Radio Amateurs Provide Communication Support in Bo...

I was reading  a discussion post on the Internet the other day and was wondering just how Hams helped out at the Boston Marathon. Here’s the answer: As has happened many times in years past, over 200 Amateur Radio operators participated in communications for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013. Unlike prior challenging situations such as very warm weather for the runners or other weather-related challenges,...

WB5TKA Amateur Radio Station

I ran across this website on one of my searches. It was listed in a Google alert that I have set up. Most of the time I don’t get anything of use from those alerts, but on this occasion it was different. Dan W. Dooley, WB5TKA,  has a very interesting website and I found it fun to read. Below is an except from his home page: Welcome to the WB5TKA Amateur Radio Web site. I hope that you find your visit informative and...

South Dakota, North Dakota And Nebraska QSO Partie...

Spread the news around… This year North Dakota and Nebraska will be holding their QSO Parties on the same date as the South Dakota QSO Party, so it should be a very fun time! Don’t worry about duplicating counties as others schedules may change. Working Counties Here is a spreadsheet of those who have so far committed to working counties....

2013 World Amateur Radio Day — April 18 R...

This year marks the 88th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). To mark this occasion, the IARU and its more than 160 Member Societies will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. For many years, the IARU Administrative Council has declared a theme for each World Amateur Radio Day. The theme for 2013 is Amateur Radio: Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications....

RepeaterBook.com announces a new Repeater Director...

The World’s Free Repeater Apps now available for iPhone and Android. The Free Repeater Directory App for USA, Canada, and Mexico. RepeaterBook enables you to easily find repeaters across the USA, Canada, and Mexico for free, and without a network connection. RepeaterBook mobile apps are powered by the popular community database of RepeaterBook.com and software of ZBM2.com. Just search for RepeaterBook in the Apple App...