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12/01/2011 | FCC Grants Secondary Service Allocation to Wireless Broadband Medical Micropower Networks
In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners unanimously agreed to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). These de
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11/28/2011 | FCC Commissioners to Discuss Medical Micropower Networks in 413-457 MHz Band
In their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, the four FCC Commissioners will hear from the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) regarding amending Parts 2 and 95 of the Commission’s Rules. In a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPR
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11/02/2011 | FCC Terminates Proceedings Affecting the Amateur Radio Service
The FCC issued an Order on November 1 that terminated hundreds of proceedings, including six proceedings that members of the public, including the ARRL, had asked not to be terminated. Two of these six proceedings involved the Amateur Radio Service. This
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10/27/2011 | ARES®/NTS Study: ECAC Submits Interim Report
ARES® and the National Traffic System (NTS) exist as the League’s implementation of the basic principle stated in Part 97.1(a): “Recognition and enhancement of the value of the Amateur Service to the public as a voluntary non-commercial communication serv
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10/05/2011 | European Proposal for Amateur Secondary MF Allocation Clears Important Hurdle
In preparation for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), the CEPT Project Team C approved a draft European Common Proposal (ECP) for an 8 kHz-wide band between 472 and 480 kHz at its September meeting. This draft ECP will now go to CEPT’s
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07/22/2011 | ARRL Asks FCC to Keep 2300 MHz Proceeding Open
In June, the FCC released a Public Notice that sought comments on whether or not it should terminate approximately 800 docketed proceedings in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), the International Bureau (IB), the Office of Engineering and Techn
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06/03/2011 | US Proposes WRC-12 Allocations for HF Radars
The ARRL and its partners in the IARU have been involved in the preparations for several items on the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) agenda. Agenda item 1.15 is “to consider possible allocations in the range 3-50 MHz to the radiolocatio
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04/20/2011 | Find an ARRL Field Day Station Near You
First introduced in 2008, the ARRL’s Field Day Station Locator Service has proved a popular addition to the Field Day toolbox. This service -- an interactive map that helps amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a Field Day site near them -- i
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