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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 Reality is that “our specialty” – comm systems and coordination have been replaced by Zello.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, 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

Public Service Events

June 13, 2017 Knut

Organizers Turn Down Ham Radio Volunteers

Over the last few months I have been searching for larger events and how they do their Comm Support. Amazingly,

The ARRL Solar Update September 26, 2025
Solar activity reached moderate levels this past week. An impulsiveM1.0 flare was observed on September 24 from Region AR4217. Slightgrowth was observed in Region AR4226 with an increase in spots nearthe leader. New Regions AR4229 and AR4230 were numbered this period.All other regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directedCMEs were observed. Solar activity […]
ARRL Wants Every Ham to Help Us Pass The Bill September 26, 2025
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® needs every radio amateur in the United States to send letters to Washington as we continue our nationwide grassroots campaign to pass the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act. The process is simple: click the button at www.arrl.org/HOA, put in your call sign, and press the red SEND MY […]
National Preparedness Month: Use Your Ham Radio for Public Service September 26, 2025
Amateur radio has long been a vital partner with served agencies in providing communications support, passing traffic, and performing other tasks, both in times of crisis and in times of community service. Through community events, hams help out before and When All Else Fails®. The best way to become a part of serving the greater […]
Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission September 26, 2025
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking volunteers to passively track the 2026 Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth. The Artemis II test flight will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT; Victor Glover, KI5BKC; and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut […]
NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Extra-Class Question E6D07 From Use September 25, 2025
The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has announced the immediate removal of Extra-Class question E6D07 from the Element 4 Extra-Class question pool and from use on examinations. The decision was made after it was determined that the question contained more than one correct answer.The current Element 4 Extra-Class pool, effective July […]