Recent content by Mark A. Lacy

AM to FM - It was just a suggestion to provoke some intelligent feedback, not sarcasm. I agree the FAA does need to lighten up on its certification policy. As for the metric system, I don’t like the metric system, most Americans don’t want anything to do with it. Furthermore, the metric system...

I am a electronics engineer (RF) by trade and having worked in two-way radio for 25 + years and a extra class amateur radio operator of 25 + years I never understood why the aeronautical radio service has remained AM (amplitude modulation) as opposed to FM (frequency modulation). I understand...