by Michael Martens | Feb 21, 2013 | Amateur Radio, ARES/RACES, emcomm
Preparing for the next generation of emergency communications, the Red Cross is in the process of decommissioning their Emergency Communication Response Vehicles (ECRV) and replacing them with a more flexible and mobile emergency communications go kit. According to a...
by Michael Martens | Jan 1, 2013 | Amateur Radio, Antennas, News
While we are busily ushering in the new year, I took a bit of time to reflect on the blog on my site. What I found while going through the website statistics are the top 10 articles that people are viewing on this blog. I put quite a bit of information out here, so...
by Michael Martens | Sep 11, 2012 | News
The following article is relayed as a service to the Ham Radio Community: A high altitude balloon mission title EarthBreeze, launched by the Near Space Sciences group on Saturday, September 8th has stopped reporting it’s beacon message. Ham operators are...
by Michael Martens | Jul 29, 2012 | Amateur Radio, emcomm, Scanner
So, you want to get your ham radio license. Welcome and thank you for selecting amateur radio as a hobby. Ham radio operators are a widely varied group involved in a full range of activities. The great thing about ham radio is that their is something for just about...
by Michael Martens | Jul 22, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas
Quick, what are the attributes of a good repeater antenna? Most people will come up with things like durability, low noise floor, high gain, low takeoff angle, etc. All of these are good things to look for in choosing an antenna for your repeater system. But have you...
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