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08/17/2009 | Surfin': Finding WoodstockThis week, Surfin' finds a Woodstock connection to ham radio.
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08/16/2009 | QEX: The September/October 2009 Issue
The September/October issue of QEX is coming soon, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss.
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08/13/2009 | 7O1YGF Operation Approved for DXCC Credit
On August 12, ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, announced that after more than eight years, the 7O1YGF operation in 2000 from Yemen has been approved for DXCC credit. Moore cited a review of "recently received information," as well as "ad
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08/12/2009 | ARRL Responds to FCC's Proposed Allocation for Medical Devices in 70 cm Band
ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, on behalf of the ARRL, filed comments on August 11 regarding a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), ET Docket 09-36, issued by the FCC in March 2009. In the NPRM, the FCC proposed to allocate spectru
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08/12/2009 | FCC Posts Enforcement Actions
Last month, the FCC posted a list of enforcement actions. Four RFI-related letters to energy providers were sent between July 1-27, 2009; four warning letters to individuals w
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08/11/2009 | Mickey "Santa Claus" Hicks, WO6T (SK)
Mickey Hicks, WO6T -- known to many amateurs and their children as Santa Claus -- passed away Sunday, August 9. He was 79. For the past 38 years, Hicks, a ham for almost 50 years and a long-time Amateur R
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08/11/2009 | FCC: Vanity Call Sign Fees to Increase September 10
On August 11, the FCC announced that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase $1.10, from $12.30 to $13.40. Now that notice of the increase has been published in the Learn More
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08/11/2009 | FCC Cites Company for Selling Unauthorized RF Devices
On August 10, the FCC issued a Citation to Future Hobbies for marketing unauthorized radio frequency devices in the United States that operate on restricted frequencies. According to the Commission, these devices were in violation of the Communi
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