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06/17/2016 | FCC Technological Advisory Council Initiates Noise Floor Inquiry
It should be welcome news that the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC) — an advisory group to the FCC — is investigating changes and trends to the radio spectrum noise floor.
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05/02/2016 | Deadline is June 1 for US Radio Amateurs to Submit IARU Region 2 HF Band Plan Suggestions
The deadline is June 1 for US radio amateurs to submit suggestions to the ARRL Board of Directors’ HF Band Planning Committee regarding possible changes to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plan. That band plan and other signif...
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03/23/2016 | ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Seeks Suggestions on IARU Region 2 HF Band Plan
The ARRL Board of Directors’ HF Band Planning Committee is inviting input from the US Amateur Radio community regarding possible changes to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plan.
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06/26/2014 | House Bill Would Require FCC to Extend PRB-1 Coverage to Restrictive Covenants
A US House bill would require the FCC to extend PRB-1 coverage to restrictive covenants.
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04/21/2012 | [email protected]: The First Contact -- Explaining the Excitement of Your First QSOExperienced hams knew it all too well. Volunteer Examiners expect it. And for some reason, newly licensed hams fear it. What could it be? As the title suggests, completing your first contact is a daunting -- yet exciting -- event for many. Why is that? Wh
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03/30/2012 | Fred Maia, W5YI (SK)
Fred Maia, W5YI, died March 28 at age 76.
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07/06/2011 | FCC Issues Citation to Canadian Company for Marketing Unauthorized Devices in US
On July 6, the FCC issued a Citation to New Generation Hobbies of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, for marketing unauthorized radio frequency devices in the United States that operate on restricted frequencies. This is in violation of Section 302(b) of the Co
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03/04/2010 | ARRL Seeks Input for New IARU Region 2 Band Plan
The International Amateur Radio Region 2 conference -- held later this year in El Salvador -- brings together delegations from the national Amateur Radio Societies in the Western Hemisphere. One of the topics on the agenda will be the Region 2 HF band pla
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