Simply put, any amateur radio is referred to as ‘HAM radio’ and the operators are called ‘Hams’. By definition, the term amateur would imply that the radio and its operator are either committed to helping communities or pursue it out of individual interest without any ambition of financial compensation, unlike commercial radio operators.
A radio signal which has travelled more than 16,000 miles around the globe from Australia to Norfolk could put the county in the record books.
There were no loaves of bread or mayonnaise at this Ham Fest. But the hams filling the Southington High School cafeteria Sunday were plenty complemented by power panels and antennas – “hams” being ham radio users, that is.
Senate Bill 1755 — The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) — has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ARRL is asking its membership to contact the leadership of the Energy and Commerce committee, requesting support and action on moving S 1755 through the committee. S 1755 accomplishes the same things as HR 2160; HR 2160 was introduced in April 2009 by Rep Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). Since S 1755 has already been approved by the Senate, moving it forward in the House will simplify the process.
Following the Senate’s lead, Representative Jerry McNerny (D-CA-11), introduced HR 4809 — the FCC Commissioners’ Technical Resource Enhancement Act — in the House of Representatives on March 10. Copying the exact language from S 2881 (a bill with the same name) introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in December 2009, the bill seeks to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.
FOREIGN EMBASSIES aren’t just places you visit to get tourist visas or where politicians negotiate trade deals – they are also rats nests of spies and pump-out encrypted messages over the public airwaves to this very day. Meet the numbers stations.
Scott Ivancic of Willowick has no problem being identified with the weather, especially that of the nasty kind.
The National Weather Service says in the age of digital technology, an old standby like Ham Radio could help save your life in natural disasters or severe weather.
Amateur radio operators continue to play a vital role in supplying communications during emergency situations.
Members of the Ashland Area Amateur Radio Club gathered in the Emergency Operations Center at the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office in taking part in the hazardous materials and severe weather functional exercise.
As part of its grand new plan, the FCC is making a major push to involve and inform the public. RSS feeds, a blog, and a Twitter account have all made relatively recent appearances, along with a home broadband speed test.
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