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The Case of The Shrinking Technicians

My friend and colleague Frank/K4FMH has published several recent articles on trends in amateur radio licensing and demographics. This...
FCC, Ham Radio

Erroneous Prepper Frequency Lists

Many “emergency frequency lists” showing up on the internet are a hodgepodge of frequencies scraped from various sources and...
EmComm, FCC, Ham Radio, HF, VHF/UHF

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Full Version

Release Date: November 23, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, Amazon, AMSAT, AO-7, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Brendan Carr, Bruce Paige, by-laws, Cargo Dragon, Commemoration, committee, communications, cubesats, Drones, DX, election, extra class, facebook, FCC, Foundations, General Class, geostationary, Germany, Green County, Ham Radio, Hamvention, Hawaii, History, IARU Region 3, International Space Station, internet archive, ISS, Jessica Rosenworcel, microsatellite, NASA, NCVEC, New Zealand, News, NOAA, obituary, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pearl Harbor, Podcast, POTA, President Trump, Propagation, QCWA, question pool, rac, radiosport, reentry, regulatory, resignation, results, rsgb, SAQ, section managers, shortwave, SKYWARN, SKYWARN Recognition Day, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, telethon, tower climbing, Tracher's Institute, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, VK6FLAB, VLF, VOA, VOTA, wia, WiFi, WWI, WWII, X, YOTA, Youtube, ZDF

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Amateur radio, Amazon, AMSAT, AO-7, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Brendan Carr, Bruce Paige, by-laws, Cargo Dragon, Commemoration, committee, communications, cubesats, Drones, DX, election, extra class, facebook, FCC, Foundations, General Class, geostationary, Germany, Green County, Ham Radio, Hamvention, Hawaii, History, IARU Region 3, International Space Station, internet archive, ISS, Jessica Rosenworcel, microsatellite, NASA, NCVEC, New Zealand, News, NOAA, obituary, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pearl Harbor, Podcast, POTA, President Trump, Propagation, QCWA, question pool, rac, radiosport, reentry, regulatory, resignation, results, rsgb, SAQ, section managers, shortwave, SKYWARN, SKYWARN Recognition Day, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, telethon, tower climbing, Tracher's Institute, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, VK6FLAB, VLF, VOA, VOTA, wia, WiFi, WWI, WWII, X, YOTA, Youtube, ZDF

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Full Version

Release Date: November 16, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
AI, Amateur radio, AMSAT, Antarctic, AO-7, Arecibo, ARISS, ARRL, Australia, award, ballooning, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, China, communications, conference, Contesting, DX, EAS, election, extra class, facebook, FCC, Field Day, Foundations, General Class, grant, Ham Radio, Hamvention, History, IARU Region 3, International Space Station, internet archive, Jessica Rosenworcel, microsatellite, NASA, NCVEC, News, NOAA, November Sweepstakes, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, picoballoon, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, question pool, rac, radiosport, regulatory, results, Rotuma Island, rsgb, Russia, Satellites, shortwave, Singapore, SOTA, Space, Teacher's Institute, telethon, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Voyager 1, Voyager One, wia, WWI, X, Youth, Youtube

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
AI, Amateur radio, AMSAT, Antarctic, AO-7, Arecibo, ARISS, ARRL, Australia, award, ballooning, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, China, communications, conference, Contesting, DX, EAS, election, extra class, facebook, FCC, Field Day, Foundations, General Class, grant, Ham Radio, Hamvention, History, IARU Region 3, International Space Station, internet archive, Jessica Rosenworcel, microsatellite, NASA, NCVEC, News, NOAA, November Sweepstakes, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, picoballoon, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, question pool, rac, radiosport, regulatory, results, Rotuma Island, rsgb, Russia, Satellites, shortwave, Singapore, SOTA, Space, Teacher's Institute, telethon, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Voyager 1, Voyager One, wia, WWI, X, Youth, Youtube

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Full Version

Release Date: November 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Alaska, Amateur radio, AMSAT, anniversary, AO-7, Arecibo, Armed Forces Day, ARRL, auction, Australia, Broadcast, Bruce Paige, California, China, communications, CUBESAT, DX, facebook, FCC, Field Day, flooding, Foundations, FreeDV, grant, Gulf of Mexico, Ham Radio, HamSCI, Hamvention, History, Hurricane Rafael, IEEE, internet archive, Japan, NASA, net neutrality, News, NOAA, NSF, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, rac, radio telescope, radiosport, Rafael, Reflect Orbital, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, scholarship, shortwave, Singapore, SOTA, Space, Spain, Starlink, stealth, STEM, Teacher's Institute, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Voyager 1, Weather, wia, X, Youtube

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Alaska, Amateur radio, AMSAT, anniversary, AO-7, Arecibo, Armed Forces Day, ARRL, auction, Australia, Broadcast, Bruce Paige, California, China, communications, CUBESAT, DX, facebook, FCC, Field Day, flooding, Foundations, FreeDV, grant, Gulf of Mexico, Ham Radio, HamSCI, Hamvention, History, Hurricane Rafael, IEEE, internet archive, Japan, NASA, net neutrality, News, NOAA, NSF, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, rac, radio telescope, radiosport, Rafael, Reflect Orbital, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, scholarship, shortwave, Singapore, SOTA, Space, Spain, Starlink, stealth, STEM, Teacher's Institute, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Voyager 1, Weather, wia, X, Youtube

Ham radio system donated and installed at the fire hall (Alaska)

A century-old technology has been added to Petersburg’s fire hall for emergency communication when all…
Alaska, communications, emergency communications, FCC, News, Public Service, publicity

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Full Version

Release Date: October 26, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our…
40m, Air Force MARS, Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARDC, ARRL, Australia, Austria, bandwidth, boot camp, Bruce Paige, centenary, code talkers, communications, crash, cyberattack, disruption, DX, EAS, ESA, espn, essay contest, Europa Clipper, FAA, facebook, Falcon Heavy, FCC, Foundations, geostationary, geosynchronous, grant, Ham Radio, handbook, helicopter, History, IARU, Intelsat, internet archive, Jupiter, NASA, Navajo, New Zealand, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, PACIFICON, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, RIP, rsgb, Russia, Satellites, science fiction, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, Starship, Texas, tower, tower climbing, Tunisia, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volcano, VOTA, wia, WWI, X, Yasme, Youth

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
40m, Air Force MARS, Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARDC, ARRL, Australia, Austria, bandwidth, boot camp, Bruce Paige, centenary, code talkers, communications, crash, cyberattack, disruption, DX, EAS, ESA, espn, essay contest, Europa Clipper, FAA, facebook, Falcon Heavy, FCC, Foundations, geostationary, geosynchronous, grant, Ham Radio, handbook, helicopter, History, IARU, Intelsat, internet archive, Jupiter, NASA, Navajo, New Zealand, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, PACIFICON, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, RIP, rsgb, Russia, Satellites, science fiction, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, Starship, Texas, tower, tower climbing, Tunisia, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volcano, VOTA, wia, WWI, X, Yasme, Youth

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1337 – Full Version

Release Date: October 12, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our…
Air Force MARS, AM Radio, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT UK, applications, Arecibo, ARRL, Artificial Star, Australia, awards, Belarus, Bruce Paige, communications, disqualification, DX, Europa Clipper, facebook, FCC, FLORIDA, Foundations, FUNcube, Georgia, grants, Ham Radio, History, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IARU, internet archive, JOTA, JOTI, Jovian-1, legislation, NASA, News, North Carolina, Northwestern Division, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, QSO Party, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rescue, robotics, rsgb, Russia, Scouting, SET, shortwave, SOTA, South Carolina, Space, Tennessee, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volunteers, VOTA, West Texas Section, wia, X

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1337 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Air Force MARS, AM Radio, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT UK, applications, Arecibo, ARRL, Artificial Star, Australia, awards, Belarus, Bruce Paige, communications, disqualification, DX, Europa Clipper, facebook, FCC, FLORIDA, Foundations, FUNcube, Georgia, grants, Ham Radio, History, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IARU, internet archive, JOTA, JOTI, Jovian-1, legislation, NASA, News, North Carolina, Northwestern Division, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, QSO Party, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rescue, robotics, rsgb, Russia, Scouting, SET, shortwave, SOTA, South Carolina, Space, Tennessee, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volunteers, VOTA, West Texas Section, wia, X

Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails

The morning after Hurricane Helene pummeled the eastern seaboard of the US, Thomas Witherspoon inspected…
ARES, AT&T, cellular, community service, disaster communications, disaster relief, donations, FCC, FLORIDA, General, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, infrastructure, News, Newsreel, North Carolina, Public Service, Starlink, T-mobile, Weather, WiFi

via the ARRL: Ham Radio Serving Southeast US Recovery Efforts

Read more at ARRL.org
ARES, ARRL, AUXCOMM, emergency communications, emergency management, FCC, flooding, FLORIDA, Hurricane Helene, mudslides, News, Newsreel, North Carolina, reunion, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, waiver, Weather, winlink

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1336 – Full Version

Release Date: October 5, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Air Force, AM Radio, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT UK, Arecibo, ARRL, Artificial Star, Australia, Belarus, braille, Bruce Paige, Collegiate QSO Party, communications, disqualification, DX, education, Europa Clipper, facebook, FCC, FLORIDA, foundation, Foundations, FT8, FUNcube, Georgia, Grouper, Ham Radio, History, Hurricane Helene, IARU, internet archive, JOTA, JOTI, Jovian-1, Jupiter, legislation, NASA, News, North Carolina, Northwestern Division, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rescue, robotics, rsgb, Russia, Satellite, Scouting, SET, shortwave, SOTA, South Carolina, Space, space weather, Tennessee, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volunteers, VOTA, West Texas Section, wia, X

NextNav’s Callous Land-Grab to Privatize 900 MHz

The 900 MHz band, a frequency range serving as a commons for all, is now…
900MHz, FCC, frequency, IoT, Microwave, Newsreel, nextnav, regulatory, Spectrum

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Full Version

Release Date: September 14, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
ACMA, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT DL, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, centennial, communications, Drones, DX, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, Erminaz, facebook, FCC, fees, Foundations, Ham Radio, HD Radio, History, Hurricane Francine, internet archive, licensing, longwave, Microwave, Museum, NASA, navigation, News, NOAA, nomination, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pennsylvania, Podcast, postponement, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, shortwave, sideband, solar weather, SOTA, Space, space weather, Special Event, Spectrum, symposium, TAPR, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, VEC, VK6FLAB, VOTA, wia, X, Zonecasting

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
ACMA, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT DL, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, centennial, communications, Drones, DX, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, Erminaz, facebook, FCC, fees, Foundations, Ham Radio, HD Radio, History, Hurricane Francine, internet archive, licensing, longwave, Microwave, Museum, NASA, navigation, News, NOAA, nomination, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pennsylvania, Podcast, postponement, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, shortwave, sideband, solar weather, SOTA, Space, space weather, Special Event, Spectrum, symposium, TAPR, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, VEC, VK6FLAB, VOTA, wia, X, Zonecasting

via the ARRL: ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band

Read more at ARRL.org
5G, ARES, ARRL, cellular, comments, FCC, LMS, Microwave, News, nextnav, petition, regulatory, Spectrum

via Hackaday: Is That Antenna Allowed? The Real Deal on the FCCs OTARD Rule

The Hackaday comments section is generally a lively place. At its best, it’s an endless…
Antenna, CB radio, FCC, Hackaday, hoa, OTA, OTARD, Stealth ANTENNA, WiFi

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Full Version

Release Date: September 7, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Audion, Australia, Boeing, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, citation, clubs, communications, convention, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Drones, DX, EggNOGS, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Foundations, Germany, grants, Halibut Electronics, Ham Radio, Hawaii, History, hurricanes, ICS, INDIA, internet archive, ITU, Japan, Johannes Kepler, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, Museum, NASA, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, orbital debris, pacific division, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, reunion, RIP, rsgb, Shimano, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, space junk, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starliner, Starlink, Sunspots, tower climbing, transistors, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, Vacuum Tubes, VEC, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, X, YOTA, YOTA camp

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Audion, Australia, Boeing, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, citation, clubs, communications, convention, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Drones, DX, EggNOGS, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Foundations, Germany, grants, Halibut Electronics, Ham Radio, Hawaii, History, hurricanes, ICS, INDIA, internet archive, ITU, Japan, Johannes Kepler, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, Museum, NASA, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, orbital debris, pacific division, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, reunion, RIP, rsgb, Shimano, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, space junk, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starliner, Starlink, Sunspots, tower climbing, transistors, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, Vacuum Tubes, VEC, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, X, YOTA, YOTA camp

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Full Version

Release Date: August 31, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Director, DX, education, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FCC, Foundations, Ham Radio, History, ICS, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISRO, ISS, IT Security, ITU, Johannes Kepler, Marianas, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, NASA, New England Division, News, NRAO, NSF, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, ORESAT, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, Route 66, rsgb, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starlink, Sunspots, telephony, tower climbing, transistor, Transporter, Transporter-11, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, wia, X, YL, YOTA camp

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Director, DX, education, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FCC, Foundations, Ham Radio, History, ICS, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISRO, ISS, IT Security, ITU, Johannes Kepler, Marianas, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, NASA, New England Division, News, NRAO, NSF, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, ORESAT, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, Route 66, rsgb, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starlink, Sunspots, telephony, tower climbing, transistor, Transporter, Transporter-11, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, wia, X, YL, YOTA camp
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