EDT (0140 UTC on May 22), Logbook of The World (LoTW) — the ARRL’s online QSO confirmation system – reached a new record: 500 million QSOs. This milestone was reached as Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, of Crofton, British Columbia, uploaded a log from 2011 for VC7M, the Canadian Multi/Multi Team in the 2011 CQ WPX CW Contest.
Since...
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Technician Class Survivor Challenge
05/23/2013
Now that the Morse code requirement no longer exists, those who held a Technician class license before March 21, 1987, having already passed the General theory exam, can upgrade to General class without further testing
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Article source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/technician-class-survivor-challenge
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National Weather Service In Fort Worth: Sounding The Alarm For North Texas
The local weather forecast you got this morning. The tornado warnings you heard yesterday. The minute-by-minute tracking of storm locations delivered by news reporters. They all began with a team of meteorologists and weather observers at the National Weather Service Office in Fort Worth.
The nerve center is a large rectangular room with giant TV monitors plastered to...
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Local weather spotters first line of defense (Washington)
By Steven Lane
Vancouver resident Ron Baldie is a volunteer weather spotter for the National Weather Service. Over the years, he’s constructed a makeshift weather station and ham radio antenna, which he has placed in his back yard.
By Steven Lane
Volunteer storm spotter Ron Baldie tends to his backyard weather...
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Oklahoma tornado pursuit challenges storm chaser and his team
When he’s working, storm chaser Tim Samaras is always headed in the wrong direction.
This week has been no exception.
As terrified residents headed for safety in Oklahoma, Samaras and his team of tornado chasers were speeding toward Shawnee, hoping to get there before the twister hit.
“The last four days have been really crazy,” the 55-year-old scientist, whose work...
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Amateur radio operators helping with Oklahoma relief
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