Breaking News!

Note: Breaking News will remain posted while relevant or for one month, then it will be removed.

• New Club Roster, 4/25/21, is on the Leaders & Membership page.
   
• Visit our Facebook Page and Group!  Go to our home page, click on Facebook, and join our group.2021
   
• The dues for 2021 are due.  Mail your check for $25.00 to Adrian Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 26, Adrian, MI 49221, or give it to Mark at the meeting.
   
•   Updated FCC RF Exposure Rules go into effect May 3, 2021.  Check them out at the bottom of the Operating Page here.
   
• The June club meeting will be the last Monday of June, the 28th.

  Effective June 1, masks will be optional at the meeting for fully vaccinated members.  Other members who are not yet fully vaccinated are requested to continue using a mask for their protection and the protection of other unvaccinated members.  The science behind this change is that it has been found that vaccinated people have only a very small chance of contracting COVID-19, and even a smaller chance of infecting others.  All other precautions, i.e. social distancing, Etc. remain in place to protect those who are not protected by vaccination.
  
  Check out the Meetings page.
   

• A new article about the amazing dominance of the digital mode FT8.  It now occupies two thirds of HF activity according to the April 1, 2021 ARRL news letter.  Check it out on our Operating page here, at the bottom of the page. 
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  Club Secretary Barbara, MN8I, has prepared the Minutes of the April meeting and they can be found on the Meetings page here.
   

• There will be VE Licensing Exams given the second Monday of this month.  Walk-ins welcome!  Get details here.
   

• All Applicants Must Obtain FCC Registration Number before Taking Exam
  
  Effective Thursday May 20, 2021, all amateur examination applicants will be required to provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) BEFORE taking an amateur exam. This is necessary due to changes the FCC has made to its licensing system.
  
  Social security numbers are no longer accepted at exam sessions.
  
  In addition, after June 29, all applications will be required to contain an email address for FCC correspondence. Applicants will receive an email direct from the FCC with a link to the official electronic copy of their license whenever a license is issued or changed. ARRL VEC suggests that those without access to email to use the email address of a family member or friend. Licensees will be able to log in to the ULS using their FRN and password to download the latest version of their license at any time. The FCC no longer provides paper license documents.
  
  Check out our Adrian & Local Exams page for details.