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02/10/2016 | Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise Set for February 12
The first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1) is set for February 12. The scenario will be a loss of electrical power, landline telephone and cell service, and Internet....
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01/19/2016 | There’s Still Time — But Not Much — to Make Plans for the ARRL National Convention and Banquet
Time is tight to order ARRL National Convention Banquet tickets and to make your plans to attend the Convention February 12-14, hosted by the popular Orlando HamCation®.
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01/13/2016 | ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, Concluding Nearly 3 Decades as a League Official
Now completing her third term, ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, will be handing off the baton this week. The ARRL Board of Directors will elect her successor when it meets January 15-16. President Craigie said it was her privilege to serve during the ...
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01/12/2016 | ARRL Asks FCC for “Minimal but Necessary Changes” to Correct Reapportioning Error
The ARRL has petitioned the FCC to fix a “shortfall in available RTTY/data spectrum” the regulator created when it reapportioned 80 and 75 meters in 2006.
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01/06/2016 | Redesigned FCC Website Makes it Easy for Hams to File Interference Complaints
The FCC has made it easier for hams to file RF interference and other complaints, thanks to a new feature of the FCC’s recently redesigned website.
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12/21/2015 | Kids Day is Sunday, January 3
The next Kids Day will be Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 1800 to 2400 UTC.
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12/15/2015 | AO-85 Slow Scan TV Image Likely a Prank, Not a Test
A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) image that a Brazilian radio amateur reported receiving on December 13 from Fox-1A (AO-85) was most likely a prank, not any sort of official test of the satellite’s SSTV capabilities. AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Bux...
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12/02/2015 | ARRL Reiterates Call for FCC to Make Historical Licensee Data Available
At the request of the FCC, the ARRL on has filed supplemental comments urging the Commission to continue to make available via the Universal Licensing System (ULS) historical Amateur Radio license information not associated with a current licensee or a...
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