Also, if you get your license now, it's still free...eventually the feces (FCC) will be charging $35 for a license (New or renewed). I don't know when the fee is scheduled to go into effect but probably not that far off in the future.
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Hmmm. The last I heard, in the densely populated parts of New England,-For VHF SHTF, we are stuck with repeaters. Setting up one is not trivial, but there are a shitton around. search for 'new england repeater directory' and see if there is something around you on that resource.
Like the ignoramus who was broadcasting Bible verses for "code practice" on 6MHz?I'd pick a frequency above or below the ham band edges and operate there.
Do any Public Safety radio services occupy the spectrum... I've been licensed in multiple radio services for over 30 years. I've worked in the radio service, installation and repair business for 20 or more years. ...
Best one since people referring to QST as "Q Street".... the feces (FCC) ...
Best one since people referring to QST as "Q Street".
I'm using one here for the time being as I'm living with my son and his family until such time as we move out west this fall. It works OK...I still really liked my open wire fed 264' doublet that was up about 60' at the house we sold this past September but my daughter in law doesn't want wires everywhere in the air over her house so I am using this OCFD. The apex is about 35' up and the ends are about 8-10' off the ground. Not the best of situations but it gets me on the air.My antenna will only get me to 40. I am looking at the Palomar Engineers OCF Dipole antenna 80-6. Anyone have experience with this antenna? Might be able to give me some advice? Thanks.
There are quite a few frequencies close to the ham frequencies that are MARS frequencies (Military Auxiliary Radio System - Wikipedia) and actually quite a few freqs not too far from the ham freqs that are part of the USAF HF Global Comms System. One probably doesn't want to be screwing with those freqs.Do any Public Safety radio services occupy the spectrum
"above and below the ham band edges"?
Are any of them Military allocations?
First time I heard it was by a friend of mine who is also a ham and has very little regard for that alphabet organization.
His issues with the FCC weren't ham related as such, he is a broadcast engineer too.
- The only thing that annoys hams more than attention from the FCC is inattention from the FCC.
- The only thing that annoys hams more than inattention from the FCC is attention from the FCC.
Then he probably never wanted any attention from the FCC.His issues with the FCC weren't ham related as such, he is a broadcast engineer too.
I didn't want to go thru the side of my house either. My solution was to go thru the floor and out the basement window by replacing one pane of glass with plexiglas with plates on either side and thru-connectors thru the plates/plexiglas.This thread is motivating me to get my antennas up. I finally unpacked my radio gear from when I moved 2.5 years ago!!! Time flies when life gets in the way. One holdup is the need to drill through the house brick exterior and foundation to get the feed lines to my man cave.
Glad you found a solution. I'd forgotten you'd had the issue,My solution was to go thru the floor and out the basement window by replacing one pane of glass with plexiglas with plates on either side and thru-connectors thru the plates/plexiglas.
The FCC gave him attention unlooked for to the point of harassment. He was instrumental in engineering and installing several high powered "Bible Beater" (his words) shortwave stations in the US and because most of their programming was religious and right wing (God forbid), he ran into roadblocks at every turn. He told me if they had been left wing owned stations there would have been none of the issues he dealt with. Pretty sure he thinks of the FCC as we do the BATFE.Then he probably never wanted any attention from the FCC.
(None of which removes a jot or a tittle from what I wrote).
Wonder if they hassle these guys?The FCC gave him attention unlooked for to the point of harassment. He was instrumental in engineering and installing several high powered "Bible Beater" (his words) shortwave stations in the US and because most of their programming was religious and right wing (God forbid), he ran into roadblocks at every turn. He told me if they had been left wing owned stations there would have been none of the issues he dealt with. Pretty sure he thinks of the FCC as we do the BATFE.
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The drilling would be the best part!!!This thread is motivating me to get my antennas up. I finally unpacked my radio gear from when I moved 2.5 years ago!!! Time flies when life gets in the way. One holdup is the need to drill through the house brick exterior and foundation to get the feed lines to my man cave.
now you want me to figure out that olivia stuff?? LOLOTGF net.
Tonight.
3588 USB Olivia 8-250.
10pm Eastern.
Check in if you can. We have 3 confirmed stations in NH, PA, and WI.
Others may show up as far as the west coast.
I'll try to stay up late enough for this. I've never used Olivia but it can't be that much different than rtty. Is Olivia USB or LSB?OTGF net.
Tonight.
3588 USB Olivia 8-250.
10pm Eastern.
Check in if you can. We have 3 confirmed stations in NH, PA, and WI.
Others may show up as far as the west coast.
USBI'll try to stay up late enough for this. I've never used Olivia but it can't be that much different than rtty. Is Olivia USB or LSB?
See! Always something to learn, or find out about. Thanks for the info.I just spent the last three hours reading the AMRRON site..