F.C.C. ACTIONS

Just a short note regarding the FCC Action updates found by scrolling down, The frequency of these updates is up to the FCC. I have no control over how recent they are. 73/88.

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HAMS...SEVERE WEATHER...NWS...SKYWARN

ISS POSITION.......

MOUNT UTSAYANTHA, NEW YORK....360 Degrees..145.230 Repeater

Mount Utsayantha in USA

IRVING VERMILYA, W1ZE...1st LICENSED HAM IN U.S.A...SK:1964

CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY OF W1ZE. HE WAS THE FIRST! I CAN STILL HEAR HIS CLOCK TICKING AWAY IN THE BACKGROUND.

WORD TO THE WISE....

F.C.C. ACTIONS REGARDING HAM RADIO

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Actions since Laura Smith took over as F.C.C. Special Counsel. Please click on this text.

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N4LS MOBILE INSTALLATION

LICENSE CLASSES BY STATE

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW MANY OF EACH LICENSE THERE ARE BY STATE.

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N2YO REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING

CLICK HERE FOR THE N2YO TRACKING SITE.

PSK31 OPERATING.....K7AGE

BLUETOOTH AUDIO RADIO INTERFACE....K7AGE

RULE GLANCES

Not being a citizen of the country that issued the amateur service license
would disqualify a foreign amateur operator from being authorized for alien
reciprocal operation in places where the FCC regulates the amateur service.

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EMPIRE SLOW SPEED NET

AL-811H AMP. DEMONSTRATION BY K1OIK

MT.GREYLOCK, MA. REPEATERS

CLICK HERE FOR A PICTURE OF THE PEAK OF GREYLOCK AND A LIST OF THE K1FFK REPEATERS AND ASSOCIATED NETS.

INTERNET HAM ATLAS

JUST CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERNET HAM ATLAS SITE, COURTESY OF SP6NVK.

Official Observers...There To Help

The "Official Observers" are often misunderstood. They are a dedicated group of "hams" who give of their time and experience to help our great hobby. OO's have no enforcement powers. They send helpful notices to fellow amateurs when they deem it necessary. They can and do provide the FCC with evidence (tape recordings etc.) to support investigations in serious cases. Most (should be all) OO's use common sense and are not "nit-pickers". They also send notices recognizing good operating. So don't believe everything you hear regarding the Official Observer program. It's there for YOU!....... Click on this text to learn more......

WANT TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL OBSERVER?

Do you think you would like to become an OO? Click here to read a short intro. to the OO program from ARRL. It's not for everyone but you may be the one to join over 700 other dedicated OO's in the 50 states. If you are really interested contact your respective Section Manager (SM) for more detailed information and requirements. He/She will be happy to discuss the appointment with you. If you don't know who your SM is ask around or check the listing in the first few pages of QST magazine. With todays influx of new hams and crowded frequencies on some bands, more OO's are needed. I was an OO in the 50's and 60's and still am today. OO's are the Amateur Radio Auxiliary of the F.C.C. 73.

MESSAGE HANDLING/Voice and C.W.

A guide for traffic handling on voice or C.W. Precedences, QN-Signals, Q-Signals, Abbreviations, Prosigns, Prowords etc. Click on text to go to A.R.R.L. FSD-218.

FM..Where It Started and The Man Who Started It!

Just click here to read about the man who introduced FM broadcasting and where (N.J.) it all began!

FIND A REPEATER FREQ. FAST

JUST CLICK HERE FOR REPEATER FINDER

SUNSPOT CYCLES 1750-2007

11 YEAR CYCLES

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STATION ID

An amateur station "must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting channel at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes during a communication, for the purpose of clearly making the source of the transmissions from the station known to those receiving the transmissions".

 

GONSET COMMUNICATOR

 

MY FIRST TWO METER RIG (AM) WITH AN 11 ELEMENT CUSHCRAFT. ABOUT SIX (6) WATTS. WOW! WHAT A POWERHOUSE!

FAMOUS HAMS, INTERESTING FACTS ETC.

Here is a most interesting website. A list of famous hams down through the years alphabetically by call area. Also other interesting facts and QSL cards etc. All this from N2GJ and W2SG. A good one to put in your favorites maybe.

How True.

"It is not the class of license the Amateur holds, but the class of the Amateur that holds the license."-----Unknown

NOVICES OF THE 50's...me too.

From the A.R.R.L. website an article about the very first Novice class hams of the 1950's. Read on and compare to todays situation!

ECHOLINK...CHECK IT OUT!

"EchoLink" by Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD, is a useful and fun mode of communicating. I've used it since January (2005), and although it's not a daily activity in my case, it is enjoyable. All you need is the "EchoLink" software, a computer and any old microphone. I use a cheap Radio Shack mike here. Some use the one built into their webcams. I use the strictly Internet method. You can also link your rig to the system, either simplex or through a repeater.
To download the free program go to Echolink.org.
Just down the street or around the world, you never know where your next contact may be. Check it out if you get a chance.

MY FIRST RIG....1953

Although this photo is of W5VID's first rig, it is identical to mine as a Novice in July of 1953. I built it and my best DX on 80 was Georgia. My power supply looked different,(it was on a metal chassis) but the transmitter is the same "Sucker Stick" rig.......73, K2DYB.
P.S., 2nd Rig was a Heathkit AT-1 and 3rd was a Heathkit DX-40. Then a used Collins 32-V3. Receivers were a National NC-57B, then a Hammarlund HQ-110 and finally a Hammarlund HQ-170C.