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February 3, 2025: A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The legisl...
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio early_riser @lemmy.radio An International Auxiliary Language for ham radio
So my OTHER hobby is conlanging (constructing languages. Think Tolkien's Elvish languages, Klingon from Star Trek, Na'vi from Avatar, Dothraki from Game of Thrones, etc). If you don't know what an international auxiliary language (IAL) is, it's a constructed language designed to be easy to learn in order to ease international communication. Esperanto is the most famous example of an IAL.
Conlanging, like ham radio, is a fairly broad hobby. I focus specifically on xenolangs, which are languages spoken by aliens or other nonhuman creatures. The most notable feature of most xenolangs is that they don't use sounds that humans can make. The vocal tract (the set of organs that we use to make speech sounds) is like a musical instrument, and a very differently shaped vocal tract will produce very different sounds. Indeed, xenolangs as often as not don't even use sound as a medium. Real life signed languages use vision rather than sound, conveying meaning through space and motion. You could us
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio Senate committee passes bill to require AM radio remains in vehicle dashboards
With near-unanimous bipartisan support, a bill that would help ensure AM radio remains in vehicle dashboards is moving quickly in Congress.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio 
www.vice.com Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military RadiosThe TETRA standard is used in radios worldwide. Security researchers have found multiple vulnerabilities in the underlying cryptography and its implementation, including issues that allow for the decryption of traffic.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio WiFi routers can see people through walls
www.zmescience.com WiFi routers can see people through walls. Here's how it worksWith the help of AI, the researchers were able to detect the movement of human bodies in a room using Wi-Fi routers -- even through walls.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio minorsecond @lemmy.ml RSS Feeds
What RSS feeds do you subscribe to? Ham radio, or just tech in general.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio 
www.cbsnews.com Solar activity is ramping up faster than scientists predicted. Does it mean an "internet apocalypse" is near?When a major solar storm hit in 1859, "telegraph systems worldwide went haywire." Here's what to know if such an event were to hit today – and how likely it is to happen.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio nonresonant @lemmy.radio No-Radial HF Vertical?
Has anyone had luck with any of the marketed no-radial required HF vertical antennae? Specifically for 10? and 6m
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio 
www.arrl.org Amateur Radio Helps Air Show Fly HighThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
More than 40 members of the Nashville Amateur Radio Club, Williamson County ARES®, and Stones River Amateur Radio Club partnered to provide operations support leading up to and throughout the 2023 Great Tennessee Air Show.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio Ham Almost Cooks ‘Dog’
hackaday.com Ham Almost Cooks ‘DogFor those of us licensed in other countries it comes as something of a surprise to find that American radio amateurs now have to run RF exposure calculations as part of their licence requirements. …
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio 
www.fox10tv.com Mobile man charged with using ‘sophisticated’ jamming device to block police communicationsJamming from expensive “highly sophisticated” black market devices disrupted Mobile County police and emergency services transmissions for much of last week, according to law enforcement authorities.
Jamming from expensive “highly sophisticated” black market devices disrupted police and emergency services transmissions for much of last week, according to law enforcement authorities.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio FCC ULS Unavailable, Filing Deadlines Extended
www.arrl.org FCC Universal Licensing System Applications Are UnavailableThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
"At this time, the FCC has stated they do not have a target for the ULS systems to be back online."
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio Licensee Hit With $24,000 Fine for Jamming Net, Failure to ID
www.arrl.org Licensee Hit With $24,000 Fine for Jamming Net, Failure to ID: FCCThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
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Rag Chew @lemmy.radio w0odl @lemmy.radio Field Day Plans?
www.arrl.org Field DayThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
What's everyone got planned for Field Day?