ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/21/84)
> THEY ARE USED SOLELY FOR PERSONAL SATISFACTION, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
Actually, there is no regulation that prohibits me from using Citizen's Band
the course of my business. On the whole a fairly accurate article.
-Ron
Ham radio, not chidren's band.ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/21/84)
> > AMATEUR RADIO, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS QUITE DIFFERENT. AMATEUR RADIO > OPERATORS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "HAMS," MUST TAKE FOUR DIFFERENT TESTS > ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. THESE TESTS CONSIST > OF MORSE CODE, SENDING AND RECEIVING, ELECTRONIC THEORY ON HOW THEIR RADIOS > AND ANTENNAS WORK, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND MATH. AFTER PASSING ALL FOUR > OF THESE TEST, HAMS ARE THEN ISSUED A LICENSE AND CALL SIGN. > My first HAM ticket didn't have any MATH test and my later ticket didn't involve Morse code sending (only a multiple choice receiving test). > MOST HAM RADIO OPERATORS BUILD THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT OR RESURRECT OLD > SURPLUS JUNK. THERE IS LOTS OF EXPERIMENTAL RADIO WORK BEING DONE BY HAMS, > SINCE MOST OF THEM ARE ELECTRONICALLY TECHINCAL PEOPLE BY PROFESSION. > MARCONI, THE INVENTER OF THE "WIRELESS" (RADIO), WAS HIMSELF AN AMATEUR RADIO > OPERATOR AND EXPERIMENTER. > With the advent of cheap Japanese rigs, a lot of the homebrew and commercial retrofit is disappearing, Sigh.
abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) (11/23/84)
> > FIRST OF ALL, LET'S CONSIDER CITIZEN BAND OPERATERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE > CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICIA CAN APPLY AND HOLD A LICENSE. ALL > THEY HAVE TO DO IS JUST FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND SEND IT TO THE FEDERAL > COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THEY HAVE THEIR LICENSE AND > CALL SIGN. NEXT, THEY GO TO THE LOCAL RADIO SHACK OUTLET STORE AND PURCHASE > A TWO-WAY RADIO WITH ANTENNA; THEN AWAY THEY GO. Actually, I believe that the FCC no longer issues CB licenses; they have "deregulated" CB radio. You simply purchase one and talk. Brint
mikey@trsvax.UUCP (11/28/84)
I believe that commercial use of the CB channels is limited to certain channels. It may be off the book, but back in the 60's CB channels were dedicated for specific uses. Certain channels could be used for talking between different licenses, other channels were for talking between unit of the same license, i.e. for a mobile to call HIS base rig, and other channels were for commercial use. In practice, noone cares about anyrule on the CB, but I don't know if the restrictions are still on the books. mikey at trsvax (KA5MJQ)
wn9nbt@ecn-ee.UUCP (11/29/84)
Also, Childrens Band (sorry, C.B.) was intended to be a "Business" radio system at it's creation. Units could only talk to other units under the same license, except for a few circumstances such as asking directions, emergencies, /etc. Now CB licenses aren't issued (or required) any longer, and a sizable number of CB'ers are running considerably more than 5 watts, illegally of course. Most Police cars with CB's listen to channel 19 (or the local "highway" channel) to find out when their hiding places are given away by "Bear" reports when running stationary radar. Most other times they are off or squelched tight enough that they don't have to listen to the constant garbage on the channel. .....Dave
mpackard@uok.UUCP (12/01/84)
> MOST HAM RADIO OPERATORS BUILD THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT...
This should say 'SOME' as it is now way cheaper to buy a radio
and interface equipment, then to build it. MOST go this route
and spend all their time jamming each other or shooting the
breeze about antenna's (the only thing built anymore). When I
say jamming I mean overt and the things we call contests??parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (12/02/84)
> THOMAS A. BOZA > WB7ASR > > HAM RADIO COMPAIRED TO CITIZEN BAND RADIO > > THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF HOBBYIST SHORTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS RADIO OPERATORS, > CITIZEN BAND AND AMATEUR "HAM." gut reaction: Ouch! > RADIO STATIONS CAN BE > OPERATED FROM MANY LOCATIONS, INCLUDING HOME, CAR, BOAT, AIR-PLANE, ETC., BUT > THEY ARE USED SOLELY FOR PERSONAL SATISFACTION, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. CB can and is used for business purposes. > FIRST OF ALL, LET'S CONSIDER CITIZEN BAND OPERATERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE > CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICIA CAN APPLY AND HOLD A LICENSE. ALL > THEY HAVE TO DO IS JUST FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND SEND IT TO THE FEDERAL > COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THEY HAVE THEIR LICENSE AND > CALL SIGN. NEXT, THEY GO TO THE LOCAL RADIO SHACK OUTLET STORE AND PURCHASE > A TWO-WAY RADIO WITH ANTENNA; THEN AWAY THEY GO. The FCC never licensed CB operators, only CB stations. A recent rule change eliminated CB station licenses completely. > IT'S SO CONGESTED, YOU CAN'T EVEN TALK OVER ONE MILE AWAY. ONE REASON FOR > THIS IS THAT THERE ARE OVER FOURTY MILLION CITIZEN BAND LICENSES ISSUED, AS > WELL AS ALL THE UNLICENSED OPERATORS. Again, there is/was no such thing as a "licenced CB operator", but there were "licensed CB stations." > HE [hams] CAN OPERATE AM, SSB, FM, FAST > AND SLOW SCAN TELEVISION, SATELLITES, RADIOTELETYPE, FACSIMILE, AND COMPUTERS > WITH OTHER HAM OPERATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD. Hams can use other modes, like morse code and pulse, transmit signals for the purpose of remote control (e.g. model aircraft, home control systems [home-made garage door openers], etc.), and construct repeaters. > MOST HAM RADIO OPERATORS BUILD THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT OR RESURRECT OLD > SURPLUS JUNK. Not true any more; most hams purchase their equipment, although a few build receivers and transmitters. 73 de AJ9S -- =============================================================================== Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414
parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (12/02/84)
>#R:isosvax:-17600:uok:2800021:000:365 >uok!mpackard Nov 30 16:50:00 1984 > > >> MOST HAM RADIO OPERATORS BUILD THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT... >This should say 'SOME' as it is now way cheaper to buy a radio >and interface equipment, then to build it. >MOST go this route >and spend all their time jamming each other or shooting the >breeze about antenna's (the only thing built anymore). When I >say jamming I mean overt and the things we call contests?? > Non-ham readers, please note that the above paragraph constitutes a flame rather than a statement of fact. -- =============================================================================== Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414