Posted on 06/26/2009 12:06:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
[H]am radio operators will test their emergency communications capabilities with amateur radio clubs across the nation this weekend.
The field day, the culmination of National Amateur Radio Week, known as the Nationwide Emergency Communications Drill, is intended to give the public a glimpse of the services amateur radio operators provide and a chance to meet the operators themselves.
"In a disaster, when phone lines, cellphones and the Internet are all down, ham radio operators will be on the job," said Jon Clark, president of the Antelope Valley Amateur Radio Club.
The club will set up at the north end of Lancaster City Park, with members manning radios from 11 a.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday.
In Palmdale, members of the Amateur Radio Club of the Lockheed Employees Recreational Club, will play host to a field day in front of the Lockheed Federal Credit Union on Eighth Street East, just south of the guard gate at the Lockheed facility. The field day begins at 11 a.m.
"It's not just about showing people what the hams do, but it's important because there's a need for more people to be involved in amateur radio," said Roberta Alexander, a Lockheed Employees Recreational Club board member.
The national event is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, a national organization for amateur radio. It originated the concept of a nationwide field day.
Amateur radio operators, better known as "hams," participate by gathering at a common meeting ground and communicating with each other without depending on outside power. They will talk with each other - across the Valley, with hams elsewhere in the state and with hams across the nation, to demonstrate forms of communicating on emergency power supply and the radios' capabilities when a disaster occurs.
(Excerpt) Read more at avpress.com ...
“AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER SERVICES
When All Normal Means of Communications Fail!”
BTTT!
I want to experience IF DSP, see what it really does.
Bttt
I am using IF DSP on my ten tec receiver and it is very impressive for pulling out the signals
Reminds me of my early Ham days. The Icom 2AT handheld was ubiquitous (I would still have mine had it not been stolen, and I do still have my 3AT), but one holdout in our group still carried his old Heathkit. I don't remember if it was a HW2021 or VHF2031, but I remember in comparison to the "modern" Icoms most of us had, it was huge.
All relative I suppose. I still use the 3AT as well as the similar sized HTX202 and 404. Big by today's standards but they are all great old rigs and fine for the amount of use I give them.
Ted Randall is covering field day on his QSO show now on 9330.
Last year he had some guys in Iraq call in
Hey that’s cool.
Thanks mylife.
Quote - Snippet:
Welcome TedRandall.com!
Home of “QSO” the ham radio interview and talk show!
LIVE FROM FIELD DAY!
Yep.
Yup. I am listening on WBCQs 9330 transmitter in maine, but he is on other frequencys
QSO will be on air on 9330 till midnight
We will use 615-469-0702 as our incoming phone line….
Ok.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fH5d6NAn9w
“Ham Radio Operators Now and Then”
“Three ham radio operators in South East Alaska preparing for field day June, 2009”
(Added June 23, 2009)
He is usually on 9955 on sunday and I think on 7415 tonight, but this is a special event so 7415 my be out tonight.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFdr7BO0AA
“Yaesu FT-450 Review. Digital mode PSK31”
Video Description - Quote:
KC2UOO
June 24, 2009
This is just a quick review of my Yaesu FT-450’s easy ability to get right into the PSK31 field of Amateur Radio.
I run a very simple setup as you will see in the movie, Simple audio cables and a small speaker left next to a mic with VOX on for transmit.
I have not uploaded many videos the past while, Ive been very busy with work and trying to wrap up projects for Field day this weekend coming up! I will be working the entire 24 hour window of field day, + early morning setup getting antenna’s up and raising Di-poles.
I hope you enjoy the video, Ill hopefully be doing many more about this radio as I love it!’
Category: Entertainment
Tags: Yaesu FT-450 Review Digial Mode PSK31 KC2UOO LDG Electronics AT100 Pro Auto Tuner DigiPan Digital Master
Last year...http://www.tedrandall.com/pages/field-day-iraq.php
They sent a lot of gear to Capt Jeff Hammer in Iraq
That is totally awesome.
THANK YOU mylife.
That Digipan software looks awesome
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