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11/29/2010 | British Man Convicted for Deliberate Interference, Operating Without a License
Clive McMurray of the British town of Hull (located about 45 miles southwest of York) was convicted and sentenced on November 22 for causing deliberate interference to Amateur Radio users and unlawfully using radio equipment without a license. According t
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08/31/2010 | QST Columnist Recognized for Documenting Radio’s Past
John Dilks, K2TQN -- who pens the “Vintage Radio” column in QST every month -- was awarded the AWA Houck Award for Documentation by the American Wireless Association (AWA) at their 2010 World Convention, held August 17-21 in Rochester, New York. This awar
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05/27/2010 | New Zealand’s Radio Spectrum Management Cites Ham for Transmitting 3100 W
Last month, New Zealand’s Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) -- that country’s equivalent of the FCC -- charged and fined Alan Potter, ZL3II, of Christchurch, for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio License for Amateur Rad
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05/10/2010 | National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test
The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami will take place Saturday, May 29, 1300-2100 UTC. “The purpose of this annual station test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as ma
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01/29/2010 | FCC Notes Amateur Radio Response to Haitian Earthquake
In a posting on January 28 to the FCC’s blog, Mindel DeLaTorre -- the Commission’s International Bureau Chief -- noted how Amateur Radio operators are assisting with communications support in earthquake ravaged Haiti.
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08/27/2009 | Surfin': Hamming from the Front LinesThis week, Surfin' discovers the story of a group of hams that became Marine Corps MARS during the Vietnam War.
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07/30/2009 | Surfin': Getting Off the Grid Part WayThis week, Surfin' further explores the possibilities and practicalities of getting electricity from your own resources.
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05/15/2009 | National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Sets On-The-Air Station Test
The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami takes place Saturday, May 30, 1300-2100 UTC. "The purpose of this annual Station Test is to test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as m
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