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07/14/2016 | FCC Finds a Fix for Amateur Radio Application Batch Processing Problem
It’s taken a couple of weeks, but the FCC has resolved a computer programming problem that had affected its ability to accept and process batch-filed Amateur Radio applications.
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07/12/2016 | FCC Amateur Radio Application Processing Problem Continues
A computer programming problem affecting the FCC’s ability to accept and process automated, batch-filed Amateur Radio applications since late June still has not been fully resolved.
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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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06/10/2014 | FCC Okays Changes to Amateur Radio Exam Credit, Test Administration, Emission Type Rules
The FCC has adopted several changes to the Amateur Service Part 97 rules.
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01/15/2013 | 2012 Marks All-Time High for Amateur Radio Licenses
As 2012 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, had a good reason to cheer: The number of radio amateurs in the US reached an all-time high of almost 710,000.
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03/28/2011 | NCVEC Deletes Question from Amateur Extra Question Pool
Due to the FCC revising the rules concerning Spread Spectrum, the Question Pool Committee of the National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (NCVEC) has decided to delete a question from the Amateur Extra class question pool. According to QPC Chair
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08/26/2010 | ARRL VEC Volunteer Examiner Session Participation Web Page Returns
If you’re an ARRL Volunteer Examiner (VE) who is interested in seeing how many ARRL exam sessions you’ve taken part in, you can find the answer on the VE Session counts Web page.
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06/12/2009 | Don Tunstill, W4NO (SK)
Don Tunstill, W4NO, founder of the Central America VEC, passed away at his home in Huntsville, Alabama on Monday, June 9. He was 69. Tunstill, an ARRL Life Member, was a charter member of Huntsville Amateur Radio Club and served as president of Learn More