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07/22/2015 | Party Balloon Carrying Ham Radio Payload Circles Southern Hemisphere a Second Time
After travelling for more than 110,800 km (68,696 mi) aloft, the record-setting pico balloon PS-46, carrying an Amateur Radio payload, completed its second circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere.
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06/04/2015 | Another Australian Balloon with a Ham Radio Payload Circumnavigates Earth
The circumnavigation of another foil balloon from Australia carrying a ham radio payload has demonstrated that having one circle the Southern Hemisphere is no fluke.
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10/20/2014 | 4M Moon Orbiter Carrying Ham Radio Payload to Launch on October 23
The 4M-LXS moon orbiter carrying a ham radio payload will launch on October 23.
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07/12/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update
Another unsettled week ahead
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05/20/2011 | The K7RA Solar Update
We saw a decline in sunspot activity this week with a 23 point drop in the average daily sunspot numbers and a nearly 9 point decline in the average daily solar flux. These compare, of course, to the numbers for the previous reporting week, which always r
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12/24/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Many of us are nearly giddy with joy over the recent steady increase in sunspot activity that seems long overdue. Average daily sunspot numbers rose more than 10 points this week compared to last -- from 21.1 to 31.4! The monthly average daily sunspot num
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12/19/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot activity continued this week; new group 1035 emerged December 14, following group 1034 that appeared December 9. Daily sunspot numbers since December 9 through December 17 have been 13, 13, 13, 12, 14, 28, 38, 30 and 24. Solar flux values have bee
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11/20/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspot 1029 made its trip around the Sun and has re-emerged as sunspot 1032. A new sunspot 1033 has come over the Sun's eastern limb. This steady appearance of sunspots has raised the MUF over many paths, and 15 meters is beginning to open regularly.
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