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04/13/2012 | Old Hamfest — New HamsHam radio training goes to Dayton.
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10/12/2011 | US Amateurs Now 700,000 Strong!
As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well as the number of new licensees. “At the end of September, I saw that the number of hams
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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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12/07/2010 | NCVEC Releases New General Class Question Pool
The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) released the new General class (Element 3) question pool on Tuesday, December 7. This new question pool -- including graphics and diagrams -- will beco
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08/04/2010 | Greenville Elementary School HamsFourth grade students have eyes on the sky and Technician tickets are the prize.
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05/06/2010 | The Last Tech-Plus License to Expire in June
In February 1991, the FCC dropped the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for new Technician licensees, and in 1994, it created a new class of Amateur Radio license: the Technician-Plus, also called Tech-Plus. This new license differed from the Technician licens
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04/05/2010 | New Editions of ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, Tech Q&A Now Available
Discover all the excitement of Amateur Radio when you get your Technician license -- your ticket to the unique mix of fun, public service, technology and experimenting with electronics. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual and ARRL's Tech Q&A will guide you
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