Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
00:00 The FCC Gets Sued
01:01 Shorter Is Better!
01:23 Spurious CW Emissions
02:02 Sign-Off
02:11 Mysterious CW Message
02:16 Classic Baofeng UV-5R Roger Beep Melody
In This weeks Radio Dork news A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion by the FCC to dismiss a case challenging the FCC's denial of an amateur radio license application to a reddit user that goes by the name "CaptKirk2021". The ruling, issued by Washington DC District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes, marks a key early victory in the case challenging FCC character qualification reviews for amateur radio licenses.
The suit, initially filed in October of 2024, alleges that the FCC is attempting to deny the plaintiff's Amateur Radio license application without providing an evidentiary hearing, which the plaintiff, CaptKirk2021, claims is required under the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, as well as the FCC's own stated Character Policy. You can follow this ongoing case.. on Reddit..
Over 250 previously held short-format amateur radio callsigns have just become available for vanity applications, after the expiration of the two-year grace period and many processing delays. Extra-class amateur radio licensees can now apply for these highly sought-after callsigns via the FCC ULS system.
Ham radio CW signals, also known as Morse Code, have been found to interfere with certain transponders on Boeing 787 Dreamliners, contributing to an $8 million dollar repair bill for several airlines, including American, United, and Alaska Air. As reported by the PaddleYourOwnKanoo..com website, the issue was discovered after the FAA received reports of Mode-S transponders no longer replying to radar interrogations, resulting in the jetliners becoming invisible to air-traffic controllers, which could lead to a mid-air collision, or worse.
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00:00 The FCC Gets Sued
01:01 Shorter Is Better!
01:23 Spurious CW Emissions
02:02 Sign-Off
02:11 Mysterious CW Message
02:16 Classic Baofeng UV-5R Roger Beep Melody
In This weeks Radio Dork news A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion by the FCC to dismiss a case challenging the FCC's denial of an amateur radio license application to a reddit user that goes by the name "CaptKirk2021". The ruling, issued by Washington DC District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes, marks a key early victory in the case challenging FCC character qualification reviews for amateur radio licenses.
The suit, initially filed in October of 2024, alleges that the FCC is attempting to deny the plaintiff's Amateur Radio license application without providing an evidentiary hearing, which the plaintiff, CaptKirk2021, claims is required under the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, as well as the FCC's own stated Character Policy. You can follow this ongoing case.. on Reddit..
Over 250 previously held short-format amateur radio callsigns have just become available for vanity applications, after the expiration of the two-year grace period and many processing delays. Extra-class amateur radio licensees can now apply for these highly sought-after callsigns via the FCC ULS system.
Ham radio CW signals, also known as Morse Code, have been found to interfere with certain transponders on Boeing 787 Dreamliners, contributing to an $8 million dollar repair bill for several airlines, including American, United, and Alaska Air. As reported by the PaddleYourOwnKanoo..com website, the issue was discovered after the FAA received reports of Mode-S transponders no longer replying to radar interrogations, resulting in the jetliners becoming invisible to air-traffic controllers, which could lead to a mid-air collision, or worse.
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