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06/19/2012 | FCC Downgrades Hawaiian Ham’s License
On June 18, the FCC issued an Order of Modification, modifying the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, from General to Technician. This stems from an Order Proposing Modification released in March 2012 where the FCC stated that gran
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03/15/2012 | FCC Seeks to Modify Hawaiian Ham’s License
On March 15, the FCC issued an Order Proposing Modification, seeking to change the license class of Todd Wilson, WH6DWF, of Honolulu, Hawaii, from General to Technician. The FCC stated that granting General class Amateur Radio operator privileges to Wilso
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12/23/2011 | Surfin’: Going LongThis week, Surfin’ goes long without stepping on the gridiron.
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08/13/2011 | ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Opens Horizon of Learning Opportunities
This summer, the ARRL offered five sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI). Veteran instructors Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP, and Nathan McCray, K9CPO -- along with new initiates Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Matt Severin, N8MS -- led the inst
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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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01/13/2011 | Aim High in the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes
VHF operators will be on the bands in force the weekend of January 22-24 as the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes hits the airwaves. This contest gives the VHFer in all of us a chance to do some contesting during the winter months.
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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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01/04/2010 | NCVEC Releases New Technician Class Question Pool
The Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) released the new Technician class (Element 2) question pool
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