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News - New Rules

Amateur Radio Service Rules To Permit Greater Flexibility in Data Communications - December 7, 2023
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends its amateur radio rules to eliminate the limitations on the symbol rate (also known as baud rate)—the rate at which the carrier waveform amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is varied to transmit information—applicable to data emissions in certain amateur bands. In place of the baud rate, the Commission sets a bandwidth limitation of 2.8 kilohertz in the respective amateur bands, consistent with the Commission's treatment of other wireless radio services, which also have service-specific bandwidth limitations. This bandwidth limitation will promote continued sharing in these amateur bands.

News - Extra Exam Question Pool Update

2024- 2028 Extra Class Question Pool Release - December 7, 2023
The NCVEC Question Pool Committee hereby releases into public domain the 2024-2028 Element 4 Extra Class Question Pool.

Coming Events

Fort Worth Cowtown Hamfest January 19-20, 2024

Temple Amateur Radio Club - 2024 Hamfest - April 12-13, 2024
Temple Amateur Radio Club - 2024 Hamfest - October 4-5, 2024

Now what are you going to do?

From the ARRL: Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need.

The following articles are how HAM Radio is active during disasters and helping everyday life.

Simple Connections

Ham radio is still connecting people around the world today - February 28, 2022
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had to get creative when it came to staying connecting to friends, family and work.

From social distancing to zoom calls, we often ended up creating memories in ways we never expected. For some, the memories were created turning to a technology originally created in the 1800s, ham radio, and it’s still connecting people around the world today.

Emergency Communications

When all other communication systems fail, El Dorado County's amateur radio groups step in - March 29, 2022
Compounding the concern around explosive wildfires in rural California, modern communications infrastructure has proven vulnerable in times of natural disasters.

"It's that fear of not having a cellphone to communicate in the case of an emergency, like it happened at the Camp Fire," said El Dorado County resident Sherry Hawk, who is also the director of the Gold Ridge Forest Fire Safe Council.

The El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club came up with a new idea for an old communications technology -- a neighborhood radio watch.

"It’s not a replacement for 911 or CODE RED or any of the other emergency services. It’s a backup communication system when all other systems fail," said Alan Thompson, the club's public information officer.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."
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