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• + FCC Enforcement: FCC Fines Pennsylvania Man $18,000 for Failing to Allow Inspection of CB Station
• + Amateur Radio in the Classroom: Meet MAREA -- the Mars Lander Amateur Radio Robotics Exploration Activity
• + Check Out the June Issue of QST
• + LoTW: ARRL Announces New Version of LoTW Software
• + Ward Silver, N0AX, Elected President of Yasme Foundation
• ARRL E-mail System Continuing to Experience Delays
• Solar Update
• + ARRL HQ to Close in Observance of Memorial Day
• + DXCC News: 1984 Operation to Cocos Island Now Approved for DXCC Credit
• Silent Key: Mark Dabish, K8MD (SK)
• This Week in Radiosport

To read the full letter go to:    www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2013-05-16

• + Dayton Hamvention^®: Meet the Authors at ARRL EXPO in Dayton
• + ARRL Centennial Celebration: ARRL Public Relations Committee Sponsoring "I am the ARRL" Video Contest
• + FCC News: FCC and GAO Release Recommendations on Receiver Performance; Comments Invited
• + Public Service: GAREC 2013 to Precede HAM RADIO Gathering in Friedrichshafen Next Month
• + Hurricane Watch Net Seeks New Members for Net Control Stations
• Support ARRL: Attention Federal Employees -- ARRL Approved for 2013 Combined Federal Campaign!
• On the Air: Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 11
• Solar Update
• + New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Website

To read the full letter go to:   www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2013-05-09

Saturday, May 11, 2013 is the date for the 2013 Jack and Coke Bike Ride to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life-Team Strong Liver.  The ride courses extend mostly in Platte County from Park Hill High School to as far north as Faucett, MO and as far east as Edgerton.  We need hams with 2 meter handheld and mobile capability.  If you can help, contact Jeff Dayton N0UQO at jdayt@hotmail.com.  For more information, go to www.jackandcokebikeride.com.

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District will sponser the first HP3 event on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Heritage Park at 16050 Pflumm Rd near Olathe, KS (just southwest of Johnson Co Executive Airport).  The event will include a duathlon, a 5K run, and a 10K run.  We need hams with 2 meter handheld and/or mobile capability.  If you can help out, contact Mike Bellinger K0UAA at 816-363-1118.  For more information on the event, go to website http://goo.gl/JZb5R (case sensitive).