There are now over 700,000 licensed radio amateurs (hams) in the US. This number is an all-time high. It should be noted that this included both those who are licensed but inactive although the exact number is unknown.
A bill proposed in the House, HR 607, threatens to take away the 420 – 450 MHz allocation from the Amateur Radio Service. If you’re a ham, the ARRL is asking members to write their representative to express their opposition to HR 607. … Read More
I bought a Yaesu FT-60R handheld radio for a number of reasons including price, receive bandwidth, size and ruggedness. But it’s a monumental pain to program. I managed to get some of the repeaters and public service frequencies plugged in … Read More
Aliens can’t hear us, says astronomer. Wrong. While commercial broadcasting may be reliant on satellites and digital, there are still plenty of non-digital signals being sent out of the atmosphere by amateur radio operators. Of course, amateurs don’t broadcast so … Read More
From the CQ / WorldRadio Online Newsroom All radio amateurs are requested to keep 7045 kHz and 3720 kHz clear for possible emergency traffic related to today’s major earthquake in Haiti. International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region II Area C Emergency Coordinator Arnie … Read More
MG 8506 Originally uploaded by tommasz Liz and Casey (my brother-in-law’s dog) at Barktoberfest.
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