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Growth in New Amateur Radio Licensees Ahead of Last Year's - ARRL

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:51 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...of-last-year-s


Growth in New Amateur Radio Licensees Ahead of Last Years
ARRL
The ARRL VEC Department reports that 20,447 new US Amateur radio licenses
have been issued since January 1. Thats nearly 1500 ahead of the number
that had been issued by this time last year. At the present pace, the US is
on track to exceed 30,000 ...

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Amateur Radio Sleuthing Pins Down Source of Strange RF Interference - ARRL

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:33 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...f-interference


ARRL
Amateur Radio Sleuthing Pins Down Source of Strange RF Interference
ARRL
The police turned to ARRL for help after striking out with the FCC, which
told them it considered key fob malfunctions a problem for automakers,
although the interference was affecting not just key fobs but cell phones,
which are a licensed radio ...



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HAM Radio operators to play key role - The Hindu

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 05:35 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...cle8972109.ece


HAM Radio operators to play key role
The Hindu
A network of Home Amateur Machine (HAM) Radios is going to play a key role
during the Krishna Pushkaralu as an alternative medium of communication for
the officials monitoring the festival for 12 days. As many as 50 HAM
operators from various districts ...



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Diamond Springs ham radio operator talks himself into $25000 fine -
Sacramento Bee

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 02:32 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...e93318452.html


Diamond Springs ham radio operator talks himself into $25000 fine
Sacramento Bee
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday affirmed an earlier
decision to fine a Diamond Springs amateur radio operator $25,000 for
“intentionally causing interference to other amateur radio operators and
transmitting prohibited communications.