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12/12/2013 | New Technician Class Question Pool Released

The ARRL VEC has announced that the NCVEC Question Pool Committee has released the new 2014-2018 Technician Class, Element 2, question pool to the public. This pool will take effect on July 1, 2014, and will remain valid until June 30, 2018. The curren...
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10/21/2013 | FCC Turns Away Petition to Expand Technician 10 Meter Privileges

FCC denies petition to give Technicians more 10 meter voice privileges.
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06/19/2012 | FCC Downgrades Hawaiian Ham’s License

On June 18, the FCC issued an Order of Modification, modifying the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, from General to Technician. This stems from an Order Proposing Modification released in March 2012 where the FCC stated that gran
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03/15/2012 | FCC Seeks to Modify Hawaiian Ham’s License

On March 15, the FCC issued an Order Proposing Modification, seeking to change the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, from General to Technician. The FCC stated that granting General class Amateur Radio operator privileges to Wilso
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12/23/2011 | Surfin’: Going Long

This week, Surfin’ goes long without stepping on the gridiron.
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08/13/2011 | ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Opens Horizon of Learning Opportunities

This summer, the ARRL offered five sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI). Veteran instructors Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP, and Nathan McCray, K9CPO -- along with new initiates Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Matt Severin, N8MS -- led the inst
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06/21/2011 | NASA Astronauts and Astronaut Candidates Earn Amateur Radio Licenses

Every few years, NASA selects women and men to join its astronaut training program. Out of the hundreds who apply, only a select few are chosen to become Astronaut Candidates. Their training runs for at least two years, and when it is over, the Astronaut
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01/13/2011 | Aim High in the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes

VHF operators will be on the bands in force the weekend of January 22-24 as the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes hits the airwaves. This contest gives the VHFer in all of us a chance to do some contesting during the winter months.
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