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When should you get your amateur radio license? Now!
A great article from P2T2 Solutions.”When talking to preppers and emergency preparedness most folks understand that communication is a must during any emergency. Despite the fact that they will agree this is a must, very few have a solid communication plan in place beyond having a midland radio that they treat like walkie-talkies and still…
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Paperless Licensing? No problem
Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Now that paper licences are an endangered species, one entrepreneur has a solution. “FCC License information on the front along with a handy little pocket reference on the back.”
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Lots of love for the League on the air in ’14
Via ARRL.orgAttendance at the ARRL’s on-the-air Centennial celebration in 2014 was through the roof! Approximately 3.5 million contacts were recorded for W1AW portable operations and the Centennial Points Challenge during the Centennial QSO Party last year.“The Centennial QSO Party was a huge success, and participation was way greater than anyone anticipated it would be when we…
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ARRL Letter January 29, 2015
From the American Radio Relay League – Editor: Rick Lindquist, WW1ME ARES, SKYWARN Volunteers Go On Alert for Massive East Coast Winter Storm FCC “Paperless” Amateur Radio License Policy Goes into Effect on February 17 ARRL Board Names Award Recipients New Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund Gets Initial Boost from Hudson Division ARRL Board Elects Executive…
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Paperless Licensing Debuts February 17
The ARRL reports that, “Starting February 17, the FCC no longer will routinely issue paper license documents to Amateur Radio applicants and licensees. The Commission has maintained for some time now that the official Amateur Radio license authorization is the electronic record that exists in its Universal Licensing System (ULS), although the FCC has continued…
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Don’t tell me I can’t!
Listen to an audio version of this message.”How many times in your life,”my friend, Brian Willis, asks, “has someone told you that you can’t do something?”Today I want to expand on Brian’s recent blog post about “The True Meaning of ‘I Can’t’“.And he shares this nugget of wisdom from Sean Stephenson: “If someone tells you, ‘You can’t’…