Thursday, March 15, 2007

Weather change We just had a jump from the mid 20s to 70 degrees yesterday, the snow is melting.  It is weird to see snow on the ground and running ac in the car because it is to warm.  It looks like it may finally be spring. 9:35:08 AM    comment []

No-Code Well the rule is lifted and Morse code is no longer a requirement for a US amateur radio license.  Our club has it's first VE session without code on 28 February.  Our turn around time is usually about 3-4 days from the session until the license is granted.  This time it took 2 weeks, but finally was granted on 13 March.  A call to the VEC says they jumped from a normal 450 upgrades a month to 450 per day after the rule change.   Good job to the folks at the ARRL VEC for handling the increase in traffic, and congradulations for all the newly upgraded hams. 9:32:32 AM    comment []

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