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The FCC continues to drive out any ambiguity on how it interprets Part 97.113. (See previous post EmComm Trouble From the FCC. ) On October 20th, the FCC released Public Notice DA-09-2259, which reiterates the principle of no amateur radio communication on behalf of an employer, even if the employer is a government agency such … Read more
Announcing the 2009 Fall TechFest, an all day technical program for the continuing education of ham radio operators Schedule of Workshops (times are tentative) November 7, 2009 Morrison, Colorado Time Topics 9:00 – 9:50 Digital Modes Jim Stitt, KAØNZZ 10:00 – 10:50 Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws Larry Weinstein, KØNA 11:00 – 11:50 Block Diagrams And … Read more
I was flipping through the November 2009 issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine and noticed an advertisement with the title “building your own ham radio”. Wow, what’s up with that? It was an ad for Pacifico beer. The text in the ad says: Become the envy of friends and locals as you join the elite … Read more
AMSAT has recognized that they need to get some new hardware flying in space and is now focused on getting a small LEO satellite developed. AO-51 (originally called ECHO) has been a very popular satellite and one of the few clear successes from AMSAT in recent years. It appears that the AMSAT engineering team has … Read more
In a previous blog posting, I wrote about the construction of a portable VHF/UHF crossband repeater. I published the results of this project in my FM/Repeater column for the Fall 2008 issue of CQ VHF Magzine. I’ve adapted portions of the article to provide an update here. To deal with the issues of identification and … Read more
Amateur radio has a deep tradition of providing emergency communications during all kinds of disasters. Of course, some emergencies are more urgent and serious than others. The Golf November Tango frequency is an important frequency to always have programmed into your radio. Established as 146.55 MHz ( FM simplex, no CTCSS), the GNT Frequency is … Read more