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Title: Ham radio, a Hobby or Utility Post by: VE3ELQ on July 08, 2019, 05:11:10 PM An interesting article discussing this dilemma.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/is-ham-radio-a-hobby-a-utilityor-both-a-battle-over-spectrum-heats-up 73s Nigel Title: Re: Ham radio, a Hobby or Utility Post by: KK4YY on July 08, 2019, 07:05:08 PM I should think that the petitioner, Mr. Kolarik, needs to find himself a hobby more to his liking. I would suggest gardening.
Title: Re: Ham radio, a Hobby or Utility Post by: W1RKW on July 08, 2019, 07:18:43 PM He needs to go wide band HiFi AM.
I should think that the petitioner, Mr. Kolarik, needs to find himself a hobby more to his liking. I would suggest gardening. Title: Re: Ham radio, a Hobby or Utility Post by: Steve - K4HX on July 08, 2019, 09:27:41 PM As the announcer on the "Mail Barrel" program heard on the famous Radio Morania once said, "Suggest you take up stamp collecting."
Title: Re: Ham radio, a Hobby or Utility Post by: Opcom on July 09, 2019, 11:12:13 AM The patents for those things will eventually run out. I wonder if some of the unhappiness about PACTOR III and IV is really only about the high price, even when other reasons are given. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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