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From the FCC:
Recall: 'Jitterbug' cell phones might not call 911
Samsung is voluntarily recalling thousands of "Jitterbug" cell phones because they may fail to connect to emergency 911 service when out of range, according to federal regulators.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall involves about 160,000 Samsung phones.
When the phones are in a no-service area and display an "out of range" message, they could fail to connect to 911, the agency said.
A Federal Communications Commission rule requires that a wireless phone have the capability to reach a 911 center even when out of service range. The phone should be able to piggyback off another service provider in the area to get to 911.
The company is contacting consumers directly to schedule a free software upgrade.
FCC Turns 75
On June 19, 1934, 75 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
-- replacing the Federal Radio Commission -- by signing Public Law 73-416, the Communications Act of 1934.
Happy birthday FCC!
When the FCC Visits, It Doesn't Bother to Knock
If you have a wireless router, a cellphone or a cordless phone in your office or home, the Federal Communications
Commission says it has the right to walk right in without a warrant at any time of the day or night in order to
inspect it.
Bill Introduced in Senate Recommending US Coast Guard Maintain LORAN-C Navigation System
Members of the Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee have introduced a bill, S 1194 -- Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 -- that, if passed, would require that the US Coast Guard "maintain the LORAN-C navigation system until such time as the Secretary is authorized by statute, explicitly referencing this section, to cease operating the system but expedite modernization projects necessary for transition to eLORAN technology."
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: 28 TO 24 MHz HAMSAT PROPOSED
A satellite with a 29 to 24 MHz linear transponder is being proposed by the ham who brought the world A-P-R-S. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR,, who helped in the development of a number of successful amateur radio satellites has floated a proposal for a satellite with the odd combination of frequencies for the on-orbit linear transponder.
In an e-mail to the AMSAT Bulletin Board WB4APR says that consideration is being given to a an HF transponder for the next long range CUBESAT mission planning. It can have three modes, These are APRS at 1200 baud for command and control and APRS on 145.825; a PSK-31 multi-user SSB uplink on 29 MHz and FM down link on 145.825 and lastly the already mentioned 29 MHz uplink and 24 MHz downlink SSB transponder
BBC Radio Devon completes medium wave digital trials
BBC Radio Devon has completed its trials with medium wave digital radio and the results have now been
published. Overall the experiment was judged to be a success. The daytime service area increased over
the former AM service, although some fringe listeners had difficulties with digital cliff dropout during the
hours of darkness. However, as DRM permits multiple transmitters on the same frequency it might be
possible to use fill-in transmitters without requiring additional bandwidth. [RSGB]
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