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07/07/2016 | FCC Investigating Amateur Radio, Commercial Application Processing Glitch
The FCC information technology staff is continuing to look into why the Universal Licensing System (ULS) Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system has stopped processing at least some — and perhaps all — Amateur Radio exam session files and applications.
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09/10/2015 | ULS, Other FCC Systems Come Back Online
Scheduled FCC computer system upgrades took a couple of days longer than anticipated, but the Universal Licensing System (ULS) — the repository for Amateur Radio licensing data and portal for all applications — came back online early on September 10.
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06/20/2014 | Changes to Amateur Service Part 97 Rules Go Into Effect on July 21
Recently announced changes to the Amateur Service Part 97 Rules will become effective on July 21.
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09/24/2013 | “Amazing Help:” Hams Play Critical Role in Colorado Flood Evacuation
Newly licensed hams in Colorado help with an evacuation.
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10/24/2012 | FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Amateur Licensing Rules, Emission Types
Earlier this month, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) -- FCC Docket No. 12-121 -- proposing to amend the Part 97 rules governing the Amateur Radio Service. On October 24, a summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register an
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04/21/2012 | Youth@HamRadio.Fun: The First Contact -- Explaining the Excitement of Your First QSOExperienced hams knew it all too well. Volunteer Examiners expect it. And for some reason, newly licensed hams fear it. What could it be? As the title suggests, completing your first contact is a daunting -- yet exciting -- event for many. Why is that? Wh
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01/24/2012 | FCC Denies Anchorage VEC’s Waiver Request
On January 24, the FCC issued an Order that denied a waiver request from the Anchorage VEC, one of 14 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators in the US. In its July 2011 Waiver Request, the Anchorage VEC asked the Commission to permit individuals who have previou
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02/02/2010 | NCVEC Releases Second Technician Question Pool
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators releases a revised Technician question pool to correct mistakes and clarify questions and answers.
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