• [TWIAR] License Leader Ham Radio Prep Strongly Opposes FCC Proposal to

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    This Week in Amateur Radio

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    License Leader Ham Radio Prep Strongly Opposes FCC Proposal to Raise Cost
    of Amateur Radio Licenses from free to $50

    Posted: 07 Oct 2020 07:36 PM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1367

    The steep raise in fees will impact amateur radio operators and students by making licensing...

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    Via the ARRL: ARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew

    Posted: 07 Oct 2020 01:42 PM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1316

    The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
    seeking formal and informal...

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    Via the ARRL: White House Pulls Renomination of Michael ORielly to FCC

    Posted: 07 Oct 2020 11:42 AM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1314

    The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Republican FCC member
    Michael O’Rielly for a...

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    Feds consider ending Haldimands weather radio service (Ontario)

    Posted: 07 Oct 2020 10:30 AM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1365

    In the era of former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, weather
    conditions were broadcast by...

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    Via the ARRL: International Telecommunication Union Releases 2020 ITU Radio Regulations

    Posted: 07 Oct 2020 07:17 AM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1259

    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the 2020 ITU Radio Regulations — the international treaty governing the...

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    Italy adopts Remote Oral amateur radio exams

    Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:51 PM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1381

    A decree issued by Italian Ministry of Economic Development on October 2,
    2020 means that...

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    Ham radio operators let their fingers do the talking (Maine)

    Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:47 PM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1379

    Jeff Hanscom still gets giddy when he hears someone on the other end of
    the...

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    Via the ARRL: Two More Astronauts Earn Amateur Radio Licenses

    Posted: 06 Oct 2020 09:43 PM PDT
    http://twiar.net/?p=1371

    Although the lockdown of Johnson Space Center (JSC) postponed amateur radio training and licensing over...

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