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04/19/2011 | ARRL Scores Partial Victory in ReconRobotics Proceeding
The FCC has given radio amateurs a partial victory in response to the ARRL’s challenge, in a Petition for Reconsideration, of a rules waiver that permits the certification and licensing of the Recon Scout -- a remote-controlled, maneuverable surveillance
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03/28/2011 | NCVEC Deletes Question from Amateur Extra Question Pool
Due to the FCC revising the rules concerning Spread Spectrum, the Question Pool Committee of the National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (NCVEC) has decided to delete a question from the Amateur Extra class question pool. According to QPC Chair
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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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03/04/2011 | FCC Adopts Spread Spectrum Rules Changes
The FCC has adopted two changes to its Rules that affect Spread Spectrum communications in the Amateur Radio Service.
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01/06/2011 | FCC Cites Retailer for Marketing Amateur Radios as CB Radios
In October 2010, an agent from the FCC’s Enforcement Office visited Monroe, Michigan-based Doctor Radio’s CB Shop to find that the store was selling, among other items, a radio that was described as “an Amateur Radio that could operate on CB frequencies”
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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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11/24/2010 | FCC Issues Retailer Second Citation in 18 Months for Marketing Non-Compliant RF Devices
On November 23, the FCC issued a Citation to Hobby Lobby International (HLI) for marketing non-compliant radio frequency devices. According to the Commission, these devices were in violation of Section 302(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended
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11/01/2010 | US Charges K1MAN with Failure to Pay Fine
K1MAN has been charged in federal district court with failure to pay a $21,000 fine
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