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05/22/2012 | FCC Dismisses Texas Ham’s Fourth Petition, Calls it “Repetitive”
For the fourth time in six years, the FCC has rejected a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Glen Zook, K9STH. In each of his Petitions, (2006, April 2009, 2011 and a Petition for Reconsideration in December 2009), Zook has asked the FCC to change its statio
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04/19/2012 | Iowa Hams Support Local Officials Before, After Tornado
On April 14, a string of tornados swept through the Central US and Great Lakes Region, including an EF2 tornado in Creston, Iowa, causing severe damage to the Greater Regional Medical Center and the Southwestern Community College campus. Prior to the torn
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02/17/2012 | WRC-12 Comes to a Close in Geneva
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) concluded its deliberations today with the signing of the Final Acts that revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. More
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09/28/2011 | Scouts to Take to the Airwaves for the 54th Jamboree on the Air
Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in October -- and this year will be no different. The Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event sponsored by the W
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08/13/2011 | QSL Card Exhibit in Maryland through September 15
An exhibit of more than 500 QSL cards from 1920-1980 will run through September 15, 2011.
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08/09/2011 | Solar Explosions Could Impact Earth
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is keeping an eye on a set of solar storms and explosions that could disrupt satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment here on Earth in the next few days. While activity had reportedly
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03/30/2011 | Internet Pioneer Paul Baran, W3KAS (SK)
Paul Baran, W3KAS -- an engineer who helped create the technical underpinnings for the ARPANET, the government-sponsored precursor to today’s Internet -- died March 27 at his home in Palo Alto, California. He was 84. According to his son David, the cause
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03/10/2011 | FCC Issues California Man $7000 Forfeiture Order for Refusing FCC Inspection
After a Merced, California man refused to let FCC investigators inspect his Citizens Band (CB) radio station, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) for $7000. The Commission found that Ira Jones “apparently willfully and repea
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