Special Event for 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Cassino

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A Special Amateur Radio Event is being organized to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino.

The following Special Event Stations will be run from Saturday, May 11 to Saturday, May 18: GB0MC, GB1MC, GB2MC, GB4MC, GB5MC, GB6MC and SP593MC.

Note: This is a small group with limited means and our power levels will be up to 200 watts in the following modes: CW, FT8 and SSB. Frequencies 80m, 40m and 20m.

More Information - https://www.qrz.com/db/GB0MC

PB19MILL - Mills on the Air 2019

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The second weekend in May is time for the 'Mills on the Air'

In this weekend many Mills will be active on the radio. PB19MILL will be on the air for the 11th year from Windmill de Eendracht in Gieterveen QSL via PB7Z.

PB19MILL - http://www.pd6mill.com

ICQPOdcast Event "Put Howard to Work" Cancelled

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ICQPOdcast Event "Put Howard to Work" Cancelled

Earlier this week an announcement was made that ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX, was going to be on air at Maxim Memorial Station W1AW on Monday afternoon, 13th May 2019, with the intent of giving ARRL members a chance to chat with the CEO and get to know him better as a ham. However, an issue was raised about this being a potential violation of FCC rules, in particular, Section 97.113 which states that “A station is also not allowed to transmit communication in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer.”

Given that the ARRL is Michel’s employer, and that there was an effort to publicize an event at which members of the organization could chat with the CEO, such an event could be perceived as a benefit to the organization.

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