Allowable International Contacts with Ham Radio
In our Technician License Class, the question comes up: “What allowable international contacts can I make with ham radio?” Allowable…
On-Air Operations (19)
RF Exposure Factors (T0C04)
The 2022-2026 Technician License question pool inquires about factors effecting RF exposure levels of humans. Let's take a look: T0C04:…
Types of Radio Frequency Interference (T7B03)
The 2022-2026 Technician License question pool includes a question about various types of radio frequency interference, or RFI: T7B03: Which…
SSB Receive Filter Bandwidth
Technician question pool item T4B09 (2018-2022) raises the issue of filters for receiving single sideband signals: T4B09: Which of the…
Single Sideband Advantages (G2A06)
A question in the 2019-2023 General License question pool inquires about the advantages of SSB on the HF bands. This…
SSB Transmit Power: Audio Required!
Recently, I was talking with a new ham about a problem he was experiencing when trying to “tune up” his…
VHF Multi-mode Transceiver
A previous Technician question pool item inquired about using a multimode transceiver for weak-signal communications on the VHF bands, such…
Repeater Offsets in 2-meter band (T2A01)
Question pool item T2A01 in the 2018-2022 Technician pool asks: Which of the following is a common repeater frequency offset…
