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Should airlines let passengers make calls via Wi-Fi?

Roger Flessing was on an American Airlines flight to Seattle recently when he began speaking with his son on his iPhone.

Unsure of how his action might be received by others, the Tacoma resident says he spoke discreetly. But soon, he says, flight attendants were leaning over, asking for a demonstration on how to make calls on their mobile phones. “They were saying, ‘Wow this is great. We have to check our schedule, and we couldn’t do that before,’ ” says Flessing, who flies often for his job as a communications executive for the non-profit relief organization World Vision.
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WA7BNM Contest Calendar

Nov. 1
High Speed CW Contest

Nov. 7-8
Ukrainian DX Contest

Nov. 7-9
ARRL Sweepstakes CW

Nov. 8
WAE DX Contest, RTTY

Nov. 14-15
JIDX Phone Contest
OK/OM Contest, CW

Nov. 14-16
CQ WE Contest

Nov. 20
YO Int’l PSK 31 Contest

Nov 21-22
SARL Field Day
LZ DX Contest
ALL-Austrtian 160 Meter

Nov. 21-23
ARRL Sweepstakes, SSB

Nov 23
EU PSK 63 QSO Party

Nov 28-29
CQ WW DX Contest, CW

Dec. 4-6
ARRL 160-Meter Contest

http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html

Silent Key, KB3OOZ

SILENT KEY
Luther P. Cressman, KB3OOZ
September 30, 2009

IRCs: Out with the Old, In with the New

It is now time to start dumping your old International Reply Coupons (IRCs): The “Beijing Model No 2″ must be redeemed before December 31, 2009.

Full Story: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/30/11103/?nc=1

The 2010 ARRL Handbook: Our Biggest — and Best — Ever!

With more than 60 authors and reviewers contributing over 70 percent of new or completely revised content, The 2010 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is the biggest Handbook ever. Since it was first published in 1926, the Handbook has been a mainstay for the radio electronic experimenter. A core resource for radio amateurs, hobbyists, engineers and scientists, the Handbook is the single most authoritative reference on practical communications topics. It is both reference book and tutorial, woven together with practical applications and solutions. The 2010 Handbook — the 87th edition — is both a useful introduction to radio communication and features the most current material on electronics and Amateur Radio.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/01/11102/?nc=1

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