Recent News
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12/07/2023 | New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released Effective July 1, 2024
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2024 - 2028 Extra-Class FCC Element 4 Question Pool Syllabus to the public
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12/06/2023 | ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million for the Next Generation of Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and The ARRL Foundation announced a three-year commitment with over $2.1 million in combined funding to support scholarships for radio amateurs, radio technology for classroom teachers, and amateur radio club gr
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12/06/2023 | NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two General-Class License Questions
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed two General-class license questions.
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12/03/2023 | Florida Hams Make Contact 100 Miles Apart via 10-Meter Repeater… in Switzerland.
As Solar Cycle 25 continues to rise toward its peak, amateurs can expect to encounter more exciting propagation, especially on t10- and 6-meter bands. In this case, the signals traveled roughly 9,800 miles round trip.
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12/02/2023 | ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Southwest Marine Corps Spectrum Office, will honor the sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro, California, who were attacked on December 7, 1941.
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12/01/2023 | The K7RA Solar Update
GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023
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12/01/2023 | WX1AW Active for 2023 SKYWARN™ Recognition Day
As part of the celebrations for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on December 2, 2023, hams will be on the air as WX1AW from the ARRL Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ.
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12/01/2023 | ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety
Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations.
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