Simply, mostly, NEVER! Reference: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-fine-interrupting-communications-during-wildfire The only possibly tolerated un-authorized communications would be imminent life-safety threat. That is not in evidence anywhere in this situation. “Good intentions” ? […]
More DetailsHow and Why Amateur Radio Is Amazingly Relevant Across Generations… Amateur radio is THE only globally-diverse hobby/avocation that allows individuals to as much as they see-fit, explore myriad […]
More DetailsBelow is what I offered in response to Ria’s ongoing discussion about what’s ‘wrong’ with ham radio, and improving perspectives, sustainability, growth. https://www.facebook.com/ria.h.jairam/posts/1237952386544083 One off-post response was a […]
More DetailsA ham friend promoted a discussion about ways to ‘improve’ amateur radio – awareness, engagement, leverage its many values and virtues. To that another ‘ham’ produced a blog […]
More DetailsThe Dilemma of Digital Spectrum Efficiency or Threat/Risk? de Jim Aspinwall, No1PC Preface This is NOT a piece critiquing specific technologies – one ‘better’ or ‘worse’ than another […]
More DetailsA ‘problem’ appears. Could be a lamp doesn’t light. Car doesn’t start. Could be a ‘device’ doesn’t power up. Could be your receiver presents some noise/doesn’t hear some […]
More DetailsIn the context of understanding and optimizing antenna systems we’ve been following the voltage and current paths of RF in two basic reference antenna types – the half-wave […]
More DetailsOnce, *IF*, we realize that the resonant wave pattern of an antenna is responsible for balanced, equal current transfer from one part of our radio-to-feedline, feedline-to-antenna, antenna-to-feedline, feedline-to-radio […]
More DetailsI’m not one to be ‘casual’ about technical specifics, but once they all come together, when you see what they ultimately represent – is it 1 or is […]
More DetailsIn a *very* casual way Kirchoff’s Law is the “what goes up must come down” rule of electronics – for a complete circuit to be complete, the current […]
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