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08/09/2016 | Growth in New Amateur Radio Licensees Ahead of Last Year’s
The ARRL VEC Department reports that 20,447 new US Amateur radio licenses have been issued since January 1.
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07/23/2016 | Amateur Radio Alive and Well in Turkey
Contrary to erroneous reports making the rounds on various Internet sites, no Amateur Radio licenses were suspended or revoked in Turkey in the wake of the failed July 15 coup.
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06/22/2016 | FCC Says "No" to Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
The FCC has denied the petition of an Arizona radio amateur, who had petitioned for lifetime Amateur Radio licenses.
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05/25/2016 | New ARRL Extra Class License Manual Available as Softcover, Spiral-Bound, or E-Book
Achieve the highest level of Amateur Radio licenses. The new ARRL Extra Class License Manual (11th edition) is available in softcover, spiral-bound, or e-book versions. With the optional academic-style spiral-bound edition (ARRL Item 0550, ISBN: 978-1-...
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04/06/2016 | ARRL MW Experiment Coordinator Sees Ongoing Research Role After Hams Gain 472-479 kHz
he coordinator of the 600 Meter Experimental Group, Fritz Raab, W1FR, said this week that he sees an ongoing role for medium frequency (MF) experimentation, even after Amateur Radio gains access to the new 630 meter band.
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02/24/2016 | FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
The FCC is seeking comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760) that asks the FCC to grant lifetime Amateur Radio licenses.
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02/22/2016 | ARES Team Leverages Radio Services, Local Media, Internet in Missouri Flood Watch
Members of Ste Genevieve County ARES in Missouri pulled together a variety of resources to pitch in when the Mississippi River threatened to crest at a record level in late December.
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12/07/2015 | UK Telecoms Regulator Revokes 500+ Ham Radio Licenses Not Revalidated by Holders
Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has revoked the first batch of Amateur Radio licenses that had not been “revalidated” by their holders.
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