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
Interview with Timothy Ellam, President, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) at the 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-2016),... Read more
ORARI Club Station Bima YC9ZGG (ORARI Lokal Bima, West Nusa Tenggara) will going to QRV in Sangeang Island OC-150 (near Mt. Sangeang, one or tw... Read more
Two Danish CubeSats carrying payloads operating on Amateur Radio frequencies have been deployed from the International Space Station, but, so far, onl... Read more
Via DXengineering Blog Many hams ask why they should bother to add the recommended radial field to their ground-mounted vertical antenna. There are re... Read more
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ARISS, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, announced that simultaneous operations of the ARISS Voice Repeater and digital APRS communica... Read more
Last month we looked at Marconi and his pioneering work in the advancement of wireless communications. In the early days of radio, prior to government... Read more
THE CHALLENGER DX The Challenger antenna is the first production multiband antenna to utilize GAP technology. Thousands of Challengers are now... Read more
ZX5B Batuta Island SA-088 PP5BZ, PP5BK, PU5ATX, PY3OZ, PY5ZB, PY5ZW will be active from Batuta Island (IOTA SA-088) 21 – 24 April 2016 as ZX5B.... Read more
The State QSO Party Challenge is a competition comprised of other contests, namely state and provincial QSO parties. As explained on the website, the... Read more
Antenna Rotator System is the most popular and universal engine management antenna rotator. With this new generation that includes a USB port,... Read more
Photo Feature : PY5ZHP at ZW5B – Source : RadioAmador.com Organizers: PZK – Polish Amateur Radio Union (Polski Związek Krótkofalowc... Read more
The winning article for the August 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Antenna Performance in a Forest of Trees” by Steve Stearns, K6OIK. The... Read more
In an effort to test a new autobaud selection feature in a new version of the Fox satellite telemetry software FoxTelem, the AO-85 Operations Team wil... Read more
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IARU President Touts Amateur Radio’s Relevance in Emergency Communication
ORARI Club Station Bima YC9ZGG
Two Danish CubeSats with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched from ISS
Why Use Radials?
G-Series P25 – VHF UHF and 700-800 MHz
Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
Vintage Radio: The Contributions Of “Amateurs”- Giving Radio A Voice
CHALLENGER DX – 8 Band Multiband Antenna
ZX5B Batuta Island SA-088
State QSO Party Challenge Announced
Antenna Rotator System ARS-USB Azimuth
SP DX Contest – Rules
K6OIK Wins the August QST Cover Plaque Award
AO-85 (Fox-1A) Telemetry Experiment Sessions Set for December 29-30