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04/16/2013 | Radio Amateurs Provide Communication Support in Boston Marathon Bombings -- UPDATED
As has happened many times in years past, over 200 Amateur Radio operators participated in communications for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013. Unlike prior challenging situations such as very warm weather for the runners or other weather-rel
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01/14/2010 | NHC to Provide Greater Lead Time for Watches, Warnings
Beginning with the 2010 hurricane season, NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami will issue watches and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes along threatened coastal areas 12 hours earlier than in previous years.
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10/01/2009 | ARRL Board Adopts Guidelines and Recommendations on the Appropriate Use of Amateur Radio
On Friday, September 25, the ARRL Board of Directors adopted guidelines on the appropriate use of Amateur Radio on behalf of commercial, non-profit and government entities, as well as recommendations for additional steps to be taken by the ARRL to educate
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08/09/2009 | ARRL President Presents League's Views on Distracted Driving Laws to Safety Advocacy Group
To ensure that Amateur Radio is not an unintended victim of the growing public debate over what to do about distracted drivers, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has written a letter to the National Safety Council (NSC), highlighting issues regarding th
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06/08/2009 | Alabama Hams Assist During Statewide Emergency Drill
During the week of May 4-8, emergency responders and support personnel gathered in Robertsdale, Alabama for a communications interoperability training and full-scale exercise, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security (ADHS). Gathering in a
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05/11/2009 | ARRL Public Relations Committee Honors PIOs
When the ARRL Public Relations Committee, led by Bill Morine, N2COP, met in April 2009, they discussed the recognizing those ARRL Public Information Officers (PIO) and Public Information Coordinators (PIC) whose actions are exemplary. From that meeting, T
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01/16/2009 | Joint ARRL-RAC EmComm Event Canceled
The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) have cancelled their joint special event with the ARRL, scheduled for March 16-17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was to be a follow-up to an Learn More
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09/03/2008 | ARRL Ham Aid Go Kits Support Amateur Radio Operations During Hurricane Gustav -- and Beyond
As Amateur Radio operators prepared for Hurricane Gustav, the ARRL deployed complete radio stations comprised of industry-donated Amateur Radio equipment, thanks to the generosity contributions of ARRL members to the Ham Aid Fund. Created in 2005 to assis
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