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01/21/2013 | Icelandic Amateurs Get MF Privileges
According to the Íslenskir Radíóamatörar (ÍRA) -- Iceland’s IARU Member Society -- radio amateurs in Iceland now have operating privileges on 472-479 kHz (630 meters) as of January 16.
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01/03/2013 | Comment Deadline Set in WRC-07 Implementation Proceeding
As previously reported, the FCC has proposed to amend its rules to implement the allocation decisions of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) and to make certain other changes. Notice appeared in the December 27, 2012 issue of the Federal
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01/02/2013 | ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?This feature -- including convenient web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things the ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December.
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12/10/2012 | ARRL Files Petition for Rulemaking with FCC to Create New MF Band at 472-479 kHz
The ARRL filed a Petition for Rulemaking on November 29, asking the FCC to amend Sections 2 and 97 of its rules and create a domestic Amateur Radio allocation at 472-479 kHz, conforming to the allocation status and limitations set forth in the internation
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11/08/2012 | ARRL Executive Committee Examines Regulatory Matters, Organizational Issues and More at September Meeting
The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its second 2012 meeting Saturday, September 29 in Denver, Colorado.
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09/18/2012 | Looking Ahead to WRC-15
From an Amateur Radio perspective, the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) was very successful. According to IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, the IARU Administrative Council will meet in the next 45 days and will address the agenda items
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02/15/2012 | ARRL 500 kHz Experimental Group Sparked Interest in MF Operation
In September 2006, the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology granted a Part 5 experimental license -- WD2XSH -- to the ARRL on behalf of a group of radio amateurs who were interested in investigating spectrum in the vicinity of 500 kHz. Called the AR
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02/07/2012 | Agenda Item 1.23 Passes Committee, Moves to Plenary
On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 7 (Geneva time), Committee 4 of the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) approved Option 1 to satisfy Agenda Item 1.23, with minor editorial amendments to the text received from Working Group 4C. Option 1
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