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06/10/2010 | In FCC Rule Making Proceeding, ARRL Supports Employee Participation in Drills
In March 2010, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) (WT Docket No 10-72) that proposed to amend the Part 97 rules -- specifically 97.113(a)(3) -- governing the Amateur Radio Service. The new rules would provide that, under certain limi
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06/08/2010 | WX4NHC Reports 2010 On-the-Air Station Test Results
As volunteers at the WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) In Miami, Florida -- prepare for one of the most active hurricane seasons predicted since 2005, WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, said he is cou
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04/27/2010 | DX Activities Abound at ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention®
ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, reports that plans for a plethora of DX activities at the ARRL EXPO -- part of the 2010 Dayton Hamvention -- are wrapping up. “We are excited about the activities that will be taking place,
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03/03/2010 | Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communications Support in Haiti
After a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, many Amateur Radio operators asked how they could volunteer to help. WX4NHC volunteers were among those responding.
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01/14/2010 | NHC to Provide Greater Lead Time for Watches, Warnings
Beginning with the 2010 hurricane season, NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami will issue watches and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes along threatened coastal areas 12 hours earlier than in previous years.
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01/12/2010 | ARISS Notes Record Number of ISS-to-School Contacts
When the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program began coordinating ISS-to-school contacts in 2001, only one school participated. Ten years later, more than 120 schools participated in the ARISS program in 2009 alone.
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09/28/2009 | 4U1UN Celebrates UN General Assembly with Special Event
To celebrate the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations, 4U1UN -- the Amateur Radio station at the UN -- began
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08/24/2009 | Hurricane Bill Passes New England, Finds Newfoundland
Along Coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes, residents boarded up windows in preparation for Hurricane Bill. Even though the storm -- downgraded from Category 4 to Category 1 -- was considerably weaker than it had been when it was in the Caribbea
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