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01/23/2012 | RSGB Announces Special Prefixes to Celebrate Diamond Jubilee, Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and Ofcom -- the British equivalent to the FCC -- have authorized radio amateurs to use special prefixes during 2012 in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralymp
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07/13/2011 | Ofcom Tests 70 cm Band in Advance of 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London
In April, Ofcom -- the British equivalent to the FCC -- approached the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) to help determine which sections of the 70 cm band could be used by the London Olympic Committee for a limited period before, during and after the
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05/20/2011 | CQ Announces 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
CQ magazine announced its 2011 Hall of Fame inductees on May 20, welcoming 12 new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, one new member of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and one new member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.
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04/13/2011 | Ofcom to Issue Special Temporary Call Signs for Royal Wedding
If you are a prefix hunter -- or you just get caught up in the pageantry that a Royal Wedding can bring -- then take note: Ofcom, at the request of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), will issue special temporary call signs that British amateurs ma
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11/29/2010 | British Man Convicted for Deliberate Interference, Operating Without a License
Clive McMurray of the British town of Hull (located about 45 miles southwest of York) was convicted and sentenced on November 22 for causing deliberate interference to Amateur Radio users and unlawfully using radio equipment without a license. According t
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06/25/2009 | Doubling Up on Field DayAs most any ham knows, Field Day is by far the most popular operating event of the ham-land calendar. Every June thousands of radio amateurs pack up or set up in some way to participate in this wonderful event.
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04/29/2009 | New Hams Arise from a Field Day ConflictHikers take a walk on the ham radio side.
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