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03/25/2010 | FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Government Disaster Drills and Amateur Radio
On March 24, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) proposing to amend the Commission’s Amateur Radio Service rules “with respect to Amateur Radio operations during government-sponsored emergency preparedness and disaster readiness drill
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05/07/2009 | Hams Provide Communications as 911 Service Goes Offline in Oregon
With snow and ice impacting all parts of the Pacific Northwest, local ARES® groups are on the job assisting served agencies, including local Emergency Operations Centers. According to District Emergency Coordinator for Oregon's District One David Kidd
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04/09/2009 | California County Says "Ham Radio Operators Remain Active and Appreciated"
"The California county of San Luis Obispo was notified by the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday, April 8 of a rumor on an Internet group site stating that the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on March 31 which
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02/03/2009 | 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 ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of January.
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01/29/2009 | Hams Provide Communications Support As Ice Storms Sweep Across US
With as much as 2 inches of crippling ice accumulation over parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia and as much as 6 inches of sleet in Missouri and Indiana, many area residents are without power. The storm that began on Tuesday,
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01/20/2009 | Virginia Hams Invited to Help with Inauguration
Late last year, ARRL Virginia Section Manager Carl Clements, W4CAC, and ARES®-RACES Section Emergency Coordinator Ron Sokol, K4KHZ, received an invitation to participate in the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009.
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01/05/2009 | 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 ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of December.
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09/15/2008 | Hams in Texas and Surrounding States Active as Ike Pounds Gulf Coast and Inland Areas
As Hurricane Ike weakened and became a tropical storm and then a tropical depression after slamming ashore near Galveston, Texas early Saturday morning, hams in several ARRL sections were supporting agencies with their communications needs. Although the f
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