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To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002

DATE: 2023?Oct 09

ARISS SSTV Event Reported in Error

The announcement in yesterday's AMSAT News Service bulletins concerning an upcoming Slow-Scan Television (SSTV) event transmitted from the International Space Station (ISS) was incorrect.

This SSTV activity is a verification test with new hardware uploaded to ISS. This activity was never meant to be an operational SSTV event as some sources have speculated. ARISS International encouraged informing the ham community of the test and encouraged amateurs to post to the SSTV Gallery at?, only so that the verification test can be fully evaluated.

Official ARISS participation certificates will not be issued for this activity, because it is only a verification test. It should be noted that third-party certificates mentioned in the ANS article are not official ARISS awards.

Further, the?Oct 16-20?dates, described in the ANS article for the SSTV test are not correct because specific dates for this test have not yet been selected or placed in the ISS crew schedule. The ARISS team is working to fit the SSTV event in the crew schedule. Separate U.S. and Russian EVAs to be performed in October will necessitate suspension of amateur radio activity, as always. Further, ARISS school contacts planned in that time period, as well as the normal science investigations that are part of the crew schedule, make it difficult to establish a definite timeline in advance.

The Service Module radio system will be down until the SSTV verification test is completed. That means that the 145.825 MHz packet digipeater from the Service Module radio is off for now.

Amateurs interested in ARISS activity should consult the official status page at?

Those interested in receiving SSTV images from the ISS should monitor the ARISS SSTV blog at?

ANS regrets the publication of incorrect information in the previous bulletin and apologizes for the error.

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]

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From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist@...>
Date: October 8, 2023 at 4:30:59 PM CDT
To:?XXXXX
Subject: Parker County Hamfest & Oklahoma's Big one......
?The Parker County Hamfest continues to be one of the larger and
friendliest Half Day events?
I attend each year.

I plan on being there once again this year on the 14th of this Month?
(October 14)
Weather permitting I will once again be outside Tailgating with a couple
of small tables
of my surplus to me goodies.

For further details please see below....

HAMFEST/CONVENTION

10/14/2023
Start Date: 10/14/2023
End Date: 10/14/2023
Location: Cornerstone Community Church
2233 East Hwy 199
Springtown, TX 76082
Website: http://w5pc.org
Sponsor: Amateur Radio Club of Parker County, Tri-County Amateur Radio
Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 147.16+ pl tone 110.9
Public Contact: Jay Cox , KG5BZW
POB 1328 Weatherford, TX 76086
Phone: 817-597-7240
Email: kg5bzw@...

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Our Friends to the North in Oklahoma will Celebrate the 75th running of
a great little almost Texas Size event...

Ardmore, OK’s 75th annual Texoma Hamarama Hamfest is just around the
corner on October 28, 2023.?

The Hamfest website is at https://hamarama.org/?
The press release is located at https://hamarama.org/press/
The flyer is located at https://hamarama.org/flyer/
The 705 Raffle info is at https://hamarama.org/special/
Tickets are available at https://hamarama.org/tix/

I am sure the ICOM 705 Raffle is probably already SOLD out, if not I
suggest you jump in on it.
With the limited numbers of tickets sold, it is much better bet than the
Lotto :)

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Some welcome cool air has arrived in our great state of Texas
However, it is a reminder to ensure any exposed out door pipes are
covered
Before old man winter arrives with a vengeance.

73
Steve

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SB QST ARL ARLB025
ARLB025 Comment Deadlines Set on Proposed 60 Meter Band Changes

A public period is open until October 30, 2023 for radio amateurs to
comment on proposed changes to the 60 Meter band. The ARRL is asking
all radio amateurs to join it in urging the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) to continue the existing use of the band. ARRL is
encouraging expressions of support to the FCC for the current 100
watt ERP power limit (instead of reducing the power limit to 15
watts EIRP) and continuing secondary access to the current channels.
An opportunity to reply to comments ends on November 28.

Currently, radio amateurs in the US have use of five discreet
channels on a secondary basis on which they are permitted an
effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 watts ERP. In the NPRM the
Commission solicits comment on reducing the secondary allocation to
15 kHz of contiguous spectrum between 5351.5 - 5366.5 kHz with a
power limit of 15 watts EIRP (equivalent to 9.1 watts ERP). The
lesser spectrum and reduced power limit was adopted by the 2015
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15).

The federal government is the primary user of the 5 MHz spectrum.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), the federal government's spectrum regulator, has argued
that the WRC-15 proposals should be implemented as written. Doing
so would result in amateurs losing four of the discreet channels
they have been using on a secondary basis and having the maximum
permissible power reduced by more than 10 dB, from 100 watts ERP to
9.1 watts ERP.

In 2017, ARRL petitioned the FCC to keep four of the current five
60-meter channels - one would be within the new band - as well as
the current limit of 100 watts ERP. "Such implementation will allow
radio amateurs engaged in emergency and disaster relief
communications, and especially those between the United States and
the Caribbean basin, to more reliably, more flexibly and more
capably conduct those communications [and preparedness exercises],
before the next hurricane season," ARRL said in its petition.

ARRL said that years of amateur radio experience using the five
discrete 5-MHz channels demonstrated that amateurs coexist well with
the primary users at 5 MHz. "Neither ARRL, nor, apparently, NTIA is
aware of a single reported instance of interference to a federal
user by a radio amateur operating at 5 MHz to date," ARRL said in
its 2017 petition.

ARRL will continue to advocate to maintain the 100-watt limit for 60
meters, continued authorization for the four channels outside the
WRC allocation that are being used today, and adoption of the new 15
kHz allocation with the same 100-watt power limit.

In the NPRM, the FCC recognizes that Canada adopted rules equivalent
to those proposed by the ARRL. "Finally, we note that Canada has
essentially implemented the same rules as ARRL has requested," the
Commission wrote.

The FCC seeks comment on the proposed 15 kHz of contiguous spectrum,
but also on whether the existing channels should remain allocated to
amateur radio on a secondary basis, and whether the maximum power
limitations should be reduced from 100 to 9.1 watts ERP. The FCC
also requested comments on whether the power limitation should be
expressed as EIRP as the WRC-15 recommends or as ERP as in the
current rules.
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ARLX013 Solar Eclipse QSO Party Seeks Amateurs and Radio Enthusiasts
for Global Experiment

ZCZC AX13
QST de W1AW ?
Special Bulletin 13 ?ARLX013
From ARRL Headquarters ?
Newington CT ?October 2, 2023
To all radio amateurs?

SB SPCL ARL ARLX013
ARLX013 Solar Eclipse QSO Party Seeks Amateurs and Radio Enthusiasts
for Global Experiment

ARRL is proud to partner with HamSCI to help promote participation
in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP). SEQPs are a series of global
experiments -- and you can be a part of them. Solar eclipses will
pass across the continental United States on October 14, 2023, and
April 8, 2024.

During these celestial events, you can join thousands of fellow
amateurs as part of the largest crowd-sourced event for ham radio
scientific exploration. The SEQP is part of the Festivals of Eclipse
Ionospheric Science and is for learning more about how the
ionosphere works.

All radio amateurs need to do is operate using any mode and any band
for all or part of the day, then upload their logs. Participation
can be from anywhere; you don't need to be near the path of the
eclipse to contribute valuable data. You don't even have to be a
licensed ham to participate in the experiment (only to transmit).

For SEQP contest and rules, visit
https://www.hamsci.org/contest-info .

For information on the Gladstone Signal Spotting Challenge using CW,
WSPR, and FST4W, go to https://www.hamsci.org/contest-info .

If you're an SWL or AM DXer, you might be interested in the Medium
Wave Recording Event. Go to https://www.hamsci.org/mw-recordings/
for more information . ?Or just get on the air and help provide data
to better understand the ionosphere.

The first SEQP is on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 1200 - 2200
UTC, and participants may use any band or mode (except WARC bands).
Researchers will take the submitted logs and work to derive
meaningful observations from the data.

ARRL members can find out more about the SEQP by reading "The Solar
Eclipse QSO Party: A Fun Way to Support Radio Science" in the
September/October 2023 issue of On the Air magazine. The On the Air
podcast will feature the article's author, Gary Mikitin, AF8A,
talking about the event. The episode will go live on October 12.
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HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Party

The HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP)?begins on October 14 at 1200 UTC?and concludes?at 2200 UTC. The purpose of the SEQP is to generate propagation observations using Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) and PSK Reporter on the amateur bands before, during, and after the eclipse. The event is unique among ham radio competitions as it awards points for two-way contacts and also awards bonus points for reception reports from skimmers, RBN nodes, and the like. For more information about the SEQP, visit their webpage at?.

de KR1ZAN

The following message was received from the ARRL North Texas Section Manager, KG5VK (de KR1ZAN)

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Announcing our 4 th Annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest.
*
The Intrepid-DX Group is a US based 501 C(3) nonprofit organization that
promotes Amateur Radio activities around the world.

The Intrepid-DX Group recognizes the importance of including Youth in
our great hobby because they are our future! We are continuing with our
annual “Dream Rig” Youth Essay Contest to gather the views and ideas
of young people involved in Amateur Radio.

What are the Prizes?

The First Place prize is an ICOM IC-7300!

The Second place prize is an ICOM ID5100AD dual band mobile radio with
D-Star.

The Third place prize is an ICOM ID52A dual band handy talkie with
D-Star.

Contest Rules:

1) Two-page Essay answering this question: What attracted you to amateur
radio?

2) Contestants must be USA or Canadian Amateur Radio License Holders Age
19 or younger. All contestants must be in the US, including US
territories or Canada.

3) Promise to keep the radio for one year, not flip it, trade it or sell
it, and to use it on the air.

4) Send an essay in plain text, PDF or MS Word attachment to
intrepiddxgroup@... ( intrepiddxgroup@... ) by November 30
th , 2023.

5) You may alternatively mail it to: The Intrepid-DX Group, 3052 Wetmore
Dr, San Jose, CA 95148, USA. Must be postmarked by November 30, 2022.

6) Those that have previously submitted an essay may compete in this
year's essay contest as long as all other criteria are met.

7) The winner of the Essay Contest will be announced on our Website and
Facebook page on December 15 th , 2023. Winner must agree to provide a
photo with their prize.

All submissions become the property of the Intrepid-DX Group and the
winners authorize the Intrepid-DX Group to use their photographs to
promote the contest.

Questions: Send an email to intrepiddxgroup@... (
intrepiddxgroup@... )

You can follow our contest and receive updates via our Facebook page.

Good luck to everyone!

Paul N6PSE

President, The Intrepid-DX Group

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Section Manager: Steven Lott Smith, KG5VK
kg5vk@...
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SB QST @ ARL $ARLB020
ARLB020 Hurricane Idalia: FCC Approves ARRL Petition to Aid
Emergency Communications

ZCZC AG20
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 20 ARLB020
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT August 30, 2023
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB020
ARLB020 Hurricane Idalia: FCC Approves ARRL Petition to Aid
Emergency Communications

The ARRL has received approval from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) for an emergency waiver to facilitate amateur radio
emergency communications for hurricane relief.

The request, filed by the ARRL Washington DC Counsel on August 29,
2023, seeks a waiver of HF symbol rate restrictions.

Trained radio amateurs involved with the Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) and other communications support groups are working
with federal, state, and local emergency management officials and
relief organizations to assist with disaster relief communications
in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Idalia at the Florida
coast. Their equipment includes radio modems and computers that are
capable of data transmissions that exceed the regulatory baud symbol
rate limit yet use the same or less bandwidth as slower-speed
protocols that are permitted.

The higher data rates are critical to sending the anticipated relief
communications, including lists of needed and distributed supplies,
etc. Many other amateur stations involved in disaster relief
communications are able to use the higher-speed emissions from their
stations inside and outside the anticipated landfall area or
involved areas to assist in the communication efforts.

The waiver, which was granted August 30, is for a 60-day relief
period from the rules, based upon the immediate need related to the
threat of Hurricane Idalia. It would cover use directly related to
any additional hurricanes that may develop within the 60-day period.
Only messages related to these hurricanes would be permitted to be
sent via the higher-speed modes, and only publicly documented modes
would be allowed.

The waiver is available in PDF format at,
.

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, said
the rate increase will help response abilities. "The increased
symbol rate provides for faster more efficient message transmissions
for digital communications. These modes such as WINLINK (WL2K) are
used to send forms for served agencies and other data that can be
vital during a disaster," he said.

Johnston and volunteers of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) are closely coordinating with ARRL Sections in Florida. The
ARRL Northern Florida Section is activated in preparation for
Hurricane Idalia. ARES volunteers are staffing the auxiliary
communications position at the Florida Emergency Operations Center,
which was activated at 7:00 AM on August 29.

Several other hurricane-related amateur radio nets were active ahead
of the storm. Hurricane Idalia strengthened into a Category 4 storm
briefly in the overnight hours of Wednesday, August 30 before being
downgraded to Category 3. The storm made landfall in the Great Bend
region of Florida's Gulf Coast with sustained winds of 120 miles per
hour.

Please see ARRL's previous news story for more details at,
.
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PLEASE OBSERVE AND RESPECT ALL EMERGENCY NET FREQUENCIES AND DIGITAL NODES

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB019
ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations

ZCZC AG19
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 19 ARLB019
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT August 29, 2023
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB019
ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations

Volunteers of ARRL are activating ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia.
The storm, which is forecast to intensify into a hurricane, was
tracking from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico, between Cancun
and the western tip of Cuba. Models agreed that it could make
landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane on
Wednesday.

In a planning call Monday night with leadership of ARRL Florida
sections and ARRL Headquarters staff, Section Emergency Coordinator
of the ARRL Northern Florida Section Arc Thames, W4CPD, shared plans
for activation of Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers within
the section. "Beginning at 7:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, August
28, ARES volunteers will begin to staff AUXCOMM positions at the
State EOC," he said.

The Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is the primary
emergency communications system planned for use. The system is a
series of linked UHF repeaters that covers the entire state. There
are also HF nets planned as a backup.

Radio amateurs are asked to yield HF frequencies to emergency nets
when they are activated.

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) was activated Monday afternoon. HWN
activated on 14.325 MHz at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) and planned to
remain active until 11:00 PM EDT (0300 UTC) or until propagation was
lost. HWN then planned to activate on 7.268 MHz at 7:00 PM EDT (2300
UTC) and remain active until 11:00 PM EDT (0300 UTC).

HWN Activation Plans for Tuesday, August 29 through Wednesday,
August 30:

20-meters: 14.325 MHz at 8:00 AM EDT (1200 UTC) daily until
propagation is lost at night.

40-meters: 7.268 MHz starting at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday.
HWN will remain active on this frequency throughout the remainder of
this event.

"We will suspend operations each morning at 7:30 AM EDT to allow the
Waterway Radio and Cruising Club Net - WRCC (Waterway Net) to
conduct their daily morning Net. After the Water Way Net has
concluded, generally around 8:30 AM ET, we will resume operations,"
wrote net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV.

The WX4NHC amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center
also activated Monday and plans to be active Tuesday and Wednesday
as the storm continues towards Florida.

WX4NHC is active on the HWN frequencies but will also utilize the
VoIP Hurricane Net: IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference
node 7203. Details can be found at, .

The station is also monitoring WinLink reports sent to,
wx4nhc@... (subject line must contain //WL2K).

WX4NHC asks that radio amateurs please relay any surface reports
(weather data, flooding, damage) to them by one of the nets or an
online hurricane report form at, .

The Hurricane VoIP Net plans to activate on Tuesday. "In addition to
reports meeting Skywarn criteria, the operators, using Echolink
WXTalk conference server 7203 and Internet Relay Protocol 9219, will
be joined to the Kansas Sunflower Network offering Hamshack Hotline
94032, Echolink KC5FM-r, Allstar 28848, and other modes such as
D-Star, Fusion, M17, and P25," wrote Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, Public
Information Officer for the VoIP net.

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, and the
ARES headquarters staff are staying in frequent touch with members
of the ARRL Northern Florida Section. Section Manager of the ARRL
Southern Florida Section, Barry Porter, KB1PA, sent a message to the
hams in the lower part of the Sunshine State. "Much of the northern
part of our state will be facing impacts from Idalia, which could be
a Category 3 or higher storm. In other words, they might be the
victims. Since the southern part of Florida will not see much severe
impact, we should be ready to assist with backup communications and
welfare messages, if asked," he wrote.

ARRL will provide updates to the situation as it develops. Members
in Florida are encouraged to monitor local emergency officials and
prepare to take action to keep themselves safe as the storm moves
toward them.
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/EX

The August General Meeting of the Garland Amateur Radio Club will be held on Monday, August 28th, at 7:30 pm at Freeman Heights Baptist Church, 1120 N Garland Ave, Garland. Doors open for socializing at 7 p.m. The meeting will also be streamed via Zoom. The Zoom login instructions are available on the k5qhd.org website. Click on "Updates", then, "Events" and scroll down to monthly events. AND FOR CONVENIENCE, THE NEW ZOOM LOGIN IS INCLUDED BELOW.

The technical program will be on Flex Radio presented by Michael Walker, VA3MW. Mike will spend about an hour showing how today's HF radio is not only better than yesterday's super-het radio, but you get more performance for your dollar. He will show how your radio now “scales” towards the future and will not grow old the day you bought it.

Mike has been an active amateur since 1974 and loving every minute of it. He has done everything from repeaters, HF and HF contesting to satellites, and is currently tinkering in EME digital modes and 10Ghz microwave. As well as being a GA p+Pilot, he loves HF station integration, and remote HF operation and currently represents FlexRadio Systems with the Marketing and Education team. He is very well versed in the FlexRadio technology. Technology is truly his hobby.

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HERE IS THE NEW ZOOM LOGIN INFORMATION FOR THE GARLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.
DO NOT USE ANY OLD LOGIN CREDENTIALS THAT YOU MAY HAVE LYING AROUND.

Join Zoom Meeting (click below):


Meeting ID: 540 371 9877
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Important Message from ARRL VEC?

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FCC EBF System Restored

This morning, Monday August 21, 2023, the FCC has reopened the Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system, according to an email distributed to VEC organizations. All VEC organizations use this system for filing exam sessions, individual applications, and club license applications.

The ARRL VEC has resumed submitting files to the FCC. All backlogged sessions and application files have been successfully submitted to and processed by the EBF system.

The EBF system appears to be functioning normally again.


Reminders

Some applicants are reporting that they are not receiving the FCC payment email. As a reminder, applicants do not have to wait for the FCC email to pay the fee. As soon as the application is in the FCC system, the applicant can log into the FCC’s?CORESsystem () and pay the fee. CORES payment system information can be found at?. Additional information and instructions are located on the ARRL VEC’s FCC Application Fee web page at?.

Other applicants are reporting that they are not receiving the automated email with the link to their new, upgraded, renewed, or modified license. The FCC instructions for obtaining the official authorization (official license) is located at?.


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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX009
ARLX009 Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates

ZCZC?AX09
QST de W1AW ?
Special Bulletin 9 ?ARLX009
From ARRL Headquarters ?
Newington?CT ?August 21, 2023
To all radio amateurs?

SB SPCL ARL ARLX009
ARLX009 Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates

Amateur Radio operators activated on Sunday, August 20, 2023 to
provide communications and information for Tropical Storm Hilary. As
of?mid-morning Sunday, the system was moving up the Baja Peninsula
of Mexico, expected to cross into Southern California. Heavy rains
were falling in San Diego, and local media reported that 250 airline
flights had been canceled.

Amateur radio operations began?Sunday morning. The WX4NHC amateur
radio station -?https://w4ehw.fiu.edu/?- at the National Hurricane
Center was on air. "WX4NHC will be on the air on the Hurricane Watch
Net frequencies of 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz depending on
propagation. We will also be on VoIP Hurricane Net (IRLP node 9219 /
EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203,?http://www.voipwx.net/).

"We will also be monitoring WinLink reports via?wx4nhc@...
(subject line must contain //WL2K)," wrote WX4NHC Amateur Radio
Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R.

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) was also activated?Sunday morning. "We
will remain active until our services are no longer required. This
system does have a good chance of crossing into California as a
Tropical Storm. If so, it will be the first Tropical Storm to hit
California since 1939," wrote net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV.

HWN seeks reports to relay to the National Hurricane Center in
Miami. They have operators who are fluent in English and Spanish to
take reports. "Such weather information we look for is maximum
sustained winds, winds gusts, wind direction, barometric pressure,
rainfall amount - how much over x-amount of time, storm surge, and
damage. Should you have any outgoing Health and Welfare Traffic
before, during, or after this event, we are happy to assist as we
work closely with the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
(SATERN)," wrote Graves.

HWN also exists to provide backup communications to official
agencies such as emergency operations centers, Red Cross officials,
and storm shelters in the affected area and relays damage reports.

The primary frequencies the net uses center on 14.325 MHz and 7.268
MHz, depending on propagation. HWN thanks radio amateurs for
yielding those frequencies during operation. "It certainly makes our
job easier, and I know those in the affected area appreciate it as
well," said Graves.

ARRL will continue to monitor the situation and update its various
social media outlets. ?HQ staff members are in contact with WX4NHC,
The Hurricane Watch Net, and VoIP Hurricane Net officials.
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/EX

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Important Message from ARRL VEC August 17, 2023

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FCC Batch Filing System Unavailable Again

As of?Monday morning, August 14, 2023, the FCC Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system used by all VEC organizations for filing exam sessions, individual applications, and club license applications, is?not processing?VEC files.?

Unfortunately, this means applications for new and upgraded licenses, as well as individual and club license filings are not being accepted into their system for issuance.

ARRL VEC alerted FCC staff about the issue, which they are working to resolve. The EBF system was briefly available on Tuesday, and because we have been monitoring the system so closely, we were able to submit some files into the system before it went down again.

As soon as the EBF system becomes available and fully operational, ARRL VEC will submit the backlog of sessions and applications.

We will email updates as information becomes available.


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