Amateur Radio
Ham Radio Weekend
This weekend is a busy one. I’m taking part in a training and testing weekend with the local ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services). We’re meeting at a local fire station with a group of prospective new hams, and giving them a crash course in radio rules, physics, safety, and the like. Once we’ve completed the [...]
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
As an amateur radio operator, I often get asked what makes being a ham special. When I explain how I can communicate by radio in so many ways, I get blank stares. I try to explain that amateur radio is classified as an emergency service, because of its use during disasters when other communications methods [...]