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FCC Looks to Lower Fees for Vanity Call Signs
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The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on April 13 seeking to lower the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.40 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go down to $13.30 for 10 years, an decrease of 10 cents. The FCC is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated with that program. The vanity call sign...
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Newsflash
| CQ WW CW Turns Into Battle Of The Low Bands |
| As expected, the sun did not provide any last minute
jolt to the HF contest bands for this year's CQ WW CW
test, meaning that the focus for the winners was
on grinding out as much as possible on 10 and 15 meters,
and then hunkering down for a long night on the low bands.
Check out the story as results start to flow in from
all around the world this week! read full article |
| Worldwide WRTC Qualifying Scores Updated |
| hile contesters recover from the WAE CW contest, you
can take the time to review the latest WRTC update by,
radio-sport.net, as new qualifying scores for the entire world
are now available, with results from this year's ARRL
DX Contests.
There are full spreadsheets for every corner of the globe
where you can check your own qualifying chances for Russia 2010. read full article |
| PI4DX Contest Group Zeeuws-Vlaanderen |
| Contesting/Stations Contest station situated in the South West part of the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland |
| Angel of the North Amateur Radio Club Intermediate and Foundation courses |
| Angel of the North Amateur Radio Club is starting both an Intermediate and Foundation course on Monday 8 February at 7pm read full article |
| ARRL Sweeps SSB Wide Open For 2008 Title |
| The winning streak that has dominated the ARRL November Sweepstakes SSB contest won't continue this year, as Rich Boyd KE3Q will not be back at WP3R after 10 consecutive high power category wins from Puerto Rico. That puts the spotlight on K5TR and others as they try to claim this year's 75th Anniversary Sweepstakes Victory. read full article |
| ARRL sends Ham Aid equipment to Haiti |
| Even though the communications infrastructure in earthquake-ravaged Haiti is being rebuilt, there is still need for Amateur Radio communications. To assist in this effort, the ARRL's Ham-Aid program is providing equipment for local amateurs to use |
