A member of STARS, Fred (Al) Waselewski, WA2VJL, has just been appointed by the ARRL West Gulf Director, John Robert Straton, N5AUS, as an official ARRL DXCC Card Checker. Al is the first ARRL Card Checker in the Rio Grande Valley. Al has a long history of...
FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol Rate Data Transmissions for Hurricane Ida Traffic Sunday, August 29, 2021 The FCC has granted an ARRL emergency request for a temporary waiver intended to facilitate relief communications in the wake of...
Have you seen Bigfoot?! Apparently, if you have (or even if you’d just like to go searching for him), you can join in with the 2021 Spring expedition team on the air! Since Bigfoot has often been seen & heard in the Ouachita National Forest, the...
What to do about the new FCC RF Exposure Rules Have you thought about what you need to do about the new FCC RF exposure rules? Are you exempt? If not, how do you comply? Here is a video that may help you figure it out. This video is presented by Ria Jairam –...
FCC Auto-Registration Feature for Exam Applicants to be Discontinued 04/27/2021 Auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number will be discontinued on May 20, 2021. Applicants must...