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ARRL Files Comments in Two Matters Before FCC
On Tuesday, May 27, ARRL filed electronic comments concerning two matters that the FCC has under consideration.
The first set of comments concern a company that filed a request for a waiver of Part 90 of the FCC rules;
ReconRobotics, an electronics manufacturer,
wishes to sell and for its public safety customers to use a robotic device that operates in the 430-448 MHz band.
The primary allocation in that portion of the spectrum is United States government radiolocation (military radars).
The Amateur Service has an allocation on a secondary basis. The second matter deals with
GE Healthcare and their request
for allocation of spectrum (as a secondary user) in the 2300 MHz band; the Amateur Radio Service has a primary
allocation in a portion of the requested band.
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ARRL Welcomes Yaesu as Principal Sponsor of Logbook of The World Web Site
The ARRL welcomes Yaesu as the principal sponsor of
the Logbook of The World (LoTW) Web site. LoTW is a repository of log records
submitted by users from around the world; when both participants in a QSO submit matching QSO records to
LoTW, the result is a QSL that can be used for ARRL award credit. With almost 21,000 amateurs registered on
LoTW, more than 170 million QSL records have been entered into the five year old system, resulting in more than
13.4 million QSL records.
New Extra Class License Manual Now Shipping
The ARRL Extra Class License Manual and
ARRL's Extra Q&A are your tickets to every privilege
granted to US Amateur Radio operators. Expert instruction leads you through all of the knowledge you need to
pass the exam, including rules, specific operating skills and more advanced electronics theory. Everything you
need to know to pass the 50 question Extra Class exam is right at your fingertips -- both books contain the
latest Extra Class question pool and answer key. Study the ARRL Extra Class License Manual
to understand the theory and applications needed to upgrade your license. With more than 700 questions included
in the question pool -- valid from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012 -- reading the ARRL's
Extra Q&A is the best way to review for the exam with confidence. The Extra Class license is the highest of all three US Amateur Radio licenses. To upgrade to Extra Class you must already hold a General Class license (or have recently passed all of the exams required for a General Class license). Upgrading to an Extra license only requires passing a written examination. As an Extra Class licensee, you will have full privileges on all frequencies authorized by the FCC for Amateur Radio.
PreSat and NanoSail-D CubeSats launch on June 23
Santa Clara University students invite amateur radio operators worldwide to participate with them by receiving beacon signals from PreSat and NanoSail-D, two pioneering cubesat missions that will launch from the Reagan Test Site (Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands) on June 23, 2008 at about 7:00 pm PDT.
Both spacecraft will go into Low Earth Orbit as secondary payloads aboard a SpaceX Falcon-1 launch vehicle into a 685x330 km, 9 degree inclination orbit.
PreSat is a 10 x 10 x 30 cm. spacecraft, operating at 437.318 MHz FM, will send an AX.25 packet every 5 seconds. The mission will evaluate the performance of a generic biofluidic sample management and handling system for future advanced in situ spaceborne biology experiments.
NanoSail-D is a 10 x 10x 30 cm. spacecraft, operating at 437.269 MHz FM, sending an AX.25 packet every 10 seconds, will deploy a solar sail that also will be used as a drag sail to demonstrate orbital debris mitigation technology.
Amateur radio operators are encouraged to submit received beacon packets through the mission websites in order to receive a web-based QSL card:
PreSat - http://www.presat.org
NanoSail-D - http://www.nanosaild.org
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