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05/16/2012 | ARRL Responds to FCC Request for Comments on Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
The ARRL has fliled comments in response to the FCC Public Notice seeking input on Emergency Communications and impediments to Amateur Radio communications.
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04/09/2012 | Malaysia to Host Eighth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference
The Eighth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC) -- called MyGAREC 2012 -- will be held November 12-14 in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan at the Thistle Port Dickson Resort.
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04/05/2012 | FCC Seeks Public Comments on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio and Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
In response to the Congressional directive to prepare a study to assess Amateur Radio’s role in emergency and disaster communications and the impact of private land use regulations on the Amateur community’s ability to provide such communications, the FCC
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02/17/2012 | Payroll Tax Bill Includes Provision for Amateur Radio Study
A bill that scored a 293-132 victory the House today includes a provision for a study of the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief; it will soon head to the Senate for a vote. If passed into law,
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02/16/2012 | WRC-12 Delegates Place Possible 5 MHz Allocation on Agenda for Next WRC
One of the responsibilities of each WRC delegation is to set the agenda for the next WRC. WRC-12 delegates approved an Amateur Radio-related agenda item for the upcoming WRC-15: To consider the possibility of making an allocation of an appropriate amount
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12/15/2011 | House-Passed Payroll Tax Bill Includes Amateur Radio Study
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (HR 3630) -- the bill to extend the payroll tax reduction that passed the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 13 -- includes among its many other provisions the “Jumpstarting Opportunit
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11/09/2011 | California University Sees Record Number of Freshmen Take Tech Exam
When 114 freshmen electrical engineering students at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, gathered on Friday, November 4 to take their Technician exam, they made history. Not only was the session one of the largest exam
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10/27/2011 | ARES®/NTS Study: ECAC Submits Interim Report
ARES® and the National Traffic System (NTS) exist as the League’s implementation of the basic principle stated in Part 97.1(a): “Recognition and enhancement of the value of the Amateur Service to the public as a voluntary non-commercial communication serv
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