A disaster strikes and all your power goes out. If you are not prepared, this is a pretty scary situation. You’ll find that it is almost impossible to find out what is going on around you without a radio. Radio is still the only way that people can communicate in times of disaster. However, if […]
In this age of GPS, cell phones, and the Internet, many have lost the ability to read a paper map. I like the conveniences all those modern technologies provide and use them myself. But, what happens when the power grid goes down, your GPS and cell phone don’t work, and you need to find or […]
The latest addition to my shack is the Icom IC-2730A dual band 50 Watt radio. The main reason I purchased this radio was the cross band repeater function. With this feature enabled I am able to be on a low power HT anywhere in my neighborhood (1 mile radius) transmitting to my base station (70cm […]
Flint Hills Amateur Radio Club returned to Beaumont, Kansas on October 23, 2021 with a special event station (WØT) in honor of the Beaumont Historic Hotel. The city of Beaumont built a beautiful community center where we set up our base of operations. The community center represents an old Frisco Railroad depot that used to […]
Contesting may not be one of your favorite parts of amateur radio, but it can be useful to improve your amateur radio skills in case of emergency. The goal of Amateur Radio contesting is to contact as many stations as possible during the contest period. Contests regularly take place on the HF bands: 160, 80, […]
Tropical Storm Ida has been upgraded to a hurricane and is expected to bring “life-threatening storm surge inundation” to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama later this weekend. It is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the coast of Louisiana. Hurricane force winds are expected to begin Sunday with landfall occurring early […]