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NFL without cable: A cord cutter's guide for the 2015/2016 season
The best way to watch NFL games for free is with an antenna, covering all day games on CBS and Fox, and all Sunday Night Football games on NBC. Cheap indoor antennas sell for as little as $ 15, while more expensive flat-panel designs from Mohu and …
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Man arrested for murder of 7-year-old girl taken from football game
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. –A Kentucky man is behind bars in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl, whose body was discovered behind a high school last week. According to WSMV, 7-year-old Gabriella Doolin was with her mother at the high school to …
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Man arrested in California after body is discovered in Oklahoma
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. – Pauls Valley police are investigating after a body was found inside a home earlier this week. The victim has not yet been identified, but police are ruling the death a homicide. The body was found Monday afternoon in a home …
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The ARRL Letter for July 11, 2013, contained an incorrect link for the ARRL Hurricane Season Webinar, Monday, July 15, 8-9:30 PM EDT [July 16, 0000-0130 UTC]. The session will present information about the 2013 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. The program will offer presentations by representatives from the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the Hurric…

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The ARRL will host a webinar Monday, July 15, 8-9:30 PM EDT [July 16, 0000-0130 UTC], to present information about the 2013 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio response. The program will offer presentations from representatives from the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the Hurricane Watch Net and the ARRL. Webinar registration is open to all, but will be of parti…

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Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are calling for an “active or extremely active” 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. In its initial outlook for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season — which begins Saturday, June 1 and runs through November 30 — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is forecasting a 70 percent likelihood of 13-20 named storms (winds of 39 m…

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By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
n0ax@arrl.net

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 aficionado, most major contests use only one mode and 12, 17 and 30 meters bands are entirely contest-free …

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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has been “busy,” with six named storms since the season began June 1. In May 2012, NOAA forecasters originally indicated a 50 percent chance for a near-normal season in 2012, and predicted the chances for an above-normal season at 25 percent and a below-normal season at 25 percent. But on…

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Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are calling for a “near-normal” Atlantic hurricane season for 2012. In its initial outlook for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season — which began Friday, June 1 and runs through November 30 — the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is calling for a 50 percent probability of a near-normal season, a 25 percent probability…

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