Month: May 2015

Man hospitalized after Clearwater shooting – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV

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Officers responded to a location on Overlea Street just west of Highland at 11 a.m.According to witnesses, two masked man committed a home invasion.  The witnesses told ABC Action News two men inside a home were injured.Family members identified one of the men as 38-year-old Justin Austin.  Austin’s family members say he was shot twice, once in the neck and once in the back. He was taken by helicopter to Bayfront Medical center where he […]

FFC Rules to Elminate Vanity Call Sign Fee and GMRS License Fee – Page 3

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FFC Rules to Elminate Vanity Call Sign Fee and GMRS License FeeI note that the FCC is eliminating the fees for amateur radio license vanity calls signs. In addition, the commission is also eliminating the license fee for GMRS. The reason? Pure economics. Apparently, it costs more to process the fees (both granting licenses and vanity calls and refunding unsuccessful application fees) than the fees bring in. Wow…a government decision that actually makes sense!http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-el…regulatory-feeHere’s the […]

Polk County Sheriff deputies searching for carjacking suspect – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV

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Polk County deputies tell ABC Action News that 42-year-old Sloan Maybeck is on the run after stealing a car from a mother and her children. Source: Polk County Sheriff deputies searching for carjacking suspect – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV