High Frequency, or HF, is the method used to communicate over long distances with no infrastructure other than you, your radio, and an antenna. HF signals travel beyond Line of Sight (LOS) where Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) quit working. For a lot of people just getting into the communications arena …
Continue reading High Frequency Ops: A Dedicated QRP Rig vs. Full Power in the Field
If you've been reading a while you'll know that over a year ago when CommRadio out of Colorado announced the CTX-10 I got very excited. Although a long time coming, it looks to be ready for prime time. They've been building what looks to be the best QRP Field Radio possibly ever offered to the …
The following was sent to me by a confidant with decades of experience working with relief agencies, in addition to being one of the most knowledgeable Amateur Radio operators out there today. Maria's aftermath on Puerto Rico is compounded by the fact that the island's crippling welfare state and decades of nepotism has lead to …
Shoot, Move, Communicate. Time to get out and train. No excuse not to, and here's an opportunity. Mid Atlantic Portable Operator's Association NVIS contest- put that snazzy field rig to work amid the horrible solar conditions. Kit bash your gear and make it better. There's only one way to know and that's by doing it. …
Mid-Atlantic Portable Operator's Association When: 30 SEP 2017 Check it out, get on the air, and make some contacts!
These days, nearly exclusively, when someone brings up survivalist communications, the default always resigns to some sort of chinese dual bander with the added justification “because its cheap!” Nevermind the fact that the build quality is junk and the thing will likely fail the person using it sooner rather than later, they keep being bought …
...It's Field Day Weekend! There's not a better time that this weekend to get on the air- even better if you're doing it outdoors. It's looking to be a wet one here, but a good time nonetheless. If you're a new operator, old operator, or fence sitter I strongly encourage you to at least work …
During the Communications presentation at the PatCon I focused primarily upon the common radio equipment among preppers and survivalists- CB radio because of its inherent commonality (and overcoming potential weaknesses) and the Baofeng UV-5R because it's cheap and everyone owns them 'BY THE CASE!' as one gentleman in attendance pointed out. While that's all good …
Continue reading Quantity vs. Quality: Putting the Handheld Radio in Context
Take a good LONG while browsing around N5DUX's resources page. If you can't find something useful to do on this page, beginner or certified old-time 'Have Another Meal' guy, the problem is you. Check it out and try some of the things on the page. It builds skills and confidence; two things that can never …
Continue reading The Motherlode: All the Radio PDFs You Didn’t Even Know You Wanted
My friend graciously sent his notes and kind words from our last regional test. Despite an angry wife and dirty looks from an uppity HOA (...tyrants...), he gets on the air trying new things; like all good soldiers, he seeks to constantly improve his position. PsyOp here: First off, I must thank BB and the …
