I just wanted to write this to start the conversation in order to disrupt amateur radio’s status quo, in response to K0NR’s blog, “Is The Internet Destroying Amateur Radio?” This was a great analysis by Bob, and it really paints a picture of the current state of the hobby, including Read More …
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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 …
Is the “HT Trap” Slowing our Hobby’s Growth?
Get two or more Hams together and the topic of our hobby’s growth—or lack thereof—will eventually come up. Some among our ranks are convinced we are doomed. Kids nowadays prefer Pinterest, YouTube and iPhones to DX, DSP and D-Star. Scan a hamfest crowd and it looks like a Grecian Formula Read More …