How to be a net control operator

by | Nov 6, 2019 | emcomm

One big aspect of amateur radio is to provide a public service. The FCC acknowledges that in the the first paragraph of the Part 97 rules as: Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication...

Severe Weather Storm Spotter Equipment

by | Mar 18, 2014 | ARES/RACES

What does it take to be a severe weather storm spotter? Other than a high tolerance for boredom peppered with intense bits of sheer excitement. Storm spotting is more a waiting game than anything else. I’ve been a severe weather storm spotter for almost 15 years...