The New River Valley Amateur Radio Club would like to invite any licensed amateur radio operator within the sound of our repeaters to check in to our twice weekly nets. New or seasoned amateurs will find a friendly and learning atmosphere to our nets. We look forward to hearing from you. Thursday / Sunday FM Net This […]
Circuit Board Holder Review
“Call the spouse in here, I need a third hand!” This is probably not the best idea when dealing with hot molten solder and funny smelling smoke, but it may be necessary to get those components soldered on for the newest ham radio kit you’ve acquired. May I suggest that you may have a steadier […]
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Current Conditions and Space Weather
Please let me know if there is another tool that you would like to add to this page. Lightning Awareness Real time Lightning Map (United States) Propagation Forecast Custom to your Grid- https://hf.dxview.org/perspective/EM97oc http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/6/1 Space Weather Forecast Other Info Radio Conditions Dashboard by NOAA SOHO Space Weather – NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory – NASA […]
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Hawaii’s Communication Breakdown – Ham Radio to Rescue
Great video that shows the importance of ham radio and EmComm communications. More information about Emergency Communications here: http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-campaign
Pictures from SET – Jan 27, 2018
Operation Tsunami was a success in part by the message passing and communications from AI4RC and his crew, as shown here.
Simulated Emergency Test AUXCOMM – Jan 27, 2018
Operation Tsunami-2018 will be conducted January 27, 2018 from 0800 until 1400.
Book Review – Solder Smoke – Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics
Reviewed by: Cam – W4XXV Title: Solder Smoke – Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics Author: Bill Meara Publish Date: 2009 Non-Fiction “Solder Smoke – Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics” is a book about Bill Meara’s journey through the magic of ham radio electronics and it’s relation to his life.
Component References and Charts
A collection of component references and charts to help amateur radio operators and builders access information they may need.