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04/01/2015 | The FCC’s “Ham Guy,” Bill Cross, W3TN, to Retire on April 3
Amateur Radio’s point man at the FCC is retiring.
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10/12/2011 | US Amateurs Now 700,000 Strong!
As the third quarter of 2011 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, began calculating the number of licensed Amateur Radio operators in the US, as well as the number of new licensees. “At the end of September, I saw that the number of hams
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05/06/2010 | The Last Tech-Plus License to Expire in June
In February 1991, the FCC dropped the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for new Technician licensees, and in 1994, it created a new class of Amateur Radio license: the Technician-Plus, also called Tech-Plus. This new license differed from the Technician licens
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02/17/2010 | Grant Hopper, KB7WSD, Appointed Northwestern Division Vice Director
ARRL President, Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed Grant Hopper, KB7WSD, of Everett, Washington, as the new Northwestern Division Vice Director. The position became vacant when no one submitted the necessary election materials needed to run for the Vice Di
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