Posted on 10/11/2019 6:36:35 AM PDT by AU72
The Peoples Republic of California is at it again; through unelected state officials, California is severing ties to ham radio repeater owners throughout the state, jeopardizing the lives of millions of Californians who depend on these repeaters to operate during emergencies.
Last month, repeater operators were sent emails telling them the State would no longer allow them to operate repeaters on public land without paying substantial rental fees. In the letter sent by CAL FIRE, the state claims Ham operators no longer provide a benefit to the state or public safety. They claimed that constantly changing technological advances has made Ham radio obsolete during an emergency.
Keep in mind; this is a state that is currently shutting power down in 34 of its counties because its infrastructure cannot handle 20-30 mph winds without risking wildfire breakouts throughout the state.
What is infuriating here is people are going to die because of this decision. It costs the State of California nothing to allow these repeaters on public land; in fact, Ham Radio Operators pay for the equipment and maintain the equipment at their own cost. Ham Radio operators also make nothing from running these radio repeaters; they do so as a service to the public to help ensure the publics safety during natural disasters and emergencies.
Here is a good explanation of whats going on from a Ham Radio operator in California
While paying billions of dollars a year to cater to illegal immigrants and welfare bums, California is now targeting hard-working Ham operators who provide critical and vital Disaster Emergency Communications. These people have absolutely lost their minds!
There is a nationwide effort to Kill Ham Radio
My off the grid ham radio
Even most Hams havent taken notice, but in 2012 the federal government launched FirstNet, a public safety nationwide broadband network that many in the government think will make Ham radio operators obsolete. In reality, its nothing more than a $47 Billion Federal Cell Phone Network that itself is already obsolete. In fact, it needs LOTS of infrastructure to function, and it creates multiple, single points of failure.
The real story here is Ham Radio is a threat to the government. We make them look stupid! They spend billions on infrastructure that breaks down, while we can literally take a hundred bucks in equipment, some random wires, and in minutes set up a radio system that can communicate with anyone in the world. Hell, Ive used my kids slinky, some Television Coax Cable, and a solar battery system to build a mobile rig that Ive used to talk to people around the world You can check out the Radio Rig Here.
They dont want the public to realize that we can take care of ourselves, and do a much better and cheaper job doing so!
Want to bet he doesn’t even know what a “quad” is? He read it somewhere and thought it sounded cool ...
So you need to get your arrogant indignant self imposed knowledge up to speed my friend. Yes, operators are transmitting at way more than 5 watts. Want to back up and try again???
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My uncle Bob, circa 1978.
That's why the deep state's Nellie Ohr obtained a Ham radio license back in 2016..............
“Your quad cannot process signals that it doesnt receive. Gain isnt magic.”
That is exactly right, back to fine tuning for the standing wave ratio and polarity.
re: “Love to see what the output signal from a 350 watt AM/FM Galaxy looks like on a spectrum analyzer.”
He’s nuts if he thinks a little rice-box under-dash radio will do 350 Watts - there isn’t enough HEAT SINK on the rear of the radio for the power transistors ...
Never heard of a 1200 watt amateur radio.
See, this is why you need to study and gain some knowledge, and then maybe you can pass the test and get on their air. Stop complaining about the licensing. It's not too much work. Don't be so damn lazy.
FYI there Chumley, I own amplifiers bigger and more sophisticated than you can ever dream of having. I also have antenna's bigger and more sophisticated than you can ever dream of having sitting on top of a tower bigger than you can ever dream of having.
Go play with your Galaxy Radio and 350w crappy amplifier elsewhere. You really don't know what you're talking about and you've made sure we all know it too.
Interception of radio signals from the surface by satellites is trivially easy. Precise location of the transmitter is likewise trivially easy.
I think I recall that Voyager 1's transmitter is like eleven watts or some such ridiculously tiny amount. That thing's like a dozen bazillion miles away. We're still receiving.
Man, I’ve been working really hard at not busting your chops here, but seriously, Standing Wave Ratio??!!
Has not dung to do with the efficiency of a receiving antenna.
YOU are the reason that the frequency spectrum should be regulated.
The “slice” of RF that you do have access to is amazing in it’s ability to support long range signal propogation during appropriate atmospheric conditions, and you boast publicly about your illegal radio set up, and spew ignorance and misinformation to support the idea that you should be able to trash up the rest of the radio spectrum.
Your rig transmits AT LEAST 50 WATTS of off-channel 3rd order harmonics, and you lecture here about the quality components that make up your Chinese or Taiwanese made Galaxy and SWR.
LOL @ you.
To have them walk up to my business address, come in the door, and ask about my TX source took mobile capability. I watched them down the street with a directional antenna in their hand doing 360s with it until they nailed my signal source. It was the creepiest thing even though they were wrong and I had a commercial use license. Thing is I keyed on purpose just to see if that was what they were doing or not. Sure enough, from a hundred miles away they came.
Truth. Want to bet me his little amplifier has the words "Texas Star" on it?
Oh. My. Sides.
Keep ‘em coming, you’re making me laugh!
I programmed mine by hand. It’s not that hard. In shtf, these radios would be useful for local tactical and recon purposes. That’s it.
Congratulations! Hope to work you on the bands some time.
“Interception of radio signals from the surface by satellites is trivially easy. Precise location of the transmitter is likewise trivially easy.”
Easily the most ridiculous statement in the discussion so far... And that’s quite an accomplishment.
I stand corrected... I should have used the term “Rig” rather than “Radio”. I apparently knocked myself out on a technicality in terminology here because the scrutiny is so tight.
ONCE AGAIN, ONE SMALL THIN SLICE? NOPE? NO WAY?
No amplifier on the Galaxy, Straight up 350 from it’s own box when switched on by the way. And I respect the spectrum. Even with my AM VFO I never TX, I only listen. I am NOT illegal until I actually TX and you operators absolutely know this. The 350 sometimes out powers the licensed operators blasting in the CB band. It’s self defense necessity. How about that? You own all the rest of the spectrum yet still have to come dominate the Citizens Band because you are pissed off you even lost that. Pure greed guys, pure greed.
There are no restrictions to listening.
Would you care to explain why you would say that?
Do you believe the government has no rf receiving satellites? Do you believe a 5 watt signal will not penetrate the atmosphere and reach geosynchronous altitudes? Or perhaps you believe the government has no interest in monitoring our radio transmissions?
These would be far superior over gmrs or FRS in a SHTF situation.
As we both know, handhelds aren’t meant for long distance. They are good for local use & on repeaters. I have a dual band antenna mounted on top of our RV & have no problem reaching the regional & statewide repeaters when we travel.
The antenna is about 13’ above ground.
But,we also travel with a transceiver when we travel.
I got 2 meter for when we travel & are in areas with no cell service primarily for emergencies. We used it for local directions alot before GPS became commonplace. With that antenna & the transceiver there’s usually a repeater in most places where there’s no cell service that can be reached at 50 or much less watts.
What’s the frequency Kenneth?
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