Recent News
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08/19/2019 | ARRL Contest and DXCC Rules Now Prohibit Automated Contacts
ARRL has incorporated rules for ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC that prohibit automated contacts.
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08/16/2019 | FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding
An FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called “small satellite” rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to address concerns expressed by ARRL and AMSAT.
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08/16/2019 | The K7RA Solar Update
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08/16/2019 | 2 Meter Sharing Proposal is on CEPT Conference Preparatory Group Agenda
Action at the CEPT Conference Preparatory Group meeting will determine whether a French proposal to have WRC-23 study sharing 144 – 146 MHz with the Aeronautical Mobile Service will be adopted as a CEPT WRC-19 position.
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08/15/2019 | FCC Staff Recommends Designating 988 as National Suicide, Mental Health Crisis Hotline
An FCC staff recommendation is seeking to have 988 designated as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
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08/15/2019 | Chinese Satellite Profiles Earth’s RF Spectrum as Seen from Lunar Orbit
The Chinese DSLWP-B (LO-94) satellite that had been in lunar orbit provided a profile of Earth’s HF spectrum as seen from the moon.
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08/15/2019 | Questions Raised About Current Process for Awarding the E.T. Krenkel Medal
Questions about how the E.T. Krenkel Medal is being awarded, including whether recipients have to pay a fee to get the medal, have been brought to ARRL’s attention.
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08/15/2019 | Australian Radio Amateur Reports First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz
Roland Lang, VK4FB, and Stefan Durtschi, VK4CSD, completed what is being claimed as the world’s first FT8 contact on 122 GHz.
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