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												10/14/2013 | Exam Session Paperwork Pipeline Filling Up at ARRL VECPaperwork from Amateur Radio exam sessions remains on hold as the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week. 
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												10/08/2013 | The FCC Shutdown at a Glance!The FCC shutdown bullet points. 
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												10/01/2013 | FCC: “We Regret the Disruption.” Commission Shutdown Now Appears CompleteThe FCC has now shut down entirely. 
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												10/01/2013 | ARRL VEC Still Accepting and Filing License Applications, Monitoring FCC ShutdownThe ARRL VEC continues to accept ham radio applications and is monitoring the FCC shutdown. 
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												08/21/2013 | Pending Amateur Service Rule Changes Are Not on Back Burner, FCC Assures VECsVECs meet via teleconference. 
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												05/29/2013 | FCC Seeks Small Vanity Call Sign Fee IncreaseThe FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on May 23, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs by 20 cents. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $15 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if approved, will go up to $15.20 f 
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												01/15/2013 | 2012 Marks All-Time High for Amateur Radio LicensesAs 2012 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, had a good reason to cheer: The number of radio amateurs in the US reached an all-time high of almost 710,000. 
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												Feature 09/04/2012 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August. 
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