Author: David Hathaway

Bosch LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the German Bosch automotive products company, has recently petitioned the FCC to take specific amateur radio frequencies to be given to Bosch to develop radar systems for self-driving cars.  The proposal, which initially calls for a “sharing” of the frequencies, also encourages the movement of the ham radio usage in that band to other areas of the radio frequency spectrum.   Usually, when two competing radio systems officially “share” radio frequencies, one of the services is designated as the primary and the other as the secondary user.   The secondary user may not cause … Continue reading →

Ben Franklin noted that he showed skill for statism in his early years saying that he was often allowed to “govern” and to be a “leader” when doing things with other boys.  To demonstrate this innate ability, he described an occasion which he related because it showed what he described as “an early projecting public spirit.”  This incident, showing Ben’s ability at statecraft, involved an occasion when he and his gang had trampled down the edge of a private mill pond turning it into a quagmire.  He marshalled the boys directing them to steal all the stones that had been … Continue reading →