{"id":3928,"date":"2018-05-21T21:43:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w1sye.org\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2018-05-21T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T02:03:46","slug":"warning-no-handheld-radio-use-as-of-june-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/?p=3928","title":{"rendered":"WARNING: No handheld radio use as of June 1st !!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w1sye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NoRadio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3932\" src=\"http:\/\/w1sye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NoRadio.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NoRadio.png 225w, https:\/\/w1sye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NoRadio-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RI Hams are warned that effective June 1, 2018, y<a href=\"http:\/\/turnto10.com\/news\/local\/ris-new-hands-free-law-goes-into-effect-june-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ou may no longer use any handheld devices while driving your car<\/a>.\u00a0 That includes your 2-meter microphone, or handheld radio.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the marketplace has not caught up with the need for hands free radio operation. There are some very expensive commercial Bluetooth interfaces available for a few radios.\u00a0 Some newer ham gear includes Bluetooth interface options.\u00a0 Those of you with BaoFeng type connectors can find a Bluetooth interface via eBay.\u00a0 But often the Bluetooth interface does not deal with PTT &#8212; you aren&#8217;t supposed to be holding a pushbutton in your hand either.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that some radios do have VOX operation.\u00a0 The BaoFeng includes a headset with lapel mic and can be configured for VOX operation.\u00a0 Just watch those comments when drivers cut you off &#8212; don&#8217;t want that on air!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RI Hams are warned that effective June 1, 2018, you may no longer use any handheld devices while driving your car.\u00a0 That includes your 2-meter microphone, or handheld radio. Sadly, the marketplace has not caught up with the need for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/?p=3928\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-operating"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3928"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3934,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3928\/revisions\/3934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1sye.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}