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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.arrl.org/" target="_self">ARRL Amateur Radio News</a><br /><span class="rss-item">The National Association of Amateur Radio</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/04/11056/" title="This week we saw another one of those fast-disappearing sunspots -- it lasted just two days, over the last day of August and the first of September. No other sunspots were observed during the month of August. Sunspot numbers for August 27-September 2 were..." target="_self">The K7RA Solar Update</a><br />');
document.write('This week we saw another one of those fast-disappearing sunspots -- it lasted just two days, over the last day of August and the first of September. No other sunspots were observed during the month of August. Sunspot numbers for August 27-September 2 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 12, 12 and 0 with a mean of 3.4. The 10.7 cm flux was 67.7, 67.9, 68, 67.2, 68.3, 69.1 and 68.2 with a mean of 68.1. The estimated planetary A indices were 5, 2, 2, 19, 5, 4 and 3 with a mean of 5.7. The estimated mid-latitude A indices were 4, 2, 2, 12, 5, 2 and 2 with a mean of 4.1.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/09/04/11055/" title="This week, Surfin\' visits a Web site that remembers the component that shrunk the radio...." target="_self">Surfin\': Remember the Transistor</a><br />');
document.write('This week, Surfin\' visits a Web site that remembers the component that shrunk the radio.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/03/11054/" title="Even as the Station fire threatens Los Angeles\' communications infrastructure atop Mt Wilson and Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Jimena die down in the tropics, emergency officials in the affected areas have not requested assistance from any Amateur R..." target="_self">ARES® Awaits Activation for Wildfire, Tropical Storms</a><br />');
document.write('Even as the Station fire threatens Los Angeles\' communications infrastructure atop Mt Wilson and Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Jimena die down in the tropics, emergency officials in the affected areas have not requested assistance from any Amateur Radio groups, including ARES&reg;.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9159" title="The first president of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tapr.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;TAPR&lt;/a&gt;) Den Connors, KD2S, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, passed away September 3 from lymphoma. He was 58. Connors, an ARRL..." target="_self">Den Connors, KD2S (SK)</a><br />');
document.write('The first president of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) Den Connors, KD2S, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, passed away September 3 from lymphoma. He was 58. Connors, an ARRL Life Member, conducted the first amateur packet radio contact with all-American hardware and software, using the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Terminal Node Controller (TNC) with Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD (now KK7P), at 9:12 PM (PST) on June 25, 1982. The tests were conducted at 146.55MHz, with both stations sending plain-text ASCII messages. &quot;Den was instrumental in the early PACSAT work, and as TAPR\'s first president, led that organization from a local club he co-founded into an international organization,&quot; Johnson said in an e-mail. &quot;His was a very cheerful, positive, can-do influence.&quot;');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9157" title="After October 31, 2009, GLA Systems -- the manufacturer of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.texasbugcatcher.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Texas Bug Catcher antennas&lt;/a&gt; -- will cease taking orders for new antennas; according to the..." target="_self">Manufacturer of Texas Bug Catcher Antenna to Cease Operations</a><br />');
document.write('After October 31, 2009, GLA Systems -- the manufacturer of the&nbsp;Texas Bug Catcher antennas -- will cease taking orders for new antennas; according to their Web site, all orders received before that date will be filled. &quot;Effective November 1, only orders for items that are in stock at the time will be accepted. Effective December 31, 2009, the toll free line, 1-800-588-2841, will be discontinued.&quot; No reason was given for the closure, but on GLA\'s Web site, owner Henry Allen, K5BUG, said &quot;It has been a fun 30 years, but it is time to hang it up. I would like to thank everyone who has made this experience possible.&quot;');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9158" title="On September 1 -- after&amp;nbsp;&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html&quot;&gt;W1AW&lt;/a&gt; Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, made contact #149 (CW) and #150 (RTTY) with Mark Stull, AB8WV, of Parkersburg, West Virginia -- W1AW received&amp;nbs..." target="_self">W1AW Earns TPA #306</a><br />');
document.write('On September 1 -- after&nbsp;W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, made contact #149 (CW) and #150 (RTTY) with Mark Stull, AB8WV, of Parkersburg, West Virginia -- W1AW received&nbsp;Triple Play Award #306 on September 2. &quot;Finally, after eight months, W1AW can now boast the ARRL\'s newest award, the TPA,&quot; Carcia said. &quot;What makes this so very cool is that we received this award on Hiram Percy Maxim\'s 140th birthday.&quot; The Triple Play Award is earned by hams who, after January 1, 2009, achieve&nbsp;Worked All States on three modes -- CW, SSB and Digital -- and upload their logs via Logbook of The World (LoTW).');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/02/11050/" title="This week, the League celebrates the 140th anniversary of the birth of ARRL\'s co-founder and first President, Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW! Maxim -- born September 2, 1869 -- decided a national organization for Amateur Radio was in order after he needed a &am..." target="_self">Happy Birthday, Hiram!</a><br />');
document.write('This week, the League celebrates the 140th anniversary of the birth of ARRL\'s co-founder and first President, Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW! Maxim -- born September 2, 1869 -- decided a national organization for Amateur Radio was in order after he needed a &quot;relay&quot; station in Agawam, Massachusetts to pass a message he was sending from Hartford to Springfield, Massachusetts. In honor of The Old Man\'s (TOM) birthday, the ARRL is holding a week-long Special Event, where eligible amateurs may add /140 to their call signs. A complete list of who may add /140 can be found on page 20 of the September 2009 issue of QST. Hams who work at least 25 /140 stations can earn an attractive certificate; this certificate can be endorsed in increments of 25 QSOs, up to 100.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/02/11046/" title="Registration remains open through &lt;b&gt;Sunday, September 20, 2009&lt;/b&gt;, for these online course sessions beginning on &lt;b&gt;Friday, October 2, 2009&lt;/b&gt;: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency In..." target="_self">ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration</a><br />');
document.write('Registration remains open through Sunday, September 20, 2009, for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, October 2, 2009: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1; Antenna Modeling; Radio Frequency Interference; Antenna Design and Construction; Ham Radio (Technician) License Course; Propagation; Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/09/01/11049/" title="This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August...." target="_self">ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?</a><br />');
document.write('This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/01/11048/" title="September is here, and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, that means the VHF bands are getting a workout. &amp;quot;If you\'ve never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the ARRL September VHF QSO Party is a great place to start..." target="_self">Get Ready for the Upcoming ARRL September VHF QSO Party</a><br />');
document.write('September is here, and according to ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, that means the VHF bands are getting a workout. &quot;If you\'ve never experienced the fun of VHF+ operating, the ARRL September VHF QSO Party is a great place to start.&quot;');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/" title="ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Get SET for the 2009 Simulated Emergency Test; ARES Awaits Activation for LA-area Wildfires, Tropical Storms; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; The Doctor Is IN the ARRL Audio News; Get Ready for th..." target="_self">ARRL Audio News: Sep 4, 2009; Vol 28 Number 35</a><br />');
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document.write('ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Get SET for the 2009 Simulated Emergency Test; ARES Awaits Activation for LA-area Wildfires, Tropical Storms; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; The Doctor Is IN the ARRL Audio News; Get Ready for the Upcoming ARRL September VHF QSO Party; Happy Birthday, Hiram!; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE');
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