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FCC Universal Licensing System, Other Applications to be Down for Maintenance

08/24/2015

FCC website maintenance in early September will make the Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), the Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) and other public applications unavailable for more than 5 days. The Commission said the outage will begin at 2200 UTC on Wednesday, September 2, and continue…

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class on Operating/Programming a Ham Radio by West Palm Beach Club

Many of you have been asking for a class on operations, so we've got one coming up shortly!

 

Mike Renz, KA1UDV, our Club President, has been able to put together a super great two day class on "OPERATIONS 2 DAY".  This class will show you how to program your HT's, your HF Radios, and…

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Amateur Radio Parity Act Would Not Void “Private Contracts,” ARRL General Counsel Says

ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, has rebutted assertions, expressed by some, that the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 would represent an unlawful intrusion into “private contracts” and would invalidate architectural limitations and rules regarding the installation of ham radio antennas in residential neighborhoods. Imlay said the argument raised is that no federal…

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Mike's Electronics is closed temporary.

Mike had a medical procedure done and is doing well at home.  Mike request anyone heading out to his store should call Mike’s Electronics at 954 491-7110 first before heading down to his store to find out if he is open for business.

 

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No More Collins Filters!

They say that Collins will no longer manufacture those wonderful mechanical filters that so many of us love after the immenent, and limited, final production run.  Seems that DSP technology and the concominant ever dropping cost has finally doomed these fine Collins products after over 65 years since their introduction.  In case you are not aware, it takes about 12 weeks…

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