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  • How to help Hams addrss neighbors’ RF safety concerns

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    From Amateur Radio Newsline – arnewsline.org Hams need to be effective communicators, not just with other hams but often with their neighbors. The ARRL’s RF Safety Committee, the Swedish Society of Radio Amateurs, the Radio Society of Great Britain and the Irish Radio Transmitters Society have developed guidelines to help hams address neighbors’ concerns about…

  • FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations

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    ARRL Advocacy Win ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® sought a waiver on behalf of the activators, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted it. The waiver allows amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 82nd annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority…

  • ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety

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    Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations. Neighbors of amateur radio operators are sometimes concerned about transmissions and radio frequency exposure from amateur stations. The ARRL RF Safety Committee, with their international counterparts at the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), the…

  • ARRL Helps Radio Amateurs Comply with New RF Exposure Evaluation Rules

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    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”9px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://svarc.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/arrl_logo-150×150.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”arrl_logo” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ align=”center” url=”http://www.arrl.org” url_new_window=”on”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] From ARRL.org –  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® provides free, comprehensive resources to help radio amateurs ensure they are compliant…

  • New General Question Pool Released, Effective July 1, 2023

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    John AE7YH
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    From ARRL-VEC The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC<http://www.ncvec.org/>) Question Pool Committee (QPC<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=333>) has released the 2023 – 2027 General Class FCC Element 3 Question Pool & Syllabus<http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=369> into the public domain. It’s available as a Word document or PDF. The graphic required for the new General question pool is available within the documents,…

  • FCC Debuts Map, Database of Piracy Enforcement Actions

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    From Amateur Radio Newsline: In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission has finally put a piracy enforcement resource online that the agency says is late because of delays in funding. A database and map displaying pirate radio enforcement actions taken by the FCC has gone live as part of an overall response to the…