WØTLM Ham Radio Technician Class, Feb-Mar 2024 We are introducing a new approach to teaching the Technician Level ham radio license class. This is the entry-level class for people who do not currently have an amateur (ham) radio license.Registration is now open for the class, which starts on Feb 17th. We have completely overhauled the […]
I recently received an email from ARRL reminding me that my license was up for renewal and was kind enough to provide me with the steps to renew. As you probably know, the FCC now charges $35 to renew your license and because of this the process is more complicated. While I’m a pretty knowledgeable […]
Winlink is the “thing” that allows you to talk to anyone using email when you don’t have access to the internet. EmCOMM and ARES uses Winlink as their primary form of communication for sensitive information that isn’t suited for over the air. It’s also used for large amount of information that would tie up traditional […]
Emergency Communication (EmCOMM) is just one of many interests that is perfect for Ham Radio. DRC has been a part of EmCOMM for many years and today is no different. What is different these days is that there are other groups that focus entirely on EmCOMM and are only in existence because of EmCOMM. The […]
Get Out and Play Radio (GOPR) is what we call the activity we “played” around with last year (2023). In early October, Alex Acerra (KS0E), Josh Thomas (N5XRX), and myself Mark Thomas (N0XRX) wanted to see if it was worth getting away from the city to an area that is somewhat difficult to find and […]