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06/30/2021 In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) released June 17, the FCC denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by HobbyKing of a $2,861,128 fine for marketing noncompliant RF equipment and for failing to respond to FCC orders in its investigation of the company’s practices. In the same step, the …

06/30/2021 Carl Gardenias, WU6D, of Perris, California, is retiring as ARRL Orange Section Manager after serving in the position since 2003. His term of office had expired at the end of March, but he agreed to continue serving as SM until a successor was chosen. A re-solicitation for Section Manager …

Video ZL8R Kermadec Islands DX Pedition 2006. Author – James Brooks, 9V1YC. Separated from New Zealand by over 1000 km, and located at the junction of two opposing continental plates, the Kermadec chain of islands is one of the most seismically active regions of the world. Raoul Island, located at …

06/24/2021 The Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Contest’s first round is complete and the claimed results have been posted on the YOTA website, with final results coming soon. Worldwide participation was very good. In the YOTA-class categories, more than 100 were from contesters as young as 7 years old, and …

06/24/2021 The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service. This is the May 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report. Technician operators in Palm Bay and Hollywood, Florida, received Advisory Notices after making more than a dozen FT8 …

06/24/2021 The FCC is soliciting a second round of comments on whether to authorize commercial space entities to obtain licenses for frequencies used exclusively during space launch activities. The proposals include parts of the 70 centimeter (420 – 430 MHz) and 5 centimeter (5650 – 5925 MHz) bands. The federal …

06/22/2021 The winning article for the June 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Portable Two-Element 40-Meter Wire Beam,” by Bob Glorioso, W1IS, and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined …

Alex, DD5ZZ will be active as OA7/DD5ZZ from Cusco region, Peru, 30 July – 17 September 2021.He will operate on HF Bands, SSB, FT8, FT4 and some CW.Recent DX Spots OA7/DD5ZZOA7/DD5ZZ Log searchSearch He is planning to be in WAE DC CW and SSB Contest and WW Digi Contest.QSL via …

06/21/2021 ARRL — The National Association for Amateur Radio and Mag Instrument, the US manufacturer of the MAGLITE® Flashlight have announced they have formed a partnership based on common interests in equipping people to be prepared for emergencies and to serve their communities in extreme situations such as natural disasters. …

06/21/2021 The Daily DX has reported that the 3Y0J DXpedition team is still hoping to have a go at the island in 2023. The DXpedition team had planned to travel to Bouvet via the RV Braveheart, owned by Nigel Jolly, K6NRJ. “Since the cancellation of 3Y0J, we have been working closely …