Ham Radio

Podcast Signals and Noise

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I’ve posted before about being a fan of podcasts (those mp3 file “radio shows” that don’t use radio). There are so many decent podcasts out there to choose from, I keep my iPod Touch loaded up with all kinds of mp3 content. Actually, my taste includes topics outside of tech, but that is what I’ll … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #13

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Things have gotten a little busy for me, so sorry about going dark on blog postings. I had several weeks of business travel, followed by a wonderful trip to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, no ham radio action on any of these trips. As usual, K3NG has posted some interesting stuff on his blog. First, he commented … Read more

Time to Change Part 97?

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Part 97.113 has been the topic of much discussion lately, ever since the FCC communicated a rather narrow interpretation of the rules. See my previous post on this topic for more background information. From the ARRL web site, we find that the ARRL Board of Directors has chimed in: The Board instructed the ARRL staff … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #12

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Things have been busy around the K0NR household with Christmas, New Years, a general strategy of goofing off but having to go back to work in January. Here’s a few things that have gotten my attention lately. It seems that some of our pirate radio friends down in Texas think the FCC does not have … Read more

The Class is Full

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Wow, the interest in the Ham Radio Technician License class has been intense! I was thinking we’d get 8 to 10 students. So far I’ve had over 30 people ask to be registered for the class but we had to cap it at 24. And some of our publicity efforts are just starting to kick … Read more