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Southern Florida ARES Volunteers Support Biennial Nuclear Power Plant Drill

03/17/2016

ARES teams from five Florida counties took part in a February 24 exercise at the St Lucie Nuclear Power Plant on Hutchinson Island in Jensen Beach. The plant is required to hold a exercise every 2 years to test and evaluate the responses of plant personnel, law enforcement, emergency managers, and communication personnel…

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National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Sessions to be Live Streamed

03/08/2016

Sessions focusing on the role of Amateur Radio in major weather events will be a part of the 2016 National Hurricane Conference, set for later this month in Orlando, Florida. The goal of the annual conference is to improve hurricane…

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Armed Forces Day 2016 Communication Test to Include Direct Military-Ham Contact on 60 Meters

This year’s Armed Forces Day Crossband Communication Test on Saturday, May 14, will include a significant new wrinkle

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US Amateur Radio Numbers Continue to Soar

Amateur Radio is alive and well!

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H.R. 1301 passed the house Energy and Commerce Sub Committee today!

H.R. 1301 passed the house Energy and Commerce Sub Committee today!

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