No phone or Wi-Fi? No problem. He used ham radio, Morse code to communicate after Irma

It’s like something out of a war story from the past — a man sends Morse code messages to let people know he’s alive in the worst of times. It wasn’t years ago though. It was just under a month ago, Sept. 11, the day after Category 4 Hurricane Irma Read More …

Ham Radio Operating: More sophisticated ‘sport’ than you think

It was the end of a hard-fought contest at the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC). The first- and second-place winners had been agreed upon; the third-place contenders had yet to be determined. The judges were exhausted. The time limit was almost up. The scores of the contenders for the bronze—the Read More …

Field Day pictures!

Thanks for those who came out Saturday and helped get CARS Field Day stations on the air.  Here are some pictures captured throughout the day.  Jeff KM4ALL squeezing another 20M contact into the log

Contester, DXpeditioner William Vanderheide, N7OU, SK

Well-known contester and DXpeditioner William “Bill” Vanderheide, N7OU (ex-AA7KF), of Portland, Oregon, died December 31 after a lengthy illness. He was 70. A member of the ARRL and the Willamette Valley DX Club, he had operated from a dozen islands in the South Pacific as well as from several in Read More …