‰  NOW 20 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2013 QST  PAGE 61‰

THE COMPLETE MINUTES OF THE ARRL BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE
ONLINE AT WWW. ARRL. ORG/ BOARD MEETINGS.  FCC REOPENS, ARRL VEC PROCESSING
RESUMES  ALONG WITH MOST OF THE REST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE FCC
GROUND TO A HALT ON OCTOBER 1, SAVE FOR EMERGENCIES, AND IT REMAINED
SHUTTERED UNTIL OCTOBER 17, WHEN CONGRESS RESOLVED THE FUNDING CRISIS.
WITH THE COMMISSIONS GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, FACILITY, MAIN WEBSITE AND
AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGN DATABASE ULS DARK FOR THE DURATION OF THE SHUTDOWN,
NO AMATEUR RADIO APPLICATIONS WERE ABLE TO BE FILED, EVEN ON PAPER, AND THE
FCC MADE NO LICENSE OR CALL SIGN GRANTS.  ONCE THE FCC WAS UP AND RUNNING
AGAIN, IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE APPLICATION PROCESSING RESUMED.  DURING THE
SHUTDOWN, EXAM SESSION PAPERWORK CONTINUED TO FLOW INTO THE ARRL VEC, AND
‰  END OF 20 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ