RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min
#88 - Forming A New CERT Team
As one of the designated Block Captains of the Newtown Neighborhood Security Watch, I initiated discussions about forming a new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to better prepare the Newtown Estates Communities for disasters which may threaten the residents of our community. It was determined that we would move forward with the initial phase of forming a new CERT team for our communities. Communities across the country depend on properly trained CERT responders to com
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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 15, 2019
- 4 min
#87 - Just What Is Offensive Language Regarding Amateur Radio?
I often hear comments about "offensive language" being banned on amateur radio, but no one can ever say exactly what such "offensive language" is, not even the Federal Communications Commission themselves who are supposedly the ones banning the language. So, lets take a look at what the FCC rules actually say regarding amateur radio: §97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this section; communications int
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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE
- Feb 7, 2019
- 5 min
#86 - Police Are Putting Your Identity At Risk of Being Stolen.
Over the last several years you keep hearing again and again how important it is to protect your identity otherwise someone may steal your identity and cause you all sorts of problems, both financially and otherwise. Unfortunately, the very people that we pay to protect us are much more careless about important aspects of our identity than we are. If you have ever had a police officer ask for your identification so that he could verify who you were, you have just given identi
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