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04/24/2013 | Celebrate 75 Years of W1AW with Commemorative Gear
W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and what better way to show your support of Amateur Radio’s flagship station than by sporting W1AW commemorative gear! The ARRL is featuring a limited edition t-s
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04/23/2013 | FCC Announces Enforcement Actions for January-March 2013
In the first quarter of 2013 (January-March), the FCC issued 23 enforcement actions. These enforcement actions are in addition to the $10,000 fine issued to Jared A. Bruegman, ex-KC0IQN, of Bolivar, Missouri, and the $25,000 fine issued to Terry L. VanVol
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04/04/2013 | FCC Seeks to Reassess RF Exposure Limits
On March 27, the FCC released a First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Inquiry (ET Docket Nos. 13-84 and 03-137). The documents seek to reassess the FCC’s RF exposure limits and policies, as well as to propose change
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04/02/2013 | J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK)
J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away Sunday, March 31 after a long illness. He was 80. In 1994, Pulfer became the Secretary, then Secretary Treasurer for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), that country’s IARU Member Society. He also
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03/26/2013 | FCC Grants ARRL’s Request for Temporary Waiver for TDMA Systems
Acting upon a subsequent request by the ARRL, the FCC issued an Order (WT Docket No, 12-283) on March 25, granting a temporary waiver to transmit communications on amateur service channels above 30 MHz using single time-slot Time Division Multiple Access
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03/20/2013 | Dayton Hamvention® Announces 2013 Award Winners
The Dayton Amateur Radio Association -- host of the Dayton Hamvention® -- has announced the winners of its four annual awards for 2013.
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03/18/2013 | ARRL Executive Committee Focused on FCC and Regulatory Items at March Meeting
The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its first 2013 meeting Saturday, March 9 in Irving, Texas. The meeting’s agenda included items concerning the FCC and regulatory items, FCC enforcement, legislative issues and organizational matters.
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02/27/2013 | FCC Proposes More Spectrum at 5 GHz for Unlicensed Broadband
On February 20, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in ET Docket No. 13-49, seeking to revise the Part 15 rules governing unlicensed national information infrastructure (U-NII) devices in the 5 GHz band.
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