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02/26/2013 | Pat Hawker, G3VA (SK)
RadCom columnist and RSGB Life Vice President Pat Hawker, G3VA, of London, England, passed away February 21. He was 90. For 50 years -- 1958-2008 -- Harker penned the bi-monthly “Technical Topics” column in RadCom, the member journal of the RSGB.
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02/21/2013 | Amateur-created “Varicode” Adopted as ITU Recommendation
On Tuesday, February 19, François Rancy -- Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) -- announced the simultaneous adoption and approval by correspondence of a new Recommendation entitled Telegrap
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02/21/2013 | American Red Cross to Phase Out Emergency Communication Response Vehicles
The American Red Cross has made the decision to phase out and decommission its Emergency Communication Response Vehicles (ECRVs), due to changes in technology, as well as a new satellite system and other factors regarding the vehicle fleet.
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02/07/2013 | IARU Region 2 Seeks Input on HF Band Plan
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 conference will be held later this year in Mexico. One of the topics on the conference agenda will be the Region 2 HF band plan. This band plan is “harmonized” with -- spectrum management-speak for “very simi
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02/05/2013 | 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 the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of January.
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01/15/2013 | 2012 Marks All-Time High for Amateur Radio Licenses
As 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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01/14/2013 | 2013 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors Set for January 18-19 in New Orleans, Agenda Announced
ARRL policy is made by its Board of Directors. The 15 voting members of the Board are the Directors who are elected by the ARRL members in their respective divisions. The Board meets in January and July, usually in the Hartford area; however, this year, t
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01/02/2013 | 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 the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December.
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