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