Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Bill Frantz
After a quick read through your K4 pedestrian mobile exercise, it occurs to me you would get a lighter rig with a longer "on" time using a LiFePO4 battery. :-) But what fun! 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/18/21 at 11:54 AM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote: (Seriously, as fun distractions go, I v

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Wayne Burdick
Sure. Here's the link: https://mailchi.mp/elecraft/dec-2020-newsletter Wayne N6KR > On Jan 18, 2021, at 9:13 AM, Ken B wrote: > > Wayne can you please reshare the news letter. My old eyes appear to have > missed it > > Thanks Ken > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Mon, Jan 18

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Ken B via Elecraft
Wayne can you please reshare the news letter.  My old eyes appear to have missed it  Thanks Ken Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 11:58 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Either I post here or start a blog :) (Seriously, as fun distractions go, I vote for our newsletter artic

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Grant Youngman
Can we stop this crap already? Enough is enough :-( > On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:26 AM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft > wrote: > > Too much said already. > Free speech is under assault. > A government that militarizes its seat of power fears its citizens. > Bottom line, expect your transmissions to b

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Wayne Burdick
Either I post here or start a blog :) (Seriously, as fun distractions go, I vote for our newsletter article about using the K4 pedestrian mobile.) Wayne N6KR > On Jan 18, 2021, at 8:47 AM, John Harper wrote: > > The conversation has now been shifted from "When will my K4 be shipped?" > Well

[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread John Harper
The conversation has now been shifted from "When will my K4 be shipped?" Well played, Wayne ;-) John AE5X https://ae5x.blogspot.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.n

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Joseph Shuman via Elecraft
Too much said already. Free speech is under assault. A government that militarizes its seat of power fears its citizens. Bottom line, expect your transmissions to be subject to the same analysis as your emails, texts, posts and any other communications. But don’t worry, I just went to the top of

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Rich NE1EE
On 2021-01-18 09:48:-0500, Grant Youngman wrote: >Anyone who has ever had a good chuckle or eye-roll over the "interesting QRM" >Wayne referred to, should know why. That QRM, more and more often, also >bleeds over into other places it doesn�t belong, like what should be >apolitical reflectors.

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Dave Cole
Grant, All of this topic drift into areas non-Elecraft, (and there is a massive amount of it), is a direct result of the moderation efforts Elecraft puts into this group. If the group owners, (Elecraft), wanted things tighter, they would moderate more tightly. If they don't have staff to mo

[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread JP Douglas
[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... > warning issued by FCC today > Date: January 18, 2021 at 9:48:34 AM EST > To: Elecraft Refl > > I’m not at all surprised the FCC felt it necessary to make the statement they > did. And it certainly wasn’t limited

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Grant Youngman
I’m not at all surprised the FCC felt it necessary to make the statement they did. And it certainly wasn’t limited to amateur radio licensees. Anyone who has ever had a good chuckle or eye-roll over the “interesting QRM” Wayne referred to, should know why. That QRM, more and more often, also

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Gary Memory
- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Vic Rosenthal > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 4:12 AM > To: Mike Morrow > Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... >

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread len
It does not bring credit to anyone calling > attention to this total non-problem. > > Mike / KK5F > > -Original Message- >> From: K4HYJ via Elecraft >> Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM >> To: 'Wes' , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft]

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Louandzip via Elecraft
>> Silly nonsense this all is.  It does not bring credit to anyone calling >> attention to this total non-problem. >> >> Mike / KK5F >> >> -Original Message- >>> From: K4HYJ via Elecraft >>> Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM >>

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Ken
t;>> From: K4HYJ via Elecraft >>> Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM >>> To: 'Wes' , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... >>> warning issued by FCC today >>> >>> I feel saf

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Vic Rosenthal
tion to this total non-problem. > > Mike / KK5F > > -Original Message- >> From: K4HYJ via Elecraft >> Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM >> To: 'Wes' , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of .

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ..., warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Linda M
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[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ..., warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Bob McGraw
ew kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today Message-ID:<46466485-35ab-4f79-a982-2730ee0b6...@elecraft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The FCC just posted this: https://www.fcc.gov/document/amateur-personal-radio-users-reminded-not-use-radios-crim

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Louandzip via Elecraft
net Sent: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 7:12 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today So...the FCC *specifically* cites only amateur and personal radio services as illegal for use in crime. I wonder how long the list is of radio services that ARE FCC

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Paul Horenstein K2PH via Elecraft
  Been a lot of Baofengs advertised on "prepper" sites past few years too. -Original Message- From: Mike Morrow To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 7:12 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today So...the FCC

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Mike Morrow
-problem. Mike / KK5F -Original Message- >From: K4HYJ via Elecraft >Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM >To: 'Wes' , elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning >issued by FCC today > >I feel safer now!! &g

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread K4HYJ via Elecraft
I feel safer now!! K4HYJ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wes Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 5:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today Well I'm glad

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Wes
Well I'm glad that CNN cleared that up and I'm so relieved to know that Amazon, Apple and Google are protecting me from unmoderated speech. N7WS On 1/17/2021 2:07 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: The FCC just posted this: https://www.fcc.gov/document/amateur-personal-radio-users-reminded-not-

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Ian Kahn
If you are an ARRL member, you also received an emailed statement from them today, reiterating their position on the appropriate uses of amateur radio. It isn't surprising that those involved in the January 6 insurrection and attempted coup used radio comms of SOME kind to organize and coordinate

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Wayne Burdick
In case I’m misinterpreted, here: I’m just the messenger. This is a highly unusual FCC action that I figured would be of general interest. Someone pointed out privately that it could be construed as political — that was definitely not my intent. Misuse of the airwaves affects us all. Apologie

[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-17 Thread Wayne Burdick
The FCC just posted this: https://www.fcc.gov/document/amateur-personal-radio-users-reminded-not-use-radios-crimes I guess this isn't surprising, considering current events. But in case their motivation wasn't clear, see this interpretation: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/tech/fcc-rad