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The National Association of Amateur Radio

Roof, Attic and Basement (Repeat) - Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:44:00 +0000

It was an absolutely beautiful Memorial Day weekend. No rain, not too hot and not too cold. It was perfect for picnicking, yard work, washing your car -- whatever you wanted to do. The soggy days had departed just in time for a much-deserved and much-needed three-day weekend. Or so the weather forecast said.

Look for the July/August Issue of QEX - Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:32:00 +0000

The July/August issue of QEX is out, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss.

Surfin' Logging Online - Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

This week, Surfin’ considers Google Docs as an online Amateur Radio application.

Riley Hollingsworth to Retire July 3: The End of an Era - Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:08:00 +0000

On Thursday, July 3, Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH -- the man who has come to embody Amateur Radio Enforcement - will say goodbye to the FCC as he retires and begins his life as a private citizen. In May, Hollingsworth announced he would definitely retire; he had contemplated retiring in January 2008, but cited "several issues on the table that I want[ed] to continue to work through with the amateur community." While his successor has not yet been named, he was quick to point out that the FCC's Amateur Radio enforcement program will continue.

ARRL Tells Red Cross of Remaining Background Check Policy Concerns - Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:51:47 +0000

ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, has written to Armond T. Mascelli, Vice President for Domestic Disaster response for the American Red Cross (ARC) to identify the ARRL's remaining concerns over the background check policy for ARC partners. Harrison emphasized that the commencement of negotiation of a replacement Statement of Understanding (SOU) between the two organizations should not be further delayed while these concerns are resolved and that he looked forward to signing a new SOU once additional edits to the background check Disclosure Form and clarifications of the background check Authorization Form are in place for those radio amateurs who volunteer their service to the Red Cross.