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National Communications Magazine is America's Hobby Radio Magazine! We've been going strong since 1988, the longest continuously produced hobby radio media. NatCom is online with a free app, too!

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GMRS: Cited linked repeater operator speaks

Email to members: Network wants to keep system on air for now; plans link shutdown

GMRS: FCC comes swinging at linked repeaters

Regional network with multiple sites cited in notice of violation

READERS WRITE: We hear about scanning history and FM CB

Recent NatCom articles generate input from our subscribers

THOUGHTWAVES: Is anyone using FM CB because it's better?

It's been five years since the FCC approved the new crystal clear mode

SCANNING: From drift-prone tubes to digital

The evolution of monitoring has come a long way since some of us got our start

HOBBY RADIO: Two FCC proposals seek on-air data

In separate requests, ham radio and GMRS frequencies are targeted for device signals

SCANNING: Is your scanner ready for America's 250th birthday?

NatCom Rewind: Let's get ready for on-the-air action as our nation celebrates big this week

CB RADIO: When some rigs looked like car phones

1970s mobile and base CB radios were designed to look like mobile telephones of the era

HOBBY RADIO: What's the best license-free radio service?

You may know about CB, MURS and FRS, but we're going to serve up another band, too

SHORTWAVE LISTENING: Is Canada's CHU going off the air?

Very brief notice indicates century-old time station is going silent soon