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Another Outstanding Year for Amateur Radio Licensing! - ARRL

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:07 AM PST
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ARRL
Another Outstanding Year for Amateur Radio Licensing!
ARRL
“New Amateur Radio licenses issued were up by 1% over 2015, and this is the
third year in a row that the total number of new licenses has exceeded
30,000,” Somma reported. She said 32,552 were granted in 2016, 32,077 in
2015, and 33,241 in 2014.



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When all else fails: LLH hosts amateur radio enthusiasts - Avery Journal
Times

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:13 AM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...df0427311.html


When all else fails: LLH hosts amateur radio enthusiasts
Avery Journal Times
In situations such as these, amateur (ham) radio operators spring into
action. Utilizing homemade antennae, generators and portable radio
transceivers, ham radio operators can have emergency communications up and
running, in any location, in a very ...



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Fremont: Amateur radio operators gather in Central Park - East Bay Times

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:47 PM PST
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East Bay Times
Fremont: Amateur radio operators gather in Central Park
East Bay Times
Making use of solar and battery power to run their ham radio station, they
demonstrated the flexibility and reliability of amateur radio communication
during disasters or any other situation that could knock out typical modes
of correspondence, such as ...



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Lost During Ganga Sagar Mela: HAM radio operators help unite ... - The
Indian Express

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:30 AM PST
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The Indian Express
Lost During Ganga Sagar Mela: HAM radio operators help unite ...
The Indian Express
The West Bengal Radio Club (Amateur Club) comprises of individuals from
different ages — ranging from school students to social workers.

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CIA Declassified Database Includes Information About Soviet-Era Ham Radio:
- eHam.net

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 08:00 PM PST
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...articles/38507


CIA Declassified Database Includes Information About Soviet-Era Ham Radio:
eHam.net
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA http://www.cia.gov/) reports relating to
Amateur Radio in the former Soviet Union (including the Baltic States) and
Warsaw Pact countries are among documents declassified to a new searchable
online database ...