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March 7, 2018 Knut

Ham Radio and the Splash 6

So what are really the Communications Goals for this event? Here are the objectives in order of priority: Bus Coordination

EmComm Public Service Events Spring Splash

March 4, 2018March 7, 2018 Knut

Ham Radio and the Splash 5

Today, I added a temporary Cross-Band Repeater on Bailey Rd. It is operating at 10w on both VHF simplex and

EmComm Public Service Events

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 Knut

Voluntarism and Volunteers

Volunteers – an event’s most valuable commodity. Most events could not be possible if there were no volunteers. It would

EmComm Public Service Events

October 8, 2017October 11, 2017 Knut

Our Own Worst Enemy

The Ham Guy is our own worst enemy! I am one of them! Who can think on their feet, pull

APRS DMR EmComm Public Service Events

October 5, 2017July 8, 2018 Knut

The Opportunity For Failure

It is in our nature – experiment and try things out. We are, actually, really good at it! Amateur Radio

EmComm Public Service Events

September 25, 2017 Knut

Are Sports Event Dwindling Away?

How many time don’t you hear “The Young Generation Only Plays Video Games, Therefore the Event is Loosing Participants”? The

EmComm Public Service Events

September 20, 2017 Knut

The Future of Ham Radio in Public Service Event

It seems like the successful growing events (still using ham operators) are adapting from the traditional “ham” to the new

EmComm Public Service Events

September 3, 2017 Knut

Hams Replaced By Zello

Ouch – that hurts! Reality is that “our specialty” – comm systems and coordination have been replaced by Zello. Check

EmComm Public Service Events

July 25, 2017September 20, 2017 Knut

Lake Placid IronMan – A Blast

Ham Radio at it greatest! I participated in the Lake Placid IronMan Ham Comm Team Sunday July 23rd for the

The K7RA Solar Update April 19, 2024
Solar activity increased dramatically this reporting week (April11-17), and thirteen new sunspot groups emerged. One appeared onApril 11, two more on April 13, three more on April 14, another twoon April 15, one more on April 16 and another two on April 17. OnApril 18 an additional two sunspot groups emerged, and the dailysunspot number […]
Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024 April 13, 2024
Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast.ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year […]
Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park April 12, 2024
Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for […]
Ham Radio Active During Eclipse April 12, 2024
Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England […]
The K7RA Solar Update April 12, 2024
I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here inthe Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies wereovercast.As they moved across the country displaying successive totality, Inoticed the prominences on the edge of the disk. There were alwaysbetween one and three little red spots at the edge.Solar activity over the […]