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05/07/2009 | Houston Representative Introduces Amateur Radio Bill in Congress
On Wednesday, April 29, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced HR 2160, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 in the US House of Representatives. This bill, if passed, would "promote and encourage the
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05/01/2009 | The 2009 ARRL National Convention and Dayton Hamvention: Two Weeks and Counting!
On May 15-17, hams from all over the world will make their way to the Hara Arena, located in Trotwood, Ohio for the 2009 ARRL National Convention and Dayton Hamvention®. Held annually since 1952, Hamvention is one of the largest Amateur Radio gatherin
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04/01/2009 | Dayton Amateur Radio Association Announces 2009 Award Winners
The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA), host of the Dayton Hamvention®, has announced the winners of their three 2009 annual receive awards -- 2009 Amateur of the Year, the Technical Excellence Award and the Special Achievement Award -- at the an
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03/24/2009 | FCC Proposes New Rules for Medical Devices Operating on 70 cm Band
On March 20, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical rules for the utilization of new implanted medical devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm). According to t
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03/13/2009 | Agenda for WRC-11 Poses Opportunities and Challenges for Hams
The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) is scheduled for fall 2011. These periodic conferences of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) consider allocations to the various radio services -- including the Amateu
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03/11/2009 | FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith Visits ARRL
FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith visited ARRL Headquarters on March 5 and 6, her first official visit as Special Counsel. Smith was named to the position earlier this year, filling the vacancy created when Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, retired in 2008;
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03/04/2009 | FCC Has Done "Literally Nothing" to Comply with Court Ruling
On February 25 -- 10 months to the day that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released its decision on the ARRL's Petition for Review of the FCC's Orders adopting rules governing broadband over power line (BPL) systems -- ARRL G
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02/24/2009 | BSA Updates Radio Merit Badge Requirements
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has updated the requirements needed to earn the Radio merit badge. The new requirements became effective with the publication of Boy Scout Requirements 2009. While no new content has been added to the program, the ne
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