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05/23/2011 | Senate “Companion” Bill to HR 607 Avoids Impacting Amateur Spectrum
On Thursday, May 19, Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced S 1040 -- The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 -- in the Senate (see below for link). While it has a similar objective to HR 607 -- introduced in February by R
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04/12/2011 | World Amateur Radio Day Set for Monday, April 18
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and its more than 160 Member-Societies that represent countries around the world will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. The theme for this year’s celebration is Amateur Radio: The First Technology
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03/23/2011 | Thormod “Tom” Bøe, LA7OF (SK)
Thormod “Tom” Bøe, LA7OF, of Horten, Norway, passed away on Monday, March 21. He was 71. Bøe was President of the Norsk Radio Relae Liga (NRRL), Norway’s IARU Member-Society.
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03/04/2011 | FCC Adopts Spread Spectrum Rules Changes
The FCC has adopted two changes to its Rules that affect Spread Spectrum communications in the Amateur Radio Service.
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02/24/2011 | Amateur MF Allocation Moves a Step Closer
Amateur Radio has moved a step closer to a medium frequency (MF) allocation below the AM broadcast band. During the first week of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) of the International Telec
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01/10/2011 | New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress
The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act, which died at the end of the 111th Congress, has been reintroduced in the 112th Congress as HR 81. The sponsor is Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). The new bill -- which was introduced
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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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12/16/2010 | US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, Tweets News of his New Subcommittee Chairmanship
Greg Walden, W7EQI, has been named to chair a congressional subcommittee starting in January.
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