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Foundations of Amateur Radio #212

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The Regulator - From time to time our hobby changes. While the idea that
we're all a bunch of old men playing with spark gap transmitters, or using
strange noises to the annoyance of others, the reality of amateur radio is
markedly different from that stereotype

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New 40 MHz ham radio band sought in USA

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The FCC has put on public notice for comment a Petition for Rulemaking
(RM-11843) that seeks the creation of a new 8-meter Amateur Radio
allocation on a secondary basis

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WIA Amateur Radio magazine editor

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The Board of the Wireless Institute of Australia advises that the services
of the Editor of AR Magazine have been terminated, effective immediately

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Two and three letter callsigns for new Advanced exam holders

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On November 28, 2018 the UK regulator Ofcom clarified that those who pass
the Advanced exam can apply for an available callsign with any valid Full
licence prefix including "short" calls e.g. M5xx or even G2xx

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VK6WIA NewsWest

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Today we discuss important announcements from the Wireless Institute of
Australia and the ACMA

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Rare sunset solar eclipse

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Residents of Chile and Argentina are about to witness a rare total eclipse
of the sun

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Your elected officials trying to ban 5G

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Just when you thought it was safe to run 400 watts, a group of misinformed
MPs waste time discussing junk science

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Propagation de K7RA

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A new sunspot group emerged on June 24, but don't count on it persisting
much longer. It emerged already far along the western limb, and is about to
rotate off the visible solar disc. Sunspot numbers on June 24-27 were 24,
12, 11 and 11