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Dayton Hamvention launches a dedicated mobile app - the new platform allows attendees to manage schedules, track hourly prize drawings, and exchange contact information via digital QSL cards during the world's largest ham radio event.
โit generates a QR code on your event badge that you can then scan on the app and trade information and in-person QSL card, if you will, with your other attendees right in the app.โ
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The FCC proposal targets Chinese electronics testing labs - the commission is moving to ban device testing by foreign entities that pose national security risks, aiming to shift certification responsate to U.S.-based laboratories.
โThe Commission will review an order this month that bans device testing conducted by labs that are, quote, owned or controlled directly by entities that pose national security risks.โ
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Brazil modernizes its amateur radio licensing requirements - the national regulator is eliminating Morse code tests and expanding ham access to the 11-meter band to align with modern communication standards.
โThe Brazilian regulator will no longer require Morse code for amateur licenses under the changes that have been under consideration since 2020.โ
