Red River Radio Amateurs

Purchase your early-bird tickets for the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2021 live on-line March 13^th and 14^th—and on-demand until April 12^th—2021.

According to QSO Today Podcast host Eric Guth, 4Z1UG/WA6IGR, “the inaugural QSO Today Expo last August attracted more than 16,000 attendees, and … the March 2021 event will be even more successful.” ¹

The event organizers have been “working hard to make [their] upcoming Expo even better with new speakers, panel discussions, kit building workshops, easy-to-use video technology to meet with exhibitors, and much more.” ² All without the risk and expense of travel.

On December 23, 2020, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a reduced Amateur Radio application fee of $35. This new fee is part of the application fee schedule published in Report and Order FCC 20-184 (R&O).

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ARRL News reports that registration is open for the online Ham Radio University (HRU 2021) held on January 9, 2021; HRU 2021 will also serve as the online convention of the ARRL NYC-Long Island Section.

With COVID-19 restrictions precluding an in-person gathering, the 22nd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will be held as a virtual event on Saturday, January 9, 2021, from 8 AM to 4 PM EST (1300–2100 UTC) as a GoToWebinar online video conference.

Individual registration is now open for HRU’s 14 informational presentations covering a broad range of amateur radio activities.

ARRL News reported on December 21, 2020, “The FCC is encouraging users of the Universal Licensing Service (ULS) to have an e-mail address on file with the FCC.” ¹

This is to ensure that ULS users are ready for the FCC’s upcoming transition to electronic-only licensing correspondence.