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'Can of Ham' skyscraper coming to London after all

'Can of Ham' skyscraper coming to London after all
Rendering of the proposed 'Can of Ham' tower at 60-70 St Mary Axe in the City of London. Image via foggo.com. Mace has been appointed to a pre-construction deal to build the much delayed 'Can of Ham' project at 60-70 St Mary Axe, Construction News …
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Man dies after falling from ham radio tower
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Acquaintances say the Eau Claire man who fell to his death with repairing a ham radio tower had been climbing similar towers for at least a decade. Authorities say 59-year-old James Linstedt fell about 95 feet from a tower …
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Blimp flown above Swiss Cottage to show full height of proposed tower
It was intended to show just how high the proposed 24-storey tower would be, with it visible from Hampstead Heath. Developer Essential Living's plans would see the existing six-storey building at 100 Avenue Road torn down and space for 184 flats …
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Voice of Tibet on 2 frequencies signing off and coming on

Voice of Tibet on 2 frequencies signing off and coming on

Found the Voice of Tibet (via Tajikistan) on 2 close frequencies (within 10 kiloHertz of each other). At the beginning of this video, while 15548 kHz was end…
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Hydraulic Turbine Tower Coming Down

Here We have a Wind Turbine package from ReDriven a Canadian establish Alternative Power Company. I just want to show folks how easy it is to lower this towe…

http://copaseticflows.appspot.com/hamtest Brief overview of the practice exam website.
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ARRL November Sweepstakes: Another Chance at a “Clean Sweep” is Coming Up!

In a few short days, operators across all 83 ARRL and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sections will take to the airwaves to compete in the first of two ARRL November Sweepstakes events. Always a fall favorite “Sweeps” is the longest-running “domestic” contest. The CW event is November 1-3, while the SSB event is November 15-17. The action on both weekends gets underway at 2100 UTC Saturday and r…

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June VHF Contest Coming June 8-10

As summer starts to warm up, the VHF bands will be hot for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest, June 8-10. Even with a modest station, it’s possible to work hundreds of miles on the VHF bands during a good opening. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, is a VHF enthusiast. “The June VHF Contest occurs at the beginning of summer’s sporadic E season, which can produce intense openings on 6 me…

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Digital QST: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You!

 

The new Digital Edition of QST will debut toward the end of May. If you are an ARRL member and you haven’t yet signed up to be notified automatically when the Digital Edition becomes available, you can do so easily. Just go to EDIT YOUR PROFILE at www.arrl.org. Click EDIT EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS and then check the box next to NOTIFICATION OF MONTHLY DIGITAL EDITION OF QST. That’s all there is to i…

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Coming Soon: New ARRL Membership Benefits

The ARRL is excited to announce two new membership benefits that will be introduced in June 2012.

In addition to the print copy of QST, all members will have access to an online digital edition of QST — at no extra cost. You will be able to access QST from anywhere — on nearly any computer, laptop, mobile device, smartphone and tablet (including Apple iPad, iPhone, iTouch and devices using the…

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