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08/28/2015 | Amateur Repeaters Fall Victim to Washington Wildfire
Two Central Washington repeaters, owned and operated by the Lake Chelan Amateur Radio Club, have been destroyed by one of the wildfires raging in that state.
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02/20/2015 | Australian Hams Respond Following Severe Weather
Amateur Radio volunteers with Australia’s Central Queensland Amateur Radio Association (CQARA) has initiated nets on HF and VHF in the wake of a tropical cyclone.
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02/05/2014 | Slovenian Radio Amateurs Fill Communication Gap in Wake of Severe Weather
Hams are helping out in Slovenia, where severe weather has taken out power and telecommunications infrastructure.
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01/22/2014 | Retired ARRL Staff Member Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, SK
Former ARRL staffer Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, has died.
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11/09/2013 | Hams in Philippines Support Critical Communication in Typhoon’s Wake
Hams are helping with critical communication in the wake of a powerful typhoon in the Philippines.
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04/18/2013 | FCC Again Denies ARRL’s Petition in BPL Proceeding
Though BPL is both a commercial failure and a proven interference source, the FCC still remains unwilling to adopt rules sufficient to protect licensed radio services.
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01/03/2012 | BPL Provider IBEC Announces Shutdown
IBEC -- one of the very few remaining operators of Access BPL systems -- has announced that it is closing down. In an undated announcement that appeared on the IBEC website, the company announced that it has “no other option than to close our doors and ce
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12/29/2010 | ARRL Shows IBEC BPL Systems Are Interfering, Violating FCC Rules
On December 29, 2010, ARRL filed a BPL-related complaint with the FCC regarding systems installed in three states by IBEC.
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