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US Amateur Radio Numbers Continue to Soar - ARRL

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 09:46 AM PST
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ARRL
US Amateur Radio Numbers Continue to Soar
ARRL
Amateur Radio is alive and well! Growth in the US continued in 2015, with a
record 735,405 licensees in the FCCs Universal Licensing System (ULS)
database by the end of the year. Thats up 9130 over December 2014, a 1.2
percent rise, continuing a ...

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Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society Seeks New Leadership - ARRL

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 09:02 AM PST
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Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society Seeks New Leadership
ARRL
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society Seeks New Leadership ... The organizations
stated purpose is to promote public awareness of both ham radio and
lighthouses, “preserving lights that are in danger of extinction, and
paying tribute to the role that hams ...



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Ham radio survives Internet onslaught - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:43 AM PST
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Ham radio survives Internet onslaught
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
“We have a good response despite the huge penetration of social media. The
amateur radio, a scientific hobby, is an adventure sport. And when all
communication tools including cellular network fail, ham radio works. It
has become a unique tool in ...



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Video of 1st UK 241 GHz ham radio contact - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:43 AM PST
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Video of 1st UK 241 GHz ham radio contact
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Video of 1st UK 241 GHz ham radio contact. The UKs first 241 GHz amateur
radio contact took place near Brentwood in Essex on February 19, 2016. This
video is of the first UK QSO that took place on 19-Feb, 2016 15:00z on the
241GHz (1.2mm) band ...



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FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses -
ARRL

Posted: 24 Feb 2016 08:29 AM PST
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FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
ARRL
The FCC is seeking comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760) that
asks the FCC to grant lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK,
of Mesa, Arizona, filed his request with the FCC last November. He wants
the FCC to revise § 97.25 of ...
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ARISS Celebrates its 1000th Educational Amateur Radio Contact with Video -
ARRL

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 01:23 PM PST
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ARISS Celebrates its 1000th Educational Amateur Radio Contact with Video
ARRL
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), the first-ever
ISS payload activated by the crew, is gearing up for its 1000th educational
ham radio contact in March. A jointly produced ARRL-NASA-AMSAT video
“Celebrating the 1000th Contact” ...

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