Chris, Much good on you for all you do. You are opening the door to the future of our hobby. I wish we had more people like you in the school system. I'll be well on my way up to Graeagle for an insta

On the day of the Camp Fire, 53,000 people were living on the Paradise Ridge. On that day there were, at most, less than 1,000 First Responders who were already overwhelmed and unable to help most Res

Yes. 9:35 pm. I was sitting at my computer when my phone beeped, right at the moment the quake rattled our house.

Cruising around on the World Wide Web today, I found this image of Mickey Mouse and radio, two of my favorite childhood memories: And the image reminded me that, when I was a kid and misbehaved, my pa

Much good on you, Chris, for all your efforts with your class. Amazing! - Alan

If you missed the online Comm Academy 2021 this weekend, you missed some great Presentations, mainly focused on Emcomms. I can't say enough about good things about these Presentations. Fortunately, th

You're invited to an online introduction to El Dorado County's "Non Ham" Neighborhood Radio Watch program this Tuesday, Apr 13, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada). No radio needed! Here's the

Just a note: This scanner supports "Fire Tone Out" functionality, which enables it to remain silent until it detects a transmission from one or more fire stations that are geographically local to your

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Some stats after a recent relocate:

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LOL...

Courtesy, Gary Boal: Link to register: https://femaconnectsolutions.com/hamradio21/event/registration.html See all upcoming webinars: http://bit.ly/R2WebinarCalendar Make sure to test your Adobe Conne

I'm familiar with that tool, but haven't used it in a few years. Here's current status through the Starlink brick and WiFi R\router:

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Spot on about external router options. I'm using my D-Link Router connected directly to the power brick (which means it's a lot more than just a power brick). Here's the config: Interesting that Starl

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I placed my order on Feb. 8 and it was delivered February 21st. Update: I had the system disconnected last week while I worked on other projects. Apparently, I had missed a major system update that ot

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I've had a Starlink Beta system now for a little over a month. Here are some results: Set Up - The system comes virtually Plug and Play. You snap on the pre-assembled, motorized dish to the included t

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I mentioned this during the Coffee Break Net the other day but, for those who missed it... I was repairing a satellite Internet system at Walgreens in Grass Valley on Tuesday evening. The Pharmacy had

Chris, Keep us all posted (SFARC and EDCARC). We're all interested in knowing if you get set up as a contact (and when :) - Alan

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Following is a link to a video of a one-hour presentation and discussion on March 4, packed full of interesting information about managing and participating in emergency radio Nets, CERT and the Incid

(Almost forgot) You're invited to an online introduction to El Dorado County's Neighborhood Radio Watch Program, tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 24, at 6:30 PM. Here's the agenda: 6:30-7:00 PM - We'll explai

Great find :) But, wow, that page is so loaded with ads and and "fake" download message boxes, it took me a while to scroll down and find the "real" link to that program: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ts

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