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U.S. ham radio licenses reach 700k, record-high

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 11:30am

Ham radioHere's a fun fact to kick off your holiday weekend: "The newest trend in American communication isn't another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication," writes a contibutor at Slashdot. It seems ham radio licenses have reached surpassed 700,000 -- a new record high, according to FCC.

The American Radio Relay Legaue is even "calling it a 'golden age' for ham." Find more coverage here.

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