by Michael Martens | Jan 9, 2019 | Ham Radio Q and A
2019 is upon us, and it’s starting out to be a great year. I had an awesome time at the West Allis Radio Amateur club’s midwinter swapfest in Waukesha, wisconsin. Thank you to everyone that stopped by the table and chatted. It was great to hear how appreciative...
by Michael Martens | Dec 11, 2018 | Amateur Radio
Recently I purchased a new to me car. After years and years of being second or even third in line for the nice auto, it was finally my chance. This meant I was also able to put a radio back in the car. Although I will admit that I did have radios in the older junkers-...
by Michael Martens | Sep 25, 2018 | VHF
With APRS or the Automated Packet Reporting System, we can control how our packets are disseminated in the system by choosing the appropriate path settings. Since APRS is a one to many form of communication: that is our packet could be picked up by any number of...
by Michael Martens | Sep 17, 2018 | VHF
The Automated Packet Reporting Service is a digital real time communications system to share tactical information and messages. The most common activity in APRS is to plot the location of moving objects using GPS information, but APRS can also be used for short...
by Michael Martens | Aug 21, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Are you looking for a fun and easy antenna project? The 1/4 ground plane might be just the ticket. If you are just starting out in amateur radio, you may not have collected the amount of resources that a more seasoned ham might have. This would also include antennas....
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