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
Introduction and Background This is an experimental project that may lead to further development in the future, but even as presented below, it does w... Read more
The CloudSDR is a stand-alone, high performance 9 kHz – 1200 MHz SDR with a built-in internet server. The radio performs the tuning and d... Read more
To commemorate our 3rd anniversary, special event stations will be on air during the FT8DMC Activity Days from 1. to 31. July 2020. All stations will... Read more
For the first time in over a decade, my Labor Day weekend was free of travel, so I was able to make a short pilgrimage to the Shelby Hamfest in North... Read more
YL Raisa introduces how to spell Russian Callsigns during a QSO Read more
Hamvention® is ready to deal with the anticipated heavy traffic flow when the event opens on May 19 at its new location, the Greene County Fairgrounds... Read more
Mountain Topper Tri-Bander Developed by Steve Weber KD1JV Designs FULLY ASSEMBLED – Manufactured by LNR Precision, Inc. A very small, very effi... Read more
KM4ACK End Fed Half Wave Antenna Build And Review Kit includes everything you need to build a 49:1 end fed half wave antenna. Antenna works without ne... Read more
The US Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will cosponsor the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur Radio Cross-Band Communications Test on Saturday, Ma... Read more
Turkey’s telecom regulator has released two new allocations to Amateur Radio. They are a new 60-meter secondary allocation of 5,351.5 – 5,366.5 kHz wi... Read more
ver the past few years and again recently I have heard a lot of chatter regarding PLT interference. Especially with Ham radio and shortwave bands. The... Read more
The Heil Parametric Receive Audio System Equalizer (PRAS EQ) is a state-of-the-art audio processor that enhances the internal audio systems of amateur... Read more
With now-Tropical Storm Marco continuing to weaken, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) canceled plans to reactivate on Monday morning. Although no longer a... Read more
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Omni-Directional – Circularly (Mixed) Polarized Antenna for 144 MHz / VHF / 2 Meters.
CloudSDR – The next chapter in connected software defined radio
FT8DMC 3rd Anniversary-Activity Days 2020
A photo tour of the 2015 Shelby Hamfest
YL Raisa introduces how to spell Russian Callsigns during a QSO
Hamvention Ready to Deal with Anticipated Traffic Flow at New Venue
Mountain Topper Tri-Bander
KM4ACK End Fed Half Wave Antenna Build And Review
Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Communications Test Set for May 14
Radio Amateurs in Turkey Gain Access to Two Bands
Ham Radio & PLT devices
Parametric Receive Audio System Equalizer – Heil Sound
As Marco Weakens, Attention Turns to Laura, Which May Become a Category 2 Hurricane
