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Offline Golden Eagle

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2014, 12:26:29 AM »
Long time. I'm back. I am also a ham radio operator.

Keep in mind that your FCC issued callsign is VERY public info, lists your name and address for ANYONE to see in the FCC database. You are required to state your callsign every 15 minutes and at the end of every transmission on ham frequencies. As I have stated before in previous posts I need to maintain anonymity, therefore I will not divulge my callsign in this forum.

As for transmitting, no mayor or municipality can regulate RF transmissions, only FCC. Same principle as pre-emption. Municipalities can regulate antenna towers from a engineering structural standpoint. Check PRB-1 for further info.

Hope this helps.

So much for me having it on my Jeeps license plate... Why do I doubt your a ham?

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2014, 12:54:05 AM »
Why do you doubt I am a ham?

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« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2014, 01:16:01 AM »
Does your post look accurate to you?
Well maybe you got licensed but never got on the air.
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Ham radio operators?
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2014, 08:55:25 AM »

This also applies to homeowners associations, trailer parks, etc... and with restrictions, apartment complexes and townhouses.

As to the Comcrap tech cutting the WoW line, stupidity is not a valid defense for malicious destruction of property.  Next time, file a police report.

HOA/parks can limit your ability to put up an antenna (or erect any plant/device, for that matter -- the lease or HOA Bylaws are the governing documents). But not your ability to transmit.
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #24 on: July 25, 2014, 09:34:53 AM »
HOA/parks can limit your ability to put up an antenna (or erect any plant/device, for that matter -- the lease or HOA Bylaws are the governing documents). But not your ability to transmit.
Not completely accurate.  I won't address parks, but HOA can not regulate antennas.  If it's a condo complex, they can have some say so over how an antenna gets attached and potential damage it may cause to common areas.
{edit}  This only pertains to broadcast source reception antennas, not Ham :(
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2014, 10:42:35 AM »
Not completely accurate.  I won't address parks, but HOA can not regulate antennas.  If it's a condo complex, they can have some say so over how an antenna gets attached and potential damage it may cause to common areas.
{edit}  This only pertains to broadcast source reception antennas, not Ham :(

im my sub we own the house, we do not own the land. if i put an antenna up on MY house. and not on their land. nothing they can do. as long as its not on their land and attached to my house

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #26 on: July 25, 2014, 11:50:46 PM »
This is all very interesting. I don't like the idea of broadcasting identifying info.
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« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2014, 10:44:46 PM »
This is all very interesting. I don't like the idea of broadcasting identifying info.

We have our addresses on are houses, our license plates are always in view on our cars.
I don't really like it I guess but I've never met a HAM that cared.

Also to correct GQ, HAMs ID every 10 minutes.. we all know this. ;)
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Sec. 97.119 Station identification.
(a) Each amateur station, except a space station or telecommand
station, must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting
channel at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes
during a communication...
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #28 on: August 01, 2014, 12:49:56 PM »
When that comcast tech came and disconnected my wow and I had to chew him up about it I made him go hook it back up, he was pulling the work order crap out on me but I wasn't letting him get in his truck and drive away after what he had just done.  I think I scared him enough to go fix what he just did to me because at first he didn't give two craps and was just walking away to his truck until I beat him there and stood in his way.

Well, at least you didn't do this to your Comcast tech.

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #29 on: August 01, 2014, 04:20:41 PM »
hmmmm. only 11 rounds.  I think we heard something similar to that before.

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2014, 08:30:10 AM »
N7LMJ Here :)

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« Reply #31 on: August 12, 2014, 04:48:59 PM »
NC4HCSGM here. :)
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« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2014, 07:51:54 AM »
N7LMJ Here :)

Hey lets chat Friday on 145.15- 114.8
4:30PM?

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #33 on: August 16, 2014, 10:20:17 PM »
NC4HCSGM here. :)

HUH??! Leave it to Lansing to get that messed up too!  :)
Unless that has something to do with a different mode of transmission through the air??

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« Reply #34 on: August 17, 2014, 03:20:10 PM »

HUH??! Leave it to Lansing to get that messed up too!  :)
Unless that has something to do with a different mode of transmission through the air??

KD8AHE here... Tech

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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2014, 10:19:12 PM »
Thanks for the info, ive been checking out the links. Yes, please let me know when you hear of the next class

Testing October 19th 10:00 AM Kalamazoo fairgrounds.

HAMFEST
Location: Kalamazoo County Expo Center
2900 Lake Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Website: http://kalamazoohamfest.com/
Sponsor: Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club & Southwest Michigan Amateur Radio Team
Talk-In: 147.040
Public Contact: Jeff Belknap , N8RWS
PO Box 33 Richland, MI 49083
Phone: 269-205-3560

For anyone else that wants to find a local HAMfest: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2015, 10:25:23 AM »
Bringing up an old topic here but finally got around to testing, passed tech class license today! See you on the air soon!
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2015, 02:32:58 PM »
Does tech get the use of 10m (28Mhz +/-) in the US? If so point your antenna towards Scotland and I might hear you and if the Ionosphere is not acting up you might even hear me. We are  still in the UK, though getting closer to a move date which is good and looking forward to being back in the states. Call sign is MM6WMU
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Re: Ham radio operators?
« Reply #38 on: June 08, 2015, 05:19:56 PM »
Im not a ham but my son is, inactive now.

I thought this thread was about exemption to PFZs for hams when I read the title.