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05/08/2012 | Senate Approves Two New FCC Commissioners, Commission to Be at Full Strength
Six months after President Barack Obama nominated Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Varadaraj Pai to the Federal Communications Commission, the Senate confirmed their appointments on Monday, May 7. Rosenworcel, a Democrat, fills the seat vacated by Michael Cop
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05/08/2012 | BSA to Offer Morse Code Interpreter Strip
For many years, Boy Scouts and Scouters have been able to earn an interpreter strip to wear on their uniforms. This strip -- worn on the uniform above the right pocket -- denotes proficiency in a foreign language or sign language. Each language has its ow
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05/07/2012 | Coast Guard to Join Armed Forces Crossband Communications Test
The US Coast Guard will be joining the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines in the 2012 Armed Forces Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12. In addition to the Coast Guard station, five Army stations, three Air Force stations and six Navy/Marine Corps stations
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05/07/2012 | DXCC Desk Approves DXpeditions to Yemen and Somalia
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the current 7O6T DXpedition to Yemen and the February 2012 6O3A DXpedition to Somalia have been approved for DXCC credit. “If you had cards that were recently rejected for the 6O3A operation, please send an
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05/07/2012 | FCC Seeks Higher Vanity Call Sign Fee
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on May 4, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $14.20 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $
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05/04/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update
The average daily sunspot numbers declined 38 points to 106.7 this week, while the average daily solar flux declined nearly 18 points to 116.2. Sunspot numbers for April 26-May 2 were 117, 99, 118, 114, 104, 99 and 96, with a mean of 106.7. The 10.7 cm fl
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05/04/2012 | Surfin’: Open Source DucksThis week, Surfin’ rediscovers the wonders of open source software.
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05/03/2012 | ARDF Update: Register Now for the USA ARDF Championships in Southern CaliforniaSome call it foxhunting, but no animals are ever harmed. The hunt trophies are gold, silver and bronze medals. Will you win one this year?
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