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2.2GHz - 10GHz has bands... C-band: The IEEE C band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4 to 8 GHz. K-band: The IEEE K band is conventionally divided into three sub-bands: * Ka band: K-above band, 26.5–40 GHz, mainly used...

License Grant timeline - 1 week flat. My application was sent in by the ARRL-VEC team on Saturday, and my callsign showed-up in the database on Friday after midnight. This was a completely new grant, not an update. Hopefully this timeline example assists y'all.

new rig... next weekend. :lol:

zero to general... congrats, sonwatcher. sat for both the tech and general exams today, first-time-go on both. now, the wait for a call sign to be posted...then i'll be placing an order. i should be on in a couple weeks or so, and hope to get the opportunity to chat with some of y'all.

elmering vs. "the behaviour police" well, i emailed a small VEC group in southern pennsylvania to get a slot for the exams the day after the new rules go into effect--mostly because i'm hoping they do electronic filing and not snailmail filing. i agree that the reason the numbers...

icoms, and nascar

in the market for... i'm looking at IC-706 MKIIG for the mobile immediately, and an IC-7000 as soon as I can swing it. I've heard some mixed reviews on the -706MKIIG, though...it might end up being a temporary for the mobile. anyone have a word on that particular topic? as for antennas...

Re: re: influx of cb'ers in the ham band --------------- i never, ever said anything even remotely *close* to, "the reason ham radio is dying is the code." i'm going to assume you were kidding by needing a definition for, "oxygen thief." :?

re: Jargon, etc. I was mainly referring to the argument that was sometimes used to keep the code as a requirement: namely, that keeping the code as a requirement would "keep the riff-raff off the ham bands." sure, there's commonly accepted jargon in both the ham bands, as well as the 11m cb...

re: exam questions... i've not seen anything on the couple forums that i frequent that have officially changed any questions in the question pool. that being said, there are questions in the pool that are, due to the latest R&O, obsolete. my *guess* is that those questions will simply be...

re: influx of cb'ers in the ham band I'm going to side with the Amateurs on this one: leave the cb jargon and such on 11m. The only reason many people deal with the lack of intelligence (call a spade a spade) on the cb band is because, up until now, there's not been an alternative--unless you...

i'm sitting for Elements 2 and 3 i'm sitting for Elements 2 and 3 on the 24th, myself.

leave it to the government... leave it to the government to put a link on a page that can't be cut and pasted... go here: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html in the search field, type "Amateur" (no quotes) choose the .pdf that comes up with a score of 1000. jeez....someone really...

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see my message below...i've deleted the link i posted because obviously the web schlunkies at the Federal Register can't write code that can be cut and pasted. In any event, the new rule regarding no-code licensing will take effect 230501ZFEB07.