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Can a ham license be used for a job?
If you get a ham license, can you, later on, get a job with that license, or at least display it on a resume? Or are there further licenses after ham radio licenses?
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Are there restrictions placed on transmissions in licensed spectrum in the United States?
If I obtain a license to a chunk of spectrum, are there any limitations on what I can do in that spectrum?
For example, would I need to declare to the FCC my intentions for using the spectrum (e.g. ...
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What are the regulation requirements for running a repeater?
When I try to find information on the requirements to run a repeater, I just see a lot of results related to building one. But I'm wondering about USA regulations.
Does one need a particular license?...
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GMRS Call Sign for Technician
I have a GMRS License and am currently studying for my Technician License. Once I pass the exam, can I use my GMRS Call Sign?
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Do FCC obscenity regulations apply to ham radio transmissions?
In particular when ham-sters are using the VHF or UHF bands and talking to each other through repeaters(as well as local radio nets). But also what about DXing? Do FCC obscenity regulations apply ...
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Maximum legal QRQ CW speed?
Computer generated and decoded Morse Code seems to be a not-uncommon operating practice in the HF bands. Given this, and that there's no reason why Morse/CW signals can't be synthesized and decoded ...
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Is it legal for a non-profit to use ham radios for emergency purposes?
I've been tasked to help update my organization's emergency contingencies and ham radios were brought up. We provide residential services to the mentally handicapped and we are looking at ways to make ...
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Who enacts the FCC's rules and regulations?
I came across an old answer on this site which makes the claim:
It would take an act of Congress to change this [FCC Part 97] rule.
Is that correct? I was under the impression that United States ...
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What Frequencies Are Open To People Without A License?
I am in rural Alaska and I am very far from anywhere that gives Ham Exams. I got a Ham Radio and I want to operate it and talk to people. However, I read that frequencies are not allowed to be ...
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Does the FCC care about electrical arcs?
There are a lot of videos on YouTube from people who have built high voltage sources and are sending electric arcs from one place to another. Although they have no intention to emit radio waves, they ...
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Why are no 2w FRS walkie talkies on the market?
I have read that the new laws regarding FRS radios state that you may use up to 2 watts power, yet I can't find a single 2 way radio that advertises 2 watts power; only .5 watt, or they don't state ...
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Required SSB sideband and carrier suppression?
Is there a legal (U.S. FCC) or a commonly accepted standard requirement for SSB opposite sideband and and carrier suppression for either manufactured or kit built transmitters?
Does the 43+ dB down ...
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GnuRadio RF transmission, legal and safety issues
I'm trying to run some transmit/receive RF examples that I found online using GNU Radio with USRP B200. I read and heard about some cautions in terms of transmitted frequencies here in the USA which ...
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Transferring old callsign to a club?
A new vanity callsign will be granted to me (currently in pending level 2 stage).
Can I transfer my current soon to be cancelled callsign (vanity) to a club which I am trustee without waiting the ...
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Would a ham license allow me to use an uncertified radio on other (non-ham) bands I have permission to use?
I just purchased a UV-5R to hopefully integrate into business class radios my company uses. Do I need a technician or other class FCC license to operate these only on the frequencies I already access ...
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