I'm getting into volunteer Emergency Management on the side (CERT if you've heard of it). I want to get a scanner and some handheld FRS radios amongst other things. I am considering both a base unit ...
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Although I see a lot of wireless projects, I’m always surprised at the lack of diversity in the radio portions of them. I’m a ham radio operator (WD5GNR; I was licensed in 1977) and hams use a variety ...
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ATLANTA – Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio. “It’s just another avenue, another opportunity for us to be ...
I'll admit that when I'm at home doing a bit of web design or general web surfing, I'll turn on my radio scanner to hear what the local police are up to.<br><br>I've heard:<br><br>- cops discussing ...
Gary Matteson, foreground, a researcher in biological and agricultural engineering, prepares to perform a radio check with members of the newly established amateur radio group at UC Davis. Listening ...
An innovative space transmission system built by volunteers has started sending down pictures from the international space station to the whole wide world via amateur radio. Thanks to SpaceCam1, ...
My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...