SURREY — If you felt the recent earthquake that hit B.C., you may have pondered the aftermath of a large disaster.
Technology, as we know it, would likely be rendered useless.
Our phones no more useful than paperweights. Our televisions and computers worthless without energy to power them.
Enter amateur radio.
Hams, as amateur radio operators are nicknamed, are often called on to help with emergency communications during disasters around the world when all other communications fail.
We’re in pretty good shape should we ever need to call on our Surrey Hams.
The club placed first in Canada and second in North America in their category in the annual North American Field Day last year.
While there are tons of competitions, this one’s their Super Bowl.
And for Surrey Amateur Radio Club (SARC), this year was a comeback of sorts….READ MORE
Amateur radio operators provide hurricane aid By: Victoria Price CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) – Hurricane Michael’s destruction cut... Read more
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Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity quieted this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 57.6 to 28.9, and the average... Read more
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“In this video you will see the highlights of our participation in the Retro Radio CW contest. We decided to make it outside the box and that is... Read more
Researchers at the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology are preparing to send an amateur radio transponder into a geosynchro... Read more
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Tim, VE6SH will be active again from Antigua Island ( IOTA NA-100) 28 July – 8 August 2015 as V29SH. He will operate on HF Bands. QSL via home c... Read more
Vanuatu as YJ0MT from 21 April till 5 May 2015. Location will be Port Vila, the capital city in Efate Island (OC-035). Operator: JA0RQV, Masato Tamura... Read more
Mosley PRO-96-S 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 Meter 4 Element on 40 3 Elements on 30 5 Elements on 12, 15, 17, 20 8 Elements on 10 No measuring, Pre-d... Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT)– If you want to talk to someone, it’s likely you reach for a cell phone, tablet, or computer. A group of people who gathered i... Read more
Frank Donovan, W3LPL, notes that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has published its o... Read more
Hear a comparison of the Icom IC-7300 vs Yaesu FT-991 on 80m SSB. Read more
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