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Amateur First Grade required an essay-type examination and five (later ten) words per minute code examination before a Radio Inspector at one of the Department's field offices. This class of license was renamed Amateur Class in 1927 and then Amateur First Class in 1932. Amateur Radio licensing in the United States began in mid-December 1912.
March 2010. WWVB is a time signal radio station near Fort Collins, Colorado and is operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [ 1] Most radio-controlled clocks in North America [ 2] use WWVB's transmissions to set the correct time. The normal signal transmitted from WWVB is 70 kW ERP and uses a 60 kHz carrier wave ...
The R-S-T system is used by amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and other radio hobbyists to exchange information about the quality of a radio signal being received. The code is a three digit number, with one digit each for conveying an assessment of the signal's readability, strength, and tone. [1] [2] The code was developed in 1934 ...
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations
APRS beacon transmitter with GPS receiver. Automatic Packet Reporting System ( APRS) is an amateur radio -based system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. [ 1] Data can include object Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates Non-directional beacon, weather station telemetry, text messages ...
The Maidenhead Locator System (a.k.a. QTH Locator and IARU Locator) is a geocode system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their geographic coordinates, which replaced the deprecated QRA locator, which was limited to European contacts. [ 1] Its purpose is to be concise, accurate, and robust in the face of interference and ...
An amateur radio station may be operated under the call sign of the owner of the station (if they are near the controls), or the call sign of the person operating the station as a guest. In some countries, special call signs might be made available for clubs, and are frequently used at a club station established for use of the club's members.
Station Frequency Channel Format Type Licensed to/ operated by City State Website KAZI: 88.7 MHz Various Terrestrial Austin Community Radio, Inc. Austin Texas: Program schedule: KBCU: 88.1 MHz Mainstream Terrestrial Bethel College: North Newton Kansas: Website: KBEM-FM: 88.5 MHz Mainstream Terrestrial Minneapolis Public Schools: Minneapolis ...