We stopped Customs from taking our knives!!
Customs and Border Patrol, CBP, tried to rewrite The Switchblade Act and did not want to tell us about it! Visit Kniferights.org for the most up to date information on this issue.
**UPDATE 10/29/09**
"The President signed the the FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that includes a new exception to the Federal Switchblade Act protecting our assisted and one-hand opening pocket knives." - Knife Rights News Slice Vol. 2 Number 21
KC8BEW Radio
Hello from FCC licensed Amateur Radio station, KC8BEW, located near Dresden, Ohio. The General class control operator for this station is Matthew Murphy.
I enjoy working with VHF/UHF mobile & satellite communications. Operation on the HF bands have just started and I hope to have a larger presence there in the future. To learn more about Amateur Radio please visit the Amateur Radio Relay League's web page.
APRS™
I have started trying out a system developed by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, called APRS™, Automated Position Reporting System. It uses a GPS unit that sends coordinates to a tnc (or similar device) and then transmitted via radio. This signal is picked up by a receiving station that distributes it throughout the network. This can be uploaded to the internet and will show your location at a site like FindU. With this I have successfully digipeated through the International Space Station and the PCsat, Naval Academy Satellite.
Projects
I am currently working on a few projects for amateur radio and scouting:
- MVC Radio Club. This is a club a couple of us are working to get going. It is for registered members of the Muskingum Valley Council, B.S.A.
- MVSR repeater. I am collecting parts for a 2 meter repeater to be placed at the local Boy Scout camp, MVSR
- Scout Camps on the Air, SCOTA - was Boy Scout Camp Registry. This will be a register of all the Boy Scout camps in the Boy Scouts of America. The idea is to create an alpha numeric identifier for each camp. This is similar to the IOTA and ARLHS. For more information see my SCOTA page. Anyone wishing to help, please feel free to contact me!
