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05/25/2011 | FEMA Administrator Calls Amateur Radio “The Last Line of Defense”
In an FCC forum on earthquake communications preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate described the Amateur Radio operator as “the ultimate backup, the originators of what we call social media.” The forum-- held
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05/25/2011 | Radio Amateurs Assist American Red Cross, Served Agencies During Joplin Storm
On Sunday, May 22 at 5:41 PM (CDT), the single deadliest twister in almost 60 years -- and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month -- swept through the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin, slamming straight into St John’s Regional Medical
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05/25/2011 | ARRL West Gulf Division to Present Webinar on Antennas and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)
On Wednesday, June 1 at 9 PM (EDT), ARRL West Gulf Division Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV -- along with ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and noted antenna zoning lawyer Fred Hopengarten, K1VR -- will present Antennas, CC&Rs and You. The webinar
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05/25/2011 | QST Vintage Radio Columnist to Speak at Ham-Com June 10-11
John Dilks, K2TQN, the QST Vintage Radio columnist, will be speaking at Ham-Com in Plano, Texas
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05/25/2011 | Nevada Members Re-Elect ARRL Section Manager
In the only Section Manager election this spring to be decided by member balloting, ARRL members in Nevada re-elected Section Manager Joe Giraudo, N7JEH, of Spring Creek, to a new two-year term of office. Giraudo received 347 votes; his opponent J.D. Weis
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05/24/2011 | Youth DX Adventure #1, 2010A group of teenagers learn about DX by being DX.
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05/23/2011 | ARRL to Testify on Interoperable Public Safety Network
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the US House of Representatives has invited the ARRL to testify at a hearing on “Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network.” ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, will appear before the Subcommi
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05/23/2011 | Senate “Companion” Bill to HR 607 Avoids Impacting Amateur Spectrum
On Thursday, May 19, Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced S 1040 -- The Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 -- in the Senate (see below for link). While it has a similar objective to HR 607 -- introduced in February by R
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