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If you are an old time Ham Radio Op, you may remember the AMECO transmitter. Well, this beautiful lil TX is back! Check out thenewameco.com #hamradio
Well, I’m an old-time ham radio operator, and I do remember the AMECO AC-1, but I don’t remember it as being something desirable. I remember it as something that you bought if you really couldn’t afford anything else. As you can see below, the kit costs $21.95 in the late 1960s.
Read MoreLast night on 40m CW, I worked WB5RY. I’m pretty sure this was the call he gave me because he repeated it several times during the contact. He gave his name as Bill and his location as Fayetteville, GA.
When the call didn’t show up on QRZ.Com, I got a little suspicious. Now, I know that not everyone shows up on QRZ.Com, as they ban folks every once in a while. So, I looked up the callsign in the FCC ULS database. The database says that WB5RY was last issued on 11/14/2006 to a Richard Ybarra and was cancelled on 2/9/2007.
Read MoreGeneral Class control operator frequency privileges, primary and secondary allocations
As you know, on the 80m, 40m, 20m, and 15m bands, some frequencies are reserved for Advanced and Extra Class licensees. On the other bands, however, General Class licensees have exactly the same privileges as Advanced and Extra Class licensees.
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