07/13/2010 | White House Budget Office Names FCC “Most Improved” Federal Agency

The Federal Communications Commission is the “most improved” agency across the entire federal government, according to the 2010 OPM Viewpoint Employee Satisfaction Survey released Monday, July 12 by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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07/13/2010 | First Half of 2010 Sees Upswing in New Amateur Radio Licenses

With more than 18,000 new Amateur Radio licenses issued in the first half of this year -- 18, 270 to be exact -- 2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for Amateur Radio. So far, the number of new licenses issued by the FCC in 2010 is outpacing the Januar
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07/12/2010 | WRTC 2010 Winners Announced

Broadcast live over the Internet, WRTC Judge David Sumner, K1ZZ, just moments ago announced the winners of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) from Moscow, Russia:

• Gold Medal (First Place): The R32F Team, consisting of Vladimir Aksenov ...

07/12/2010 | Fred Fish Memorial Award #2 Goes to Texas Ham

Llewellyn “Pat” Rose, W5OZI, of Junction, Texas, is the recipient of the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA) #2. Thanks to a recent Grid DXpedition by Russ Dwarshius, KB8U, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rose earned FFMA #2; FFMA #1 was awarded posthumously to Fred
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07/12/2010 | Spain Extends Amateur Privileges on 70 MHz

The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) -- Spain’s IARU Member-Society -- announced that the Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información (SETSI) (Spain’s equivalent to the USA’s FCC) has extended temporary privile
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07/12/2010 | ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, Resigns Position

On Sunday, July 11, ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Thomason, WB5SYT, of Edmond, Oklahoma, submitted his resignation to ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN. Thomason told President Craigie that by resigning, he will be able to “devote my energy to serv
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07/10/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers for this week rose from 11.7 to 16, back to the level from two weeks ago. The geomagnetic indices have quieted down, with average mid-latitude A index dropping over five points from the previous week. Sunspot numbers for
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