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The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) concerning use of amateur radio by employees of governmental and other agencies. I had previously posted my thoughts on this topic back in October 2009. A read of the NPRM on the FCC web site reveals that the FCC clearly sees this as an … Read more
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
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
We finished up the second and last day of our 2-day Ham Radio Technician License Class. The class ended with a VE test session, which was done by one of the local VE teams. We had 19 out of 21 students pass Element 2, qualifying them for a Technician Class License, for a 90% success … Read more
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
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