If Cell Service Goes Down
Ordinary Wisdom [Paul] During emergency situations, you don’t need a ham license to communicate (talk) and can listen anytime. Main thing is to have a radio at least capable of listening and preferably being able to talk to another ham operator as needed....
Mounting Wire Antennas
Ordinary Wisdom [Justin asks] If an end-fed wire antenna is mounted over a roof as an inverted V, does it matter where the counterpoise wire is located (elevated or on ground) as long as it’s not under the antenna? [Paul responds] The good news is that the...
Antennas (A Discussion)
Ordinary Wisdom [Question] I still have yet to buy the Chameleon EMCOMM II V2 antenna that I had set my sights on. May have to wait until sometime next year for the funds. Regardless, I am still looking at how folks have deployed this EFHW antenna. Some have replaced...
CB Radios
Ordinary Wisdom [Paul] To those that have been wondering about the world of “improved” CB radios: Over the past years, an industry has blown up whereby “10 Meter” amateur radio’s are being sold with what amounts to a “MARS”...
A Communications Q&A
[Q] Does anyone know if it is prudent to have the shortwave radio rec. in the article or is it redundant if you already own Baofengs handhelds, BF-F8HP? [A] You can receive and listen on Baofengs, but the antenna is small so you would need to be listening to a very...
A Conversation About Communications
[MB] I’ve been browsing the communication guides on CORAC and I’m sure those are going to be helpful too. I’d like to buy a radio while I’m studying for a license, because I think having one in front of me to tinker with simultaneously would make understand everything...
Studying For Your HAM Radio License
[Mick] Here’s a tip about a quick study method for getting your HAM radio license: My suggestion would result in your not really learning anything, so it might be better to follow the advice of others. However, if you’re primarily interested in just passing the test...
Shortwave Listening to the CORAC Net
CORAC’s Communications team provides some basic explanations on how to listen to the Sunday night CORAC radio net. Hosted by Larry Wescott. Run Time: 00h | 29m |...
