Guides

There is the common question that gets asked in commercial radio technology: “can I take the ham radio license test online?” It is a question that has been repeated across a lot of forums by practitioners looking to get licensed.

The good news is, it was until the 30th of April, 2020, that it became possible to take the test online. The FCC made an official statement on the date above regarding the new development.

There are always many underlying questions asked by a number of two-way device operators. Search on relevant forums, you will find a lot of these question that go from technical to non-technical.

One of the most prevalent of them is the question of how to unlock a Kenwood handheld radio. It is common among many operators that make use of the Kenwood handheld device. This is due to a popular feature called “Super lock” found in Kenwood two-way radios.

You might have a lot of about police scanners but have never really known what it is they do. Well, police scanners are nothing out-of-space.

They are simple devices that act just like a radio, which lets a user scan different frequencies and pick up radio signals only by tuning in and finding various channels.

In like manner, a police scanner will let you see and tune in different police digital frequencies so you can locate multiple emergency and local social services.

The strength of signal reception on your FM radio is all dependent on the distant gap between your radio receiver and the transmitter station. One way radio operators double down on the signals they receive is by using suitable antennas.

Antenna trap radio reception and stabilizes them for transmission, and even in cases where there is unstable or weak reception, antennas are still able to maintain some fair to good connection over a period than cases where there are no antennas at all.

A lot of people have heard of the term “ham radio” but don’t know what it means. Ham radio is simply a coined term for “amateur radio.”

Amateur radio is a type of radio communication device designed primarily for personal use by persons or small interest groups for purposes of informal messaging, personal training, recreational activities and urgent communications.

The word “amateur” is simply for distinguishing between more serious, commercial and public broadcasting like public TV and radio, or professional two-way communication exchanges like is used in the navy, aviation, fire services and so on.