https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:15:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2023/01/26/local-youth-invited-to-try-ham-radio-with-reduced-fees-through-paducah-amateur-radio-association-kentucky/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:15:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14156 With the invention of smartphones and other electronics, some people may feel amateur radio is...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/12/18/via-the-rsgb-amateur-radio-licence-exam-fee-changes/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 11:06:46 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=13551 The RSGB Board has reviewed the amateur radio licence exam fees and has decided that there needs...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/05/07/via-the-arrl-fcc-has-resumed-processing-license-applications-and-exam-session-files/ Sat, 07 May 2022 18:01:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8653 Updated 5/7/2022 (PM) [via Greg Williams of TWIAR – It appears that some applications that...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/28/via-the-arrl-fcc-not-processing-new-license-applications/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:16:17 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8679 On Wednesday, April 27, in a notice to all VECs, the FCC again asked them to...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/22/via-the-arrl-fcc-not-processing-license-applications-and-exam-session-files/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:50:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8632 The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) reports that the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/11/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1206/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:26:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8484 PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1206 Release Date: April 9, 2022 Here is...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/04/via-the-arrl-new-fcc-application-fee-will-not-apply-to-amateur-radio-license-upgrades/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:36:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8403 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in response to an ARRL request that...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/02/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1205/ Sat, 02 Apr 2022 21:01:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8397 Release Date: April 2, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/03/26/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1204/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 23:33:44 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8276 Release Date: March 26, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/08/21/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1173/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:34:26 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=4809 Release Date: August 21, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/08/17/fcc-application-fees-unlikely-to-go-into-effect-until-2022/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:01:16 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=4761 The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/04/10/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1154-expanded-edition/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 02:29:58 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=3011 Release Date: April 10, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/03/27/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1152/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 02:04:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=2949 Release Date: March 27, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/01/22/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1142/ Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:31:03 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=2193 This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1142 Release Date: January 16, 2021 Here is a...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/01/09/via-the-arrl-fcc-reduces-proposed-amateur-radio-application-fee-to-35/ Sun, 10 Jan 2021 02:47:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=2060 The FCC has agreed with ARRL and other commenters that its proposed $50 fee for...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/01/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1141/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 22:58:25 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=2150 This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1141 Release Date: January 9, 2021 Here is a...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/01/09/via-the-arrl-netherlands-radio-amateurs-face-fee-increases/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:30:09 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=1992 While US radio amateurs face the possibility of a $50 application fee, some countries have...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/11/21/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-1134/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 22:16:13 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=1733 This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1134 Release Date: November 21, 2020 Here is a...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/11/20/via-the-arrl-arrl-seeks-waiver-of-proposed-fcc-amateur-application-fees/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 04:41:56 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=1706 ARRL has urged the FCC to waive its proposed $50 amateur radio application fee. The...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/11/14/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1133/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:18:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=1687 Release Date: November 14, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/10/30/via-the-arrl-arrl-urges-members-to-join-in-strongly-opposing-fccs-application-fees-proposal/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 04:40:36 +0000 http://twiar.net/?p=1558 ARRL will file comments in firm opposition to an FCC proposal to impose a $50...]]>