There are no dumb questions, at least not on this channel about Ham Radio. I found this article posted on Reddit, and this was the title. So let's take a crack and answering this question.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1hv77mk/seriously_dumb_question_why/

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What has been the role of Ham Radio Operators in the California Wildfires and Firestorms? This is a good article from the ARRL, and another YouTube channel, talking about the key role that radio plays in these disasters - much better than a cell phone.

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A few videos back I spoke about how I think DMR is being used incorrectly and why I am not using it much anymore. I elaborate on part of this in today's video.

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Reddit Article - https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1hsdxdu/has_bm_usa_really_stopped_issuing_new_tgs/

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This was an article I found about an experience had by Denis from Digirig and I was impressed by how professionally he handled it, so I wanted to make a video about it. Links below:

Digirig Website - https://digirig.net/p/1/
Digirig at Gigaparts - https://www.gigaparts.com/nsearch/?lp=Ham%20Radio%202.0%20Master%20Page#?lp=Ham+Radio+2.0+Master+Page&Stockstatusfilter=Currently+in+stock%21&res_per_page=60&search_return=all&Brand=Digirig
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What is the best way to charge your HT Radio in the field? When you are out away from home, in the field and working off-grid comms, these charging solutions can keep you going. These work for Radios, cameras, smart phones and watches - any USB-C device.

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This is a follow up to the original video about too many digital modes. This video was made in response to lots of really good comments that I had from that original video. Thanks for all the feedback!

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I've invited the board members of the Winter Field Day Team to join me on the livestream tonight to discuss the 2025 Winter Field Day Events and Rules.

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This is a follow up the another video that I made a year ago - https://youtu.be/vNy-92raveU The FCC has issued a forfeiture order for $34,000 to a Ham Radio Operator for interfering with a fire department during a forest fire. The charge was appealed, then denied. Look at this...

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Links:
reddit article - https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1hsyo5c/fcc_forfeiture_order_to_wa7cq/
FCC PDF Document - https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-134A1.pdf
Radioworld article - https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/ham-operator-must-pay-in-first-responder-interference-case

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I'm issuing a Repeater Challenge for 2025 - let's make repeaters active again and get usage more consistent!

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Tonight I welcome Tag, N0TTL, from the Grid Tracker team onto the livestream to talk about the upgrades to this cool software.

Website link - https://gridtracker.org

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