MORA Event Calendar

• MORA Christmas Party – 12 Noon Saturday December 14th Freddie’s Restaurant [Banquet Room], Mora. NOTE: Please RSVP to KJ9W or KFØFFE by no later than Saturday December 7th. 25 or more attendees will insure we get the Buffet Meal!

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MORA NEWSLETTER HEADLINES

Mille Lacs County ARES Net Moves To Ogilvie Repeater

A GREAT Turnout for the Great KDØCI Picnic!

MORA Website Project Continues –

Details on these headlines and more can be found on the NEWSLETTER page.

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SK4KO – the Amateur Radio Club in Mora Sweden – has reached out to us on Facebook and likes our website. Check out their website here

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ARRL/FCC News

From ARRL Headquarters – ARLB010: FCC Application Fees Now In Effect

The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees are now in effect. The $35 fee applies for new licenses and renewals, and vanity call sign applications. Exceptions include upgrades and administrative changes to existing licenses such as address changes.

Additional info can be found here:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/effective-date-wireless-application-fee-rates

Follow the link below for information on how to update, change, or renew your Amateur Radio License:

http://www.arrl.org/call-sign-renewals-or-changes

FCC Requires Email Address Registration

Effective June 29th 2021, the Federal Communications Commission requires all licensed amateurs to register their email address with the agency. This rule was imposed in order to satisfy the agency’s ability to correspond electronically with licensees in the absence of written correspondence – which the FCC has been eliminating wherever possible. MORA will work with members to set up email addresses, and help them with email issues they may have.

Read the FCC R&O via the following link:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-electronic-licensing-report-and-order

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AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING

MORA Radio Classes

License classes are arranged as needed. Check back for updates. 

MORA VE Testing

VE Exam sessions are scheduled in conjunction with our licensing classes. Check back for updates.

For details or to register, send an email to info@morahamradio.com

License Renewal Information

Amateur Radio Licenses are good for ten years from the date of issue. Is your license about to expire, or are you in the “Grace Period” window?

The “Grace Period” is a two year period following the expiration date shown on your license during which you can still renew your license. You cannot legally operate while in the “Grace Period” window until the renewal becomes official in the FCC database. Once your renewal becomes official, you can resume operating.

If you wait beyond the end of the “Grace Period” window, your license and call sign will be deleted from the FCC database, and you would have to start over by taking another license exam and getting a new call sign.

CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE ON YOUR LICENSE. If your license has expired, and two years have not passed since that date, you’re encouraged to renew your license as soon as possible before your “Grace Period” window closes. You’ve studied and passed an exam to earn your license, so don’t let your efforts go to waste!

If you need help renewing your license, contact us.

A Reminder From the FCC

As of February 2015, the Federal Communications Commission went “paperless” in order to cut expenses. This means that Amateur Radio Licenses are no longer mailed by the FCC. It also includes the R&O effective in June 2021 requiring. all Amateurs to register their email address with the agency in order to facilitate correspondence with licensees.

Click here to learn how to obtain a copy of your current license.

Did you take an Exam recently? Access the FCC Database to check your status.

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MORA Hamfest Calendar

Click on locations listed in this section for details.

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Check MORA out at these websites:

ARRL.ORG

QRZ.COM

facebook

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MORA Email –

If you are an active MORA member, you should be receiving important email messages from info@morahamradio.com. Please check your spam or junk mail for messages from MORA and redirect them to your “IN” box.

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MORA thanks the following people, organizations, and businesses for their continued support!

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