AmRRon will be holding its annual T-Rex exercise Friday through Sunday, August 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2021. This exercise is for anyone wishing to test their communications and disaster preparedness plan in a simulated nationwide cyber attack scenario-based training exercise using unconventional communications such as ham radio. Even those with limited radio capabilities will be […]
Advantages and Purposes of a Police Scanner Surprisingly a police scanner can help people in many ways, whether it is through excitement or through a sense of safety. Firstly, police scanners are quite exciting to tune into. It is a human instinct to want to know what is happening when, for example a police car, […]
Adding an additional communication ability to my toolbox, DMR radio enables me to contact other DMR radios (and other modes when linked together) in my local vicinity as well as world-wide. (This is also a great 2 meter / 70cm radio). I really didn’t know anything about DMR and other digital voice mode radios, but […]
For Field Day 2021, I got together with other AmRRon members to compare the Wolf River Coil antenna to the Buddipole. I have always been impressed with the Buddipole and was interested in buying one until I discovered the Wolf River Coil which looked even more portable and lower cost. The Buddipole was compact, seemed […]
The Police Want to Speak With Me What Should I Do? Have you ever stopped to consider what you would do if you were suddenly faced with the prospect of getting arrested and being asked by the police to speak to them? Most people never consider such circumstances since they do not foresee the possibility […]
Springtime is antenna time. As all hams understand… height is your friend when it comes to antennas, especially for simplex on the 2 meter band. While I was generally happy with my current Tram 1480 dual band antenna, I wanted to improve my signal and reach our farther. My current antenna was installed on a […]