Recent News
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09/01/2021 | ARRL Board Establishes Program to Cover Initial FCC License Fee for Young Applicants
The ARRL Board of Directors has formally endorsed a proposed program calling on ARRL to cover the $35 application fee for license candidates younger than 18 years old.
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09/01/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net Funnel Ham Radio Reports to Forecasters During Ida
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIP WX) were busy gathering “ground-truth” weather observations from radio amateurs as Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
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08/31/2021 | Job Openings at ARRL Headquarters
ARRL has announced several job openings.
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08/30/2021 | FEMA Announces HF Interoperability Activity on 60-Meter Channels 1 and 2
Channels 1 and 2 on 60 meters will be available starting on August 30 for interoperability between US government and US amateur radio stations involved in Hurricane Ida emergency communications.
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08/29/2021 | FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol Rate Data Transmissions for Hurricane Ida Traffic
Temporary FCC waiver allows Hurrican Ida-related data transmissions to employ a higher symbol rate than the current limit of 300 baud.
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08/29/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net Activates for “Catastrophic” Hurricane Ida
he Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is in Alert Level 5, “Catastrophic Response Mode,” as Hurricane Ida heads toward landfall on the coast of Louisiana.
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08/28/2021 | Hurricane Watch Net Calls for “All Hands on Deck” on Sunday
As Hurricane Ida moves into the Gulf of Mexico drawing a bead on New Orleans, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is ramping up preparations to track the storm during its approach.
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08/27/2021 | Radio Amateurs Prepare for Potentially Catastrophic Storm this Weekend
Hurricane Ida expected to be a dangerous hurricane when it reaches the Gulf Coast on Sunday. ARRL urges radio amateurs in, and just outside of, affected areas to prepare themselves and their property for a potential emergency.
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