by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | General News
Once each year thousands and thousands of ham radio operators participate in what some consider to be an annual contest – Field Day. Field Day has a more serious side to it than being just a contest however. I call it a contest because the national...
by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | General News, Misc
If you have a ham radio license (or even if you are only thinking about getting a license), you probably know about the 11-year sunspot cycle and how the sunspot activity changes how far radio signals travel. In other words, at the peak of the cycle you can...
by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | Frequencies, General News, Radios, UHF, VHF
There are two major formats for two-way radios. They are Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio and Very High Frequency (VHF) radio. Neither frequency band is inherently better than the other. They each have their pluses and minuses. Both formats are effective ways...
by Radio Man | Jan 15, 2016 | General News
Ham radio is enjoyed by so many folks as a hobby and is often times used as a saving grace in times of natural disaster that reliability really becomes important. Obviously reliability is important when the Ham Radio is being activated for public service, but...
by Radio Man | Jan 14, 2016 | General News, Misc
Call signs in the United States used to be very easy for one Ham Operator to tell which area in the US the Ham they were talking to was from! A 6 call was from California or some state near, or a 0 call was New York or a state near New York, they did not even...
by Radio Man | Jan 14, 2016 | ARRL, General News
Getting Your Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) License This is an exciting time for amateur radio. We have had so many changes due to technology. Our radio signals can be bounced off the moon back to the other side of the Earth, carried to very specific destinations...
