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
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Making his inaugural ARRL National Convention appearance as ARRL President, Rick Roderick, K5UR, said he’s looking forward to meeting many League memb... Read more
An online option for Full examinations (previously known as Advanced) was launched in March 2017. Clubs, exam centres and candidates have all given ve... Read more
Brusneva Island The Russian Robinson Club They have plans to activate the rare Brusneva Island AS-082 as R3RRC/0 sometime near the end of July. Chec... Read more
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WOUXUN have recently announced a new radio coming to market in Q1 2016 and this will be a DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) and also come complete with analo... Read more
“A story in the Pacific Missourian about attempts to get a ham radio repeater installed in Pacific as part of the city’s emergency commun... Read more
Charles “Charlie” Hellman, W2RP, of Hastings on Hudson, New York, died on January 25. He was 106 and may have not only been the oldest surviving radio... Read more
Comet GP-15 Tri-Band VHF/UHF Base Vertical Antennas provide good gain figures on the 6-meter, 2-meter, and 70-centimeter bands in a compact 7.9 foot p... Read more
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