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<H1>Ham Radio and the Democratization of Technology</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>CQ</STRONG> magazine editor <STRONG>Rich Moseson
W2VU</STRONG> writes of the connection between maker culture and ham radio
traditions.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>He says:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"The spirit of figuring out how it works and making it work
better (or do something completely different) is so ingrained in our culture
that it has even become part of the FCC rules that govern our operation
[§97.1(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to
contribute to the advancement of the radio art.].</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"<STRONG>Experimentation is not only permitted, it is
encouraged</STRONG>. Hams are the only FCC licensees who, as a group, are
permitted to build and modify their own gear and who are generally exempted from
FCC equipment certification requirements."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read the June 2010 CQ magazine editorial at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_zero_bias/2010/0610_zero_bias.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_zero_bias/2010/0610_zero_bias.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Making the Future: What DIY Culture is Telling Us About
Tomorrow<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2009/making_the_future.htm"><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2009/making_the_future.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>BBC video - Meet the gadget hackers - London
Hackspace<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2009/diy_gadgetry.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2009/diy_gadgetry.htm</FONT></A></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>