21MAR 2023
Amateur Radio Dealers

Amateur Radio Dealers

Ed attended the meeting, and sent me this report: At their session testing Chinese radios, the Wellington club ran a contest and awarded prizes for the radio with the best specs. About ten showed up, many with three or four radios, mostly Wouxun and Baofeng. Everyone got to test one radio. Larry, KS4NB…

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11MAR 2023
Kenwood Amateur radios

Kenwood Amateur radios

Kenwood started building Communications products in 1955 and entered the Amateur Radio market in 1958. Since then it’s sold Amateur products world-wide under both the Kenwood and Trio brand names, building a reputation for outstanding audio quality both on transmit and receive. High-quality audio is…

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01MAR 2023
Ham Radio test questions

Ham Radio test questions

Ham Radio Exam - General will help the user pass his/her examination for a General Class FCC Amateur Radio License. Ham Radio Exam allows the user to review the correct answers to the official pool of questions that will appear on their General license exam. The user can also take quizzes of each topic…

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19FEB 2023
Ham Radio VS walkie talkie

Ham Radio VS walkie talkie

Many people seem to interchange the terminology when referring to either a walkie talkie or two way radio. But were here to clear up this mistaken identity between these two communication devises for they can be remarkably different. Walkie-talkies, as they were called, were first developed for military…

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09FEB 2023
Amateur Radio Logbook

Amateur Radio Logbook

Below are some printable logbooks (or logsheets) which I made to use whilst operating portable, such as SOTA. They are available in PDF format, for you to print on to A4 paper. The portrait version includes three extra columns compared to the landscape version, which are band, mode and power. The landscape…
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30JAN 2023
Amateur Radio Frequency chart

Amateur Radio Frequency chart

The most significant changes are the elimination of the APC requirement and the reduction of power limit to 10 watts. The reader is advised to consult the most current version of Part 97 rules prior to operation. Report Order WT 97-12 Modified the Rules for Amateur Radio Spread Spectrum Amendment of…

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20JAN 2023
Amateur Radio call signs

Amateur Radio call signs

According to the FCC s Vanity web page on Call Sign Availability, a call sign is normally assignable two years following license expiration, surrender, revocation, set aside, cancellation, void ab initio , or death of the grantee. However, there are exceptions to this two year waiting period. Please…
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10JAN 2023
Ham Radio privileges

Ham Radio privileges

Exam Requirement: 35-question Technician Written Exam (Element 2). Privileges: All VHF/UHF Amateur bands (frequencies above 30 MHz). Limited operations in certain HF bands. The FCC Technician License exam covers basic regulations, operating practices and electronics theory, with a focus on VHF and UHF…

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