On December 1st, our scheduled guest is Chris Wilson N0CSW, U.S. Sales Director for Yaesu. The Yaesu System Fusion is blazing new trails in the repeater neighborhoods. The latest firmware update for the DR1X and WIRES-X software is due any day now. Ted and I will talk with Chris about the upgrades, the new features, […]
Tired of Turkey Already? Try a Ham Sandwich!
Happy Thanksgiving to all readers! I hope it was a great day and that the weekend will be what you need it to be. I ran across a new video show about amateur radio…just a couple of amateurs talking about radio…and they call it the Ham Sandwich Show! So, if you’re tiring of the turkeys […]
My Other Work….
Although this blog is about amateur radio, other work does spill over into the hobby. For instance, I recently posted an interactive map under Resources that depicts licensed hams in the U.S. for 2013 along with ARRL-Affiliated Clubs as well as the ARRL Division boundaries. I thought it might be useful to look up nearby […]
S. 1685 Moves Out of Committee in the Senate!
GovTrack.us is reporting that Senate Bill S.1685 The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 has been “reported” out of Committee. GovTrack has bumped the “chances of passage” to 30% from 1%. They say only 1 in 4 bills are reported out of the Committee they are sent to upon submission to the Senate. See https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1685. It […]