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RRRA January ActivityLearn how you can build high performance portable antennas for POTA, SOTA, Emergency Communications and HOA Deployments during KJ6ER’s Zoom presentation at the January RRRA Meeting.
FCC FRN Registration Update
On April 27, 2021, ARRL News reported:
Auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES) amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number will be discontinued on May 20, 2021. Applicants must use an FCC Registration Number (FRN) for all license transactions with the FCC. Examinees must register in CORES and receive an FRN before exam day. Starting on May 20, electronic batch filed applications that do not include a candidate’s FRN will be rejected. The Social Security/Licensee ID Field will be disabled.
FCC User Profile and FRN Registration Video
“The Federal Communications Commission will be changing the way new amateur radio applicants register for a FCC Registration Number (FRN)”1—the identification number needed by those who are “doing business” with the Commission (e.g. applying for a radio operator license, paying fees).
The FCC have released a short HOWTO video demonstrating the registration procedure. Please note that e-mail address verification is required when creating an FCC User Profile; applicants will need access to their e-mail account during profile creation.
Virtual ARRL Virginia Section Convention Recordings Available
The ARRL Virgina Section Convention 2021 on the Zoom teleconferencing service from 9AM to 2PM on Saturday, April 24, 2021.
The convention presented three seminar tracks which have been archived on YouTube:
Please contact convention@viennawireless.net with questions about these archived recordings.
ARRL's Eclectic Tech - Episode 32
In this episode of ARRL’s biweekly Eclectic Tech podcast: “The interesting history of Trainphone, and advice from Paul Wade, W1GHZ, about operating at 10 GHz.”1
Sign Up Now for Spring 2021 Virtual SKYWARN® Training
National Weather Service SKYWARN training through Spring of 2021 will be virtual only—consisting of on-line content with a real instructor—and will be presented through the GoToWebinar on-line events platform.
Classes—through the end of April—will be offered:
- Monday evenings (7–8PM)
- Tuesday afternoons (2–3PM)
These classes are free of charge and open to the public.
Anyone interested in attending one of these classes must register on-line.
