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Watch in HD! Today I show you how I use my HAM radios to listen in to local police, fire and EMS. Also handy for receiving weather radio and transmitting in an emergency
Recent Posts
The K7RA Solar Update – 04/10/2015
Solar activity continues to weaken. Average daily sunspot numbers dropped 27.8 points to 50.1 on April 2-8, compared to the previous seven days. Avera... Read more
Planning Your Contest Station by Craig Thompson K9CT
Craig Thompson, K9CT “Planning Your Contest Station.” Craig will reveal lessons learned from building the K9CT contest station. He takes u... Read more
Announcing the Tytera MD-9600 DMR Digital Mobile Radio!
Tytera shook the world of digital radio in 2015 with the introduction of the MD-380, a portable handheld capable of both DMR and analog operation at a... Read more
Easiest Fastest Way to Set Mast or Small Tower
What Is SecureSet™? Secure Set is an inert plastic, high-density, closed cell, polyurethane water blown foam. Secure Set contains no CFC’s or HF... Read more
Students receive FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
David Haworth WA9ONY showed students how to receive the FUNcube-1 amateur radio CubeSat during a workshop at Pine Mountain Observatory, Oregon. FUNcub... Read more
“KBG” Short Dipole Antenna
Short Dipole Antenna No, it is not a KGB antenna, even though it’s overall length makes it a stealthy antenna: 1m8 for the... Read more
Ferrite Beads, Common Mode Chokes, RFI by W6LG
“Ferrite Beads can be magical in what they do at a ham radio station. One website that has lots of information and even tutorials is Palomar-Eng... Read more
Latest from IARU monitoring system
The IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter reports a north-west African military Thales-3000 system on 13,998.4kHz was causing interference in the... Read more
Tennessee RadioShack Re-Opens, Partners with Local Ham Radio Club
The Citizen Tribune newspaper in Tennessee recently reported that a newly re-opened RadioShack store in Jefferson City has partnered with the Lakeway... Read more
