Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are applications for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and annual regulatory fees.1
The proposed charges:
In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “Talking with ARRL Product Review engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, about shopping for HF transceivers."1
RRRA club equipment will be moved to a new storage location starting at 9am on Saturday, August 29th. The move should be completed by noon; all assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Please read W0HNV’s announcement—posted to the RRRA Club Discussions mailing list—for the addresses involved and his contact information.
There’s a new contest debuting October 3–4, 2020 for portable Amateur Radio Operators, and those living under onerous HOA restrictions or the realities of limited real estate: the Portable Operations Challenge (POC). Potential participants are encouraged to add this event to their calendars and review the Operator Resources.
These events have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
