FCC Update - Ben Kob, AK4AV - Part 2

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #94, posted 08-12-23. Voiced by Kent Peterson/KD0DGY, sitting in for Will Rogers/K5WLR for a few weeks.

[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 10M47S with an ID break at about 5M50S. EchoLink and AllStar timer resets are approximately every 2M50S.]

Back when you were in high school or college, did you ever almost buy a used car until you realized its A.M. radio was missing? If American auto manufacturers have it their way, that A.M. radio (530 to 1705 kHz) would be persona non grata in future cars. But would that be such a good idea?

Last time we shared part of a conversation RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP recently had with Benn Kobb/AK4AV, a long-time technical writer and former editor of the FCC Tech News. Last time Benn talked about the Shortwave Modernization Coalition FCC petition that, if passed, could present interference to several of the stateside HF ham bands. Ben also talked about the possibility of A.M. radios being eliminated from future cars; and a short refresher about LPFM, Low Power FM stations.

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The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #95 will post 08-26-2023.

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