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URE – Spanish Amateur Radio Union  1000000  QSO´s
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URE – Spanish Amateur Radio Union 1000000 QSO´s

“We have passed the 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ of contacts at # 70AniversarioURE  . THANK YOU to the more than 83K radio amateurs of the world that you are participating, THANKS to…

Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
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Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK

Owen Garriott The US astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space — Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL — died April…

World Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding
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World Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding

Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris…

ARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week
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ARRL President Commends Amateur Radio’s Volunteer Public Service Role during National Volunteer Week

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, is using the occasion of National Volunteer Week, April 7 – 13, to highlight Amateur Radio’s role in helping the…

Amateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference
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Amateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference

Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2019 National Hurricane Conference, April 22 – 25 in New Orleans. “Improving Hurricane Preparedness” is the traditional conference…

Petition for Rule Making Calls for “Amateur Digital Mode Transparency”
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Petition for Rule Making Calls for “Amateur Digital Mode Transparency”

The FCC is accepting comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11831) seeking to amend FCC Part 97 rules that require all ham radio digital transmissions to…

Additional Amateur Radio-Related Petitions Now Open for Comment
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Additional Amateur Radio-Related Petitions Now Open for Comment

The FCC has placed three Amateur Radio-related Petitions for Rule Making (PRMs) on public notice and has invited comments. Jerry Oxendine, K4KWH, of Gastonia, North Carolina, wants…

IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting
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IARU Represents Amateur Radio at WRC-19 Preparatory Meeting

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the interests of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services in Geneva at last month’s second Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM)…

Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated
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Canadian Amateur Radio Interference Case Adjudicated

Interference from what ISED, Canada’s telecommunications regulator, called an individual “operating an Amateur Radio station without proper authorization and was known to insult, threaten and impersonate…

FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case
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FCC Cites Amateur Service Rule Violations in Unlicensed Broadcasting Case

An FCC Enforcement Bureau Notice of Unlicensed Operation (NoUO) issued last fall to a California Technician-class licensee for alleged unlicensed FM broadcasting on 95.7 MHz now has…

Canada’s Amateur Radio Population Showing Continued Growth
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Canada’s Amateur Radio Population Showing Continued Growth

According to Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, Amateur Radio in Canada grew by 1,758 new licensees in 2018 — the largest…

Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Following California Flooding
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Following California Flooding

Amateur Radio volunteers with the Sonoma County, California, Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) rallied to assist in February after heavy rain led to flooding in the…

New Book, Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur, Now Shipping
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New Book, Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur, Now Shipping

Revolutionary changes are taking place in the way we produce and consume power for our homes, transportation, and the technology that we use every day….

Some Stormy Seas for Competitive Sailors Using HF Amateur Radio
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Some Stormy Seas for Competitive Sailors Using HF Amateur Radio

The sorts of rules regulating the degree of outside assistance allowed in ham radio contesting also apply in other endeavors. An Estonian skipper was recently…

Fake News: Belgian News Magazine Misrepresents Amateur Radio Numbers
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Fake News: Belgian News Magazine Misrepresents Amateur Radio Numbers

The Belgian Dutch-language weekly The Sunday (de Zondag) recently reported incorrectly that just 153 Amateur Radio licensees existed in the country, dramatically proclaiming, “Amateur Radio permits have…

Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator
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Amateur Radio is Aboard during Attempt to Become Oldest Circumnavigator

Jeanne Socrates, VE0JS/KC2IOV, is used to solitude. The lone 76-year-old yachtswoman passed the southern tip of Africa — some 300 miles to the north —…

US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
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US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct

The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has adopted Amateur Radio training as a possible new approach to basic RF and electronics…

FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio-Related Petition for Rule Making
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FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio-Related Petition for Rule Making

The FCC has invited public comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11826) from an Ohio radio amateur seeking to amend the Part 97 station identification rules…

FCC Now Processing Amateur Radio Applications
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FCC Now Processing Amateur Radio Applications

The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator said today that the FCC has begun processing Amateur Radio applications for the first time since early January, when it…

ARRL Board of Directors Issues Statement on Amateur Radio Parity Act
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ARRL Board of Directors Issues Statement on Amateur Radio Parity Act

At its annual meeting January 18 – 19, the ARRL Board of Directors decided that the organization needs to “review, re-examine, and reappraise ARRL’s regulatory…

Amateur Radio Applications Piling Up as Partial Government Shutdown Continues
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Amateur Radio Applications Piling Up as Partial Government Shutdown Continues

Volunteer Examiner Coordinators across the US are continuing to receive paperwork from Amateur Radio exam sessions held during the partial government shutdown. While it’s still…

Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, is Radio Amateurs of Canada 2018 Amateur of the Year
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Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, is Radio Amateurs of Canada 2018 Amateur of the Year

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has announced that Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, is the recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2018. “Gabor…

Amateur Radio Applications in Limbo as Partial Shutdown Continues
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Amateur Radio Applications in Limbo as Partial Shutdown Continues

The FCC is not processing any Amateur Radio applications as the partial government shutdown approaches its fourth week. The FCC suspended “most operations” at mid-day…

Top Five Amateur Radio Reviews of 2018
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Top Five Amateur Radio Reviews of 2018

A popular topic on this channel are my product reviews. I will often review amateur radio related products as hams are infinitely curious on how…

6 Must Have Amateur Radio Apps!
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6 Must Have Amateur Radio Apps!

Review IC-7610 – Interview with ICOM December 23, 2018 in: Review No comments IC-7610 Fiori Films Presents Ham Radio TV: ICOM @ Pacificon 2018. In…