by kb9vbr | Jan 2, 2023 | Operating Events
If there is one ARRL Field Day video to watch, this is the one. I join Travis, W9HDG, out at Black Lake deep in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, WI (POTA K-4533) for a Field Day adventure like none other. We activated using callsign N9CNF. If you’d like...
by Michael Martens | Jun 27, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Every year for ARRL Field Day, we try to mix things up- find a gimmick so to say. This year was no different when my local club, the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, participated in a joint ARRL Field Day event with the Merrill Amateur Radio Group (MARG) of...
by Michael Martens | Jun 19, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Field Day is the annual emergency preparedness operating event sponsored by the ARRL. Held on the 4th full weekend of June, ARRL Field Day is part contest and part social gathering. Some clubs or groups go whole hog in making contacts and scoring points, while others...
by Michael Martens | Mar 8, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Thanks for indulging me and taking the time to watch the last few episodes about Digital Mobile Radio. DMR is one of the hot new VHF/UHF digital modes and is gaining popularity due to the supply of inexpensive DMR handheld radios. But it’s not without its challenges...
by Michael Martens | Jun 27, 2017 | Amateur Radio
It’s good to get back. ARRL Field Day is an event that I seldom miss. Of the near 20 years that I’ve been licensed, I think I’ve only missed two Field Day events. Both times I was biking on a week long tour of the State of Wisconsin. So after taking...
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