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Monday, November 27, 2017

ARRL Board Censures Director

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Longtime ARRL Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA, has been publicly censured by the League's board of directors for alleg...

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of W3JY's Suit Against ARRL

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a District Court ruling that threw out a The Third Circuit US Court of Appeals...

FCC Chairman Thanks Hams for Relief Work in Puerto Rico

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (FCC photo) Amateur radio operators were among the many people and groups praised and thanked for their help by F...

FCC Denies Reconsideration of Petition for Greater Advanced Class Privileges

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The FCC has turned down a petition for reconsideration filed by Jeffrey Siegell, WB2YRL, after it denied his original petition to grant Ext...

ARRL to Seek Expanded HF Privileges for Technicians

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Even though the FCC has refused to consider giving more operating privileges to Advanced Class hams, the ARRL is hoping it will agree to co...

Fox-1B Satellite Launched, Now AO-91

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AMSAT's newest amateur satellite - Fox-1B (also known as RadFxSat) - was launched on November 18 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Cali...

K6WAO Elected AMSAT-NA President, Announces New Satellite Program

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The board of directors of AMSAT-NA has elected Joe Spier, K6WAO, of Reno, Nevada, as the amateur satellite organization's new presiden...

ARRL Launches International Grid Chase

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Building on the success of its 2016 National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) program, the ARRL has launched a year-long grid square competition. T...

Hams on TV (Good and Bad)…

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(From CBS.com) Ham radio continued to pop up on TV dramas in November, but was not always shown in a good light. An episode of NCIS us...

YASME Foundation Announces 2017 Awards

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The YASME Foundation in November announced the presentation of five Excellence Awards and one supporting grant for 2017. The awards recogni...

Milestones: CQ Hall of Famer Mario Ambrosi, I2MQP, SK

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Mario Ambosi, I2MQP, president of Italy's national amateur radio association (ARI) and a 2005 inductee into the CQ Amateur Ra...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

CQWW DX Contest Propagation Update – Focus on the Low Bands

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CQ Propagation Editor Tomas Hood, NW7US, updates us on expected propagation conditions during both the SSB and CW weekends of the 2017 C...

New Ham Bands Occupied and Busy

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The two newest ham radio bands – 2200 and 630 meters – are open for general amateur use and are already being well-used. It appears that t...
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