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New Rules for 5 MHz (60 meters) Go Into Effect March 5 (posted 02/10/2012)
If you operate on 60 meters, or plan to operate on 60 meters,
be sure to read about these rules changes!
On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order,
defining new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band.
These rules are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and a
June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
In the February 3 edition of the Federal Register,
the FCC announced that these new rules will go into effect
on March 5, 2012. Read morehere.
Registration Now Open For The MICROHAMS Digital Conference (posted 01/31/2012)
Registration is now open for the 2012 MicroHAMS Digital Conference. The
2012 MDC will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 08:00
(registration opens) to 17:00 on the Microsoft campus at one of their
excellent conference facilities. Because the MHDC is being held on
Microsoft property, advance registration is recommended - not only is
space limited, but there are only a limited number of same-day
registrations available. Registration is $25 in advance (includes
lunch) and can be performed online at
http://www.microhams.com/registration/.
Presentations at the MicroHAMS Digital Conference draw heavily from
local presenters to reflect both local interests and local Amateur
Radio digital technology development. Presentations from past MHDCs are
linked from the MicroHAMS web page -
http://www.microhams.com/MHDC.
The cost of lunch is included with registration and is provided on
site. By popular demand, the 2012 MHDC has more space allocated to
"show and tell" tables, and the 90-minute lunch period is specifically
UNstructured to allow ample time for individual discussion and visiting
the various show and tell tables.
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If you are looking for a basic radio/communications class, a licensing
class or testing session, check out our Section Website at:
http://wwa.arrl.org/
and then click on the Amateur License Classes and
Exams Tab at the top of the page.
If your class or test session is not listed, let us know and we'll post it.
Many thanks to Lynn, N7CFO, who has worked hard gathering the data and
hosting the class/testing page.
73 and good Hamming.
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