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W3BE — BE Informed

A collection of articles by John Johnson, W3BE, exploring amateur radio licensing, station operation, communications, and the rules behind our service.

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This collection includes documents dated 2018–2020. The page design was upgraded in October 2026; the original articles and their document dates are retained.

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87 articles · 16 topic groups

00 · Start Here

Document dateApr 4 2020

0.1.0Introduction

Document dateDec 13 2019

01 · Licenses & Allocations

1.0.0What Does My License Signify

Document dateJul 2 2019

1.0.1Your Station Licensee Checklist

Document dateAug 1 2019

1.0.2Your Control License Checklist

Document dateAug 1 2019

1.0.3Hams At Sea

Document dateDec 7 2018

1.1.0Lf & Mf Allocations

Document dateJun 1 2019

1.1.1Hf Allocations

Document dateJun 1 2019

1.1.2Vhf Allocations

Document dateJun 1 2019

1.1.3Uhf Allocations

Document dateJun 1 2019

1.1.4Shf Allocations

Document dateFeb 15 2020

1.1.5Ehf Allocations

Document dateJun 1 2019

02 · Learning & Reciprocal Privileges

2.0.0Licenses Are For The Competent

Document dateFeb 28 2019

2.0.1Understanding Our Fcc Rules

Document dateAug 1 2019

2.0.2Keep On Learning

Document dateMay 3 2019

2.0.3Set Things Right

Document dateMay 3 2019

2.1.0Reciprocal Privileges In Our United States

Document dateFeb 28 2019

2.1.1Your Reciprocal Checklist

Document dateFeb 28 2019

2.1.2More Qa About Recipirocal In Our U.S.

Document dateDec 7 2018

2.1.3Remotely Controlling From A Foreign Country

Document dateDec 7 2018

2.1.4Canadian Reciprocal Privileges

Document dateFeb 28 2019

2.1.5Hams At Sea

Document dateDec 13 2019

03 · Safety & Operating Restrictions

3.0.0Rf Radiation Safety

Document dateApr 4 2020

3.0.1Amateur Station Antenna Structures

Document dateDec 7 2018

3.0.2Quiet Zone Directory

Document dateDec 7 2018

3.0.3Sharing The 60 Meter Band

Document dateApr 2 2019

3.0.4No Broadcasting

Document dateDec 7 2018

3.0.5No Secrets In Ham Radio

Document dateDec 7 2018

04 · Station Use & Communications

4.0.0Who Can Use My Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

4.0.1Big Red Switch

Document dateFeb 28 2019

4.0.2All About Third Party Communications

Document dateAug 1 2019

4.0.3Visiting Your Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

4.0.4Renew Your License For Free

Document dateDec 7 2018

05 · Spectrum & International Rules

5.0.0You Are The Spectrum Manager

Document dateJul 2 2019

5.0.1Frequency Coordination

Document dateFeb 28 2019

5.0.2How Part 97 Implements The International Radio Regulations

Document dateDec 7 2018

5.0.3What Is An Amateur Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

06 · Commercial Activity

6.0.0Just A Little Bit Commercial

Document dateApr 2 2019

6.0.1Can I Take A Paying Job

Document dateFeb 28 2019

6.0.2Am I Still An Amateur

Document dateDec 7 2018

6.0.3Selling Stuff Over Ham Radio

Document dateDec 7 2018

07 · Operating Conduct

7.0.0Heed The Rules

Document dateDec 7 2018

7.0.1Collection Of Excuses

Document dateJan 13 2019

7.0.2Is My Message Ok

Document dateJan 2 2020

7.0.3Volunteer Monitoring

Document dateAug 1 2019

08 · Exams, VEs & VECs

8.0.0What Does A Ve Do

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.0.1Our Ves Universe

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.0.2One Question Exam

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.0.3Who Is In Charge Of Our Ve System

Document dateFeb 28 2019

8.0.4Tv Testing

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.0.5Self Certify Your Qualifications

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.0.7Gota Experience As Qualifier

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.1.0What Is A Vec Supposed To Do

Document dateDec 7 2018

8.1.1Gota Experience As Qualifier

Document dateJun 1 2019

09 · Call Signs & Identification

9.0.0Make Station Transmission Source Known

Document dateDec 7 2018

9.0.1Which Call Sign

Document dateDec 7 2018

9.0.2Self-Assigned Indicators

Document dateDec 7 2018

9.0.3About Self-Assigned Indicators

Document dateFeb 1 2019

9.0.4Special Event 1 By 1 Call Sign

Document dateDec 7 2018

10 · Technical Standards

10.0.0How Steady My Station'S Transmissions

Document dateDec 7 2018

10.0.1Programming A Radio That You Assembled

Document dateDec 13 2019

10.0.2Digi-Standards

Document dateDec 7 2018

11 · Clubs & Trustees

11.0.0What Is A Club

Document dateApr 2 2019

11.0.1Document Of Organization

Document dateDec 7 2018

11.0.2Club Repeater Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

11.0.3Obtaining A Club Station License For School

Document dateDec 7 2018

11.0.4What Are Our Club Station License Trustee'S Responsibilities

Document dateApr 2 2019

11.0.5How Many Club Station Call Signs

Document dateApr 2 2019

12 · Emergency Communications

12.0.0Emergency Communications

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.1Supposed To Be For Emergencies

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.2Emergency Communications Emergency Responders

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.3What Is Races

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.4Emergency Communications Call Up

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.5Emergency Communications Channel Priority

Document dateApr 3 2019

12.0.6Emergency Repeater

Document dateApr 3 2019

13 · Special Station Types

13.0.0Auxiliary Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

13.0.1Beacon Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

13.0.2Repeater Station

Document dateDec 7 2018

13.0.3Remote Base

Document dateApr 2 2019

13.0.4Telecommand Remote Control

Document dateDec 7 2018

13.0.5Automatic Control

Document dateApr 2 2019

14 · Radio History & Regulation

14.0.0Regulating Our Amateur Services

Document dateJul 2 2019

14.0.1What Is Cw

Document dateDec 7 2018

14.0.2Our Novice Artifact

Document dateJun 1 2019

14.0.3What Was Incentive Licensing

Document dateJun 1 2019

14.0.4Our 1 Kw Legacy

Document dateApr 2 2019

15 · FCC Reports

15.0.2Fcc Report To Congress

Document dateDec 7 2018

“Thanks for helping keep our amateur service legitimate.”

73, W3BE

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