Amateur License Filing Fees Likely Not Implemented Until 2022
By: Kent Petty, KL5T, Chairman, Anchorage ARC VEC July 16, 2021 During a conference call with the FCC and the 14 VECs yesterday (July 15, 2021), the FCC provided a...
Author: Kent Petty
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W1JD’s 160 Meter Antenna
By: JD Delancy, W1JD May 23, 2021 Since deciding that working on either a five or maybe nine-band Worked All States (WAS) on High Frequency (HF) would be fun, give...
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Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose
From Lara Baker, AL2R 5/24/2021 Worth a Look: A really interesting article on battery technology improvements in Ars Technica. Scott K. Johnson does a great job explaining the complexities in a level...
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Motorola XTS3000 For Sale – DMR
From Eric Coulter 5/17/2021 I have a refurbished Motorola XTS3000 no display screen for sale for $400.00 or best offer. I’m not really educated on the specifics of this radio....
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: New AnyTone AT-D878UVII Available at CQRadios.com
By: Kent Petty, KL5T May 3, 2021 The new Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus is here! The is the latest AnyTone DMR UHF/VHF handheld and only available presently at CQRadios.com. While the...
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FCC Sets Date to Mandate FRNs for New Licensees
The FCC has set May 20, 2021, as the end date for amateur radio license applicants to take advantage of the “FCC Registration Number (FRN) auto-registration”. What does this mean? ...
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April General Membership Meeting, 4/1/2021
Hello all, Our monthly Anchorage ARC Membership Meeting is on Thursday, April 1 at 1900 AKST. Our guest speaker will be Elecraft! Focus of the talk will be on the...
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3.4 GHz Reprieve
Posted by Kent Petty, KL5T, March 19, 2021 Note: The following has significant impact our use of the 3.4 GHz spectrum as part of our MESH network here in the...
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Ham Radio Iditarod History, 1979 – 1980
By: Kent Petty, KL5T March 17, 2021 With the 2021 Iditarod finishing up, I was provided a CD by JD Delancy, W1JD, containing an interesting array of articles, photos, and...
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History of Heathkit by Paul Topolski, W1SEX
By: Kent Petty, KL5T March 10, 2021 Paul Topolski, W1SEX, is an ARRL WMA Section Technical Specialist. Paul gave his presentation on the history of Heathkit at our March 4,...
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