Welcome to sc ham radio.com
Hello and Welcome,
After spending some time working on the Malfunction Junction A.R.C. website and SC D-Star website I thought it would be nice to create a page with a central theme between different clubs in the state, analog and digital communications, and everything else Amateur Radio related in or close to South Carolina. That is where this page comes in. The Calendar will be continiously updated with anything closely ham related going on in the state to keep everyone informed. I will be creating several variations of Repeater maps, a list of clubs with nets, meetings, VE Sessions and so on. However considering this will be a statewide gathering of information I will need much more assistance to keep up to date information on the web site compared to the other sites. Please drop me an email if you see anything incorrect or that should be added to the web site.
Thanks,
Matthew - W1MRC
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Urgent! help save our 440mhz band from hr-607!
- Below is copied from ARRL.com Click HERE to see Orignal along with Video.
On February 10, 2011, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced H.R. 607, the “Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011,” which has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee (which handles telecommunications legislation). The bill addresses certain spectrum management issues including the creation and maintenance of a nationwide Public Safety broadband network.
As part of that network, the Bill provides for the allocation of the so-called “D-Block” of spectrum in the 700 MHz range for Public Safety use. HR 607 uniquely, provides for the reallocation of other spectrum for auction to commercial users, in order to offset the loss of revenue that would occur as the result of the allocation of the D-Block to Public Safety instead of commercial auction. H.R. 607 lists, among the bands to be reallocated for commercial auction within ten years of the passage of the Bill, the paired bands 420-440 MHz and 450-470 MHz.
The inclusion of most of the Amateur 70-cm spectrum as one of the replacement bands is a major problem. The 420-440 MHz band is not Public Safety spectrum and should not be included in any spectrum swap of Public Safety allocations.
While the ARRL and all Amateurs support the work of Public Safety and recognize their need for dedicated spectrum which would promote interoperability, the ARRL vigorously opposes HR 607 in its present form. HR 607 is a direct threat to our limited spectrum and the ARRL encourages all amateurs to appropriately voice their opposition to this bill.