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01/29/2016 | Ohio SEC Hoping to Expand “NVIS Antenna Day” Activity this Year
ARRL Ohio Section Emergency Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, says he is hoping to expand his section’s “NVIS Antenna Day” on April 23 by encouraging participation by stations in neighboring states.
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01/12/2016 | Subcommittee Chair, H.R. 1301 Sponsor Testify on Behalf of Amateur Radio Parity Act
US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, and Amateur Radio Parity Act sponsor Rep Greg Kinzinger spoke January 12 in support of the bill when it came up in committee.
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01/06/2016 | Redesigned FCC Website Makes it Easy for Hams to File Interference Complaints
The FCC has made it easier for hams to file RF interference and other complaints, thanks to a new feature of the FCC’s recently redesigned website.
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01/06/2016 | GlobalSET 2015 is a Wrap, with Lessons Learned
More than three dozen countries took part in the 2015 Global Simulated Emergency Test (GlobalSET) last month, organized by IARU Region 1 and designed in part to measure the disaster readiness of Amateur Radio.
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01/04/2016 | US 600 Meter Experimenters, Canadian Amateurs Take Part in Berlin Treaty Event
Experimental station licensees in the US, including some ARRL 600 Meter Experimental Group (WD2XSH) participants, and radio amateurs in Canada took part in a special event operation in November.
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12/29/2015 | Commemorative EME Transmission Set from Refurbished Dish on “Project Diana” Site
Radio amateurs will attempt an Earth-Moon-Earth (EME, or “moonbounce”) transmission on January 10, using the 60 foot diameter TLM-18 dish on the former “Project Diana” site.
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12/29/2015 | Spain Gets New 5 MHz Allocation for 2016
Temporary permission for radio amateurs in Spain to operate at 5 MHz ended in November, but World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 established a new 15 kHz Amateur Radio allocation at 5 MHz. At the request of URE, Spain's IARU member society, the sec...
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12/14/2015 | CW Skimmer Developer Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, Receives RAC Radio Amateur of the Year Plaque
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has honored CW Skimmer developer Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA, as its 2014 Radio Amateur of the Year.
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