"Sand Box" exercise: Cool! Noteworthy is the tactical "radio" discipline. No BS. No long, drawn out traffic but rather direct to the point. No pleases, thank you's, codes, just plain language (yes, so

Today, D-Day, when we and our allies, landed at Normandy to take back Europe from the fascists and Nazis. In the words of an Army medic who landed there as spoke by Mr. Sam Elliot, a brother veteran:

Interesting article re USMC and hf radio. It's not dead to them. Enjoy! https://www.stripes.com/10-4-good-buddy-marines-test-radio-systems-in-convoy-across-america-1.674012

I've got an iPortable IP-30 HF SWR antenna analyzer I no longer need. It's particularly handy for field work when you are packing light. It is a bit smaller than a Yaesu FT-60 or a Baofeng. Minimally

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The Red Cross Calif Gold Country Region, consisting of virtually all 26 counties of NorCal, is not participating in this communications exercise. I do not discourage any hams in our region from partic

Not radio related, but please enjoy, regardless. https://www.youtube.com/embed/uoABty_zE00?rel=0

I'm guessing most everyone has not only heard the story but seen the GMC training film re the Turbo Encabulator. Enjoy this article that revisits it and more: https://www.avclub.com/the-turboencabulat

Great news!

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Craig, maybe a little late, but I gently urge you to look at VARA FM. Looking into my crystal ball (that I'm giving a good scrubbing with polish to clarify the image ;-), I predict that VARA FM is goi

Though not radio related but I hope for the benefit of all: if you have not gotten a Covid vax yet and might intend to opt out AND you have Type A blood, latest science is that individuals with Type A

Do you think replacing the handle with a coil would extend its frequency range?

Not radio related, but some good info for the younger generation vets (anyone younger than me ;-) all vets can now get stuck by a sharp pointed object. Just don't smart-ass the nurse giving it else (s

To All -- My antenna found a home with new club member Charles Giasson KN6LDK. So color it "SOLD." Have taken my JTB3 out of service. Still works jus' fine. VSWR remains <2.0. There's only one catch:

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Indeed why we have radios and the vulnerability of our public telecom network. Noteworthy besides the Nashville bombing is the AWS outage that took down a lot of Internet service on the east coast las

For those of you who, like me, own a Kenwood TMV-71A and are already aware of the sloppy design of the MC-59 mic, i.e., the clock for the keypad scanner getting into the mic audio due to poor shieldin

Then there's the local constabularies who will be damned if they'll change from their "Adam, Boy, Charles, Frank, Edward," etc. phonetics. --

I wasn't aware of early, uncoordinated attempts at phonetic alphabets to facilitate clear voice comms. Enjoy! https://mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/From-Able-Baker-to-Modern-Day.pdf -- N6MED

I can you all a handful of spare dead batteries for whatever you have on your cards.

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