We are sorry to have to announce the passing of Mike McIntosh KJ4RHP. Mike McIntosh was a long time member of Army MARS, serving in various roles both at the state, region and national level as a member of the National Support Network. Mike was a past Vice-President of the Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association […]
Author: John Cole
SIMPLEX EXERCISE 4-JUNE-2022
DATE: Saturday 4-JUNE-2022 TIME: 11.00 am DURATION: 45-90 MIN FREQUENCY: Net begins on PRIMARY – 145.29(-) PL110.9 SECONDARY – DMR TG-311037 LOGGING: NetLogger for station and assigned alternate NCS TRAINING VIDEO: Click to View REQUEST FOR INFORMARION (RI) Net Control or any relay station will be requesting checked in stations to provide on a volunteer […]
SIMPLEX EXERCISE 7-MAY-2021
DATE: Saturday 7-MAY-2022 TIME: 11.00 am DURATION: 45-90 MIN FREQUENCY: Net begins on PRIMARY – 145.29(-) PL110.9 SECONDARY – DMR TG-311037 LOGGING: NetLogger for station and assigned alternate NCS TRAINING VIDEO: Click to View REQUEST FOR INFORMARION (RI) Net Control or any relay station will be requesting checked in stations to provide on a volunteer […]
New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee
New Amateur Radio License Applications Fee To Become Effective April 19, 2022. ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program to cover a one-time $35 application fee for license candidates younger than 18 years old. Read more at ARRL LICENCE INFO. Further information and instructions about the FCC Application Fee are available from the ARRL VEC at LICENCE […]
What is NVIS?
Posted by Elizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJ on December 21, 2021 at 7:25 pm CLICK FOR NVIS NVIS stands for Near-Vertical Incidence Skywave. It is used for local-to-medium distances on HF. This is the opposite of DX, which is meant for long distances. The radio waves from NVIS travel near-vertically upwards into the ionosphere, where they are refracted back […]