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03/20/2019 | Comments Due March 22 on Proposed Updates to the National Emergency Communications Plan

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking feedback on proposed updates to the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). Read More
03/20/2019 | FCC Adopts New Rules for Spectrum above 95 GHz in Branded “Spectrum Horizons” Initiative

The FCC has adopted new rules to encourage development of new communication technologies and expedite the deployment of new services above 95 GHz. Read More
03/20/2019 | IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the interests of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services in Geneva at last month’s second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM). Read More
03/20/2019 | Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated

A nagging interference case in Canada has been adjudicated. Read More
03/20/2019 | OH10X IOTA “Ice DXpedition” to Inakari Island Logs More Than 8,000 Contacts

A new Islands On The Air (IOTA) island — Inakari Island (EU192) — was activated for the first time in February by a small international team. Kataja/Inakari Island was added to the official IOTA list last fall. Martti Read More
03/20/2019 | Norfolk Island Special Event DX Operation Set to Start on April 1

Special event station VI9NI will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act. Read More
03/20/2019 | Changes in March 23 West Coast Qualifying Run from K6KPH

The West Coast Qualifying Run of March 23 will not be transmitted on 17 and 15 meters. Read More
03/20/2019 | FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case

An FCC Enforcement Bureau Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) issued last fall to a California Technician-class licensee for alleged unlicensed FM broadcasting cites violations of the Part 97 Amateur Service rules. Read More
03/20/2019 | Radio Amateurs Aid Isolated Settler in Chile

Radio Club de Chile reports “a short story with a happy ending.” Don Martin, a settler living in an isolated location of Chile. Read More
03/20/2019 | HAARP Gearing Up for its Spring Research Campaign

Alaska’s High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is prepping for its spring research program. Read More
03/20/2019 | FCC Seeks Electronics Engineer for Dallas, Texas, Area

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has an opening for an electronics engineer (field agent) for the Dallas, Texas, area, that may be of interest to radio amateurs. Read More
03/20/2019 | Amateur Radio Becoming More Expensive in Tunisia

Amateur Radio is not exactly a trouble-free or inexpensive avocation to pursue in Tunisia. Read More
03/19/2019 | Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, Receives IARU Diamond Award

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council has honored Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP. Read More
03/19/2019 | Smithsonian Institution’s NN3SI Returning to the Air

The historic NN3SI call sign is being reactivated under the aegis of the Smithsonian Institution Amateur Radio Group. Read More
03/19/2019 | Radio Amateurs to Launch APRS Balloon at Young Researchers Congress

Radio amateurs attending the 20th Young Researchers Congress in Münster, Germany, plan to launch an APRS-carrying weather balloon on March 21. Read More
03/19/2019 | 3Y0I DXpedition Team Reports It has Departed for Bouvet Island

The 3Y0I Bouvet Island DXpedition website has announced that the team of operators — led by Polish DXpeditioner Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX — set sail on March 19 from Cape Town, South Africa. Read More