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Texas Go Kit Challenge and KI5OEB’s Tactical EMP Trashcan!
by James (KI5OEB) I was invited to attend the Texas Go Kit Challenge this year by one of the organizers of the event. I was in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex for a different reason completely, but that afforded me the chance to attend the event at Doubletree Park in Highland Village. The Go Kit Challenge … Continue reading Texas Go Kit Challenge and KI5OEB’s Tactical EMP Trashcan!


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FCC Warns Licensee on Out-of-Band Transmissions

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has responded to a complaint involving a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amateur for operating outside the privileges of his Technician Class license and causing interference to local emergency service communications by transmitting on a public service frequency, 470.4375 MHz.  

According to a letter released by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, agents investiga...