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14
Jun

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Date: 14 Jun 2017
12565 units stock of BAOFENG "BF-888S" UHF H/T Radio for selling. Estimate Price: 30 USD or less. - Color: Black - Plastic material housing - 50 CTCSS / 105 CDCSS - VOX Function / Voice Prompt / Emergency Alarm / Intelligent Charging / Battery Save / Low Voltage Alert / Time-out Timer - Frequency: 400~470MHz - Power: < 5W - 16 channels - Powered by 1 x 3.7V 1500mAh battery The company...

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FCC Personal Radio Service Revisions Will Affect GMRS, FRS, CB, Other Part 95 Devices




29
Apr

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Date: 29 Apr 2017
In a lengthy Report and Order (R&O) in a proceeding (WT Docket No. 10-119) dating back 7 years, the FCC has announced rule changes affecting the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), the Family Radio Service (FRS), the Citizens Band Radio Service (CBRS or “CB”), as well as other applications that fall under the FCC’s Part 95 Personal Radio Services (PRS) rules and regulations. Part 95 devices...

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International Crystal Manufacturing Going Out of Business




14
Mar

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Date: 14 Mar 2017
International Crystal Manufacturing (ICM) of Oklahoma City has announced that it will be going out of business, probably at the end of May. Royden Freeland Jr., W5EMH, son of the company’s founder, posted a letter this week on the ICM website. “We will be honoring all orders that we have already taken and will be able to fill a limited amount of new orders dependent upon raw materials available,”...

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Cover girl climber shot could send high schoolers to their death




25
Feb

Ham Radio
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Date: 25 Feb 2017
Commentary – The March issue of a well-respected magazine published by The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) will most likely latch onto the literal lunacy award for depicting in a photograph the most egregious tie-off violations one could imagine. Tower-Climber-SafetyIn QST’s latest edition, their antenna issue, the cover shows a picture of Chase Mertz of Eldorado, Tex. climbing...

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Norway starts turning off its FM analogue radio signal




11
Jan

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Date: 11 Jan 2017
Norway is the first country in the world to start switching off its analogue radio signals. The Nordic nation will start turning off the FM signal at 11:11 local time (10:11 GMT) on Wednesday, in favour of Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB. The digital signal gives better quality and coverage than analogue - and for about an eighth of the cost. But there are some who are concerned about the switch-off's...

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New Digital Modes Gain Traction for Moonbounce, but …




10
Jan

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Date: 10 Jan 2017
New Digital Modes Gain Traction for Moonbounce, but Occasionally Show Up on HF. In December, Joe Taylor, K1JT, released the latest version (1.7) of his WSJT-X software suite, designed to facilitate basic Amateur Radio communication using very weak signals (WSJT stands for “Weak Signal communication by K1JT”). Version 1.7 included the new modes MSK144 and QRA64, as well as ISCAT (ionospheric...

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Victorian man charged with making hoax calls to air traffic control




24
Nov

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Date: 24 Nov 2016
Victorian man charged with making hoax calls to air traffic control at Melbourne and Avalon airports. A man has been charged with making hoax calls to aircraft and air traffic control at Melbourne and Avalon airports. The 19-year-old Rockbank man allegedly made 16 unauthorised radio transmissions between September 5 and November 3 , 2016. He was charged today with four counts of endangering...

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A Guide to Ham Radio




04
Nov

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Date: 04 Nov 2016
Can Ham Radios Really Talk to Space? And Other Answers. Communicating with someone in space is just one of the attractions of ham radio, a hobby in which operators communicate with others in distant places, using frequencies that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other regulatory agencies around the world allocate for use by amateurs. To be a ham radio operator in the U.S., all a person...

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