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Legislation Introduced in US Senate to Inventory Radio Spectrum
Two US Senators -- Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts and Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine -- have introduced a
bill in the Senate that would mandate an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission. The inventory would include those
frequencies between 300 MHz-3.5 GHz managed by the two agencies.
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, Steps Down from ARISS and AMSAT Duties
Citing personal and professional reasons, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) International Chairman Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO, announced on March 24 that he will be step down from all his ARISS duties, effective immediately.
Bauer serves as ARISS Program Leader, ARISS International Working Group Chair and as the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation's (AMSAT) Vice President for Human Spaceflight Programs, a position he has held since 1991. He is also one of two ARISS USA delegates, serving with ARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White, K1STO.
TWITTER ...
Airports are catching on to the Twitter trend. Baltimore/Washington International now has a Twitter account
used to deliver airport status reports and travel information to travelers’ smartphones. Twitter is an online service used to send and receive short messages no longer than 140 characters.
Southwest Airlines has opened its priority security lanes at Seattle-Tacoma. The “Fly By” lanes are
dedicated screening lanes for its top-paying customers and frequent fliers. Launched last year, they’re available
at 64 airports, including Baltimore/Washington, Dallas Love Field and Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Pay to Pee?
Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet
while flying, chief executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday. "One thing we have looked at in the past and
are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might
actually have to spend a pound ($1.43) to spend a penny in future," he told BBC television. ("spend a penny
is British slang for relieving oneself). He said this would not inconvenience passengers travelling without
cash. "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."
O'Leary has a reputation as a cost cutter, expanding Ryanair by offering low headline fares and charging
extra for items such as additional luggage. Last week, Ryanair announced it was to shut all check-in desks at
airports and have passengers check in online instead. "We're all about finding ways of raising discretionary
revenue so we can keep lowering the cost of air travel," he said. (Perhaps passengers would spend less for
exhorbitantly-priced drinks on board, so they won't have to use the loo, said Reuters)).
News you can use
Want a Duplicate License?
Want a duplicate hard copy of your amateur radio license? Here's how to get one online.
- Go to this website: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/
- Click on the button in the middle next to the word "Search" that says "licenses"
- Enter your station call sign in the box and on the next screen.
- Click on your call sign which will be underlined as a link
- Click on the "Reference Copy" link near the top of the page
- Print out the duplicate license
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