November 1 is the application deadline for schools seeking ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) grants for 2015. The ETP offers grants to US schools for Amateur Radio station equipment and related software as well as classroom resources. The program is also accepting progress grant applications. A primary ETP objective is to boost wireless technology literacy among US students and educator…
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Today, April 30, is the no-penalty deadline to sign up to compete in the 14th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships. This year’s 4-day competition gets underway June 5, as foxhunting fans of all skill levels gather near Boston, Massachusetts. An online entry form, detailed schedules, frequencies, lodging information, and registration forms are available on the Boston ARDF Web…
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The registration deadline has been extended to June 1 to compete in the 14th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships. Event T shirts may not be available by the extended deadline, however.
This year’s 4-day competition gets underway June 5, as foxhunting fans of all skill levels gather near Boston, Massachusetts. An online entry form, detailed schedules, frequencies, lodging inf…
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The ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) is still accepting applications for all sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute this summer. The application deadline is May 1. Admission decisions will be made by May 9.
Learn how to integrate science and mathematics with engineering and technology by exploring wireless technology!
Now in its 11th year, the ARRL Teachers Institute is a four-day, exp…
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The deadline is December 21 to file comments on the ARRL’s “Symbol Rate” Petition for Rule Making (PRM). The ARRL filed the Petition last month, and the FCC has put it on public notice for comment as RM-11708. The League subsequently filed an Erratum to correct an incorrect appendix included within the Petition. The Petition already has attracted more than 70 comments.
The ARRL has asked the FC…
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Carl Smith, N4AA, editor of The DX Magazine and QRZ DX, reminds DXers that the deadline for this year’s Most Wanted Survey is October 15. Many DX clubs and DXpeditioners use this data to help make decisions about upcoming DXpeditions. The results will appear in the January/February issue of The DX Magazine. The most-wanted DXCC entity for the past 2 years (weighted rankings, mixed mode) has be…
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The FCC this week extended until July 24 the deadline to file reply comments in its proceeding to allow unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices at 5 GHz. The FCC in February sought comment on making available an additional 195 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.35-5.47 GHz and 5.85-5.925 GHz bands for U-NII use. Reply comments are responses to comments already filed in the pr…
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Grab your cameras! You only have until March 1 to send your entry for the 2013 QST Video Contest.
Your video can be up to 5 minutes in length and the topic can be anything that illustrates the excitement of Amateur Radio. The first place winner will receive $ 500; the second place prize is $ 250 and the third place prize is $ 100. (Winners of the 2012 competition are ineligible.) The winning videos…
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The application period for ARRL Foundation Scholarships is fast approaching. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2013. According to ARRL Foundation Secretary Mary Hobart, K1MMH, the 2013 collection of scholarship awards is bigger than ever, with eight new scholarships added in 2012. “The annual awards range from $ 500 to $ 2500, with the estimated total dollar amount of all awards in exc…
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As previously reported, the FCC has proposed to amend its rules to implement the allocation decisions of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) and to make certain other changes. Notice appeared in the December 27, 2012 issue of the Federal Register, which started the clock on a 60-day window for the submission of comments. Thus, comments are due no later than February 25, 2013, …
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