Exciting News! Caleb Nelson (K4CDN) Launches Prep Comms Podcast on May 1st, 2024
Dear Friend We are excited to share some big news with you today! Cale(b) Nelson, K4CDN, the founder and...
Category: Ham Radio
Why Do I Have to Take a Test for Ham Radio?
Ham radio, or amateur radio, has been a fascinating hobby for many enthusiasts worldwide. However, every where I look...
Activating Kaufman Ridge (W0C/SP-081)
Today, Joyce/K0JJW and I activated Kaufman Ridge (W0C/SP-081). This was my 10th activation of this summit and the 8th...
The Communicator May-June 2025
Another full issueIts a big issue, and great articles, along with our regular columnists.Now read in over 165 countries,...
The Planning for MANNA@80 Continues…
Planning for the special event stations commemorating the life-saving food drops to NW Netherlands near the end of World...
The Planning for MANNA@80 Continues…
Planning for the special event stations commemorating the life-saving food drops to NW Netherlands near the end of World...
Weak-Signal Performance of Common Modulation Formats
At first, I was just looking around on the web for some simple Rules of Thumb that compare the...
Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Presentation
At the Surrey Amateur Radio Communications March general meeting, Hitoshi Takahashi VE7LET, the Radio Amateurs of Canada Director for BC...
The Communicator March – April 2025
Lots happening…You will find some great articles in this issue, along with our regular columnists.Now read in over 165...
Chasing States
Sometimes, I just need a reason to get on the air. Specific operating goals can help with this, whatever...
Ham Radio License Class – Monument CO
The Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association is offering an amateur radio license class that includes the Technician (beginner) license material...
VP2V/K0NR: Another Slacker DXpedition
Operating from countries outside the US can be a lot of fun. I just completed another Slacker DXpedition, this...
Special Event Station PA80OV
Radio Club Limburg announcesSpecial Event Station PA80OVNext week, members of Radio Club Limburg (https://rclb.nl) in the North Limburg region of ...
Operation Manna 80
A very special, special event stationSARC has been asked to participate in a large-scale special event late in April...
SARC-SEPAR Winter Field Day
Winter FD was pretty good! Five of us set up in three sites at Derby reach including Paul VE7VP and...
SARC Bi-weekly Bulletin
January 21, 2025Issued during the first and third week of each month, it provides a quick reference for member...
The Case of The Shrinking Technicians
My friend and colleague Frank/K4FMH has published several recent articles on trends in amateur radio licensing and demographics. This...
Five-band HF Linked Dipole [updated January 2025]
An improved buildThis antenna was first described in the November-December 2023 Communicator. After a year of using it, I’ve...
A different kind of Foxhunt
Suitable for the urban fox From the January-February 2025 SARC CommunicatorIf traditional foxhunts don’t work well for your club or...
Hams meet Marines
A special event station from The NetherlandsThis is an HF activity on January 23 from PA25MC, which will be...
Erroneous Prepper Frequency Lists
Many “emergency frequency lists” showing up on the internet are a hodgepodge of frequencies scraped from various sources and...
The SARC Communicator – January-February 2025
Even better for 2025New desktop publishing software opens up even more possibilities for the SARC Communicator, the digital periodical...
Top Five K0NR Blog Posts for 2024
Closing out 2024, here are the top five blog posts at k0nr.com during the year. Some people may see...
Nervous Ham Ready to Introduce Girlfriend to His Radios
SHINNSTOWN, WISCONSIN — A local amateur radio operator says he’s ready to introduce his girlfriend of eight months to...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Full Version
Release Date: November 23, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…