Ham Radio . Magnum Experimentum
Antennas, experiments, engineering and other articles of interest to radio folks.
A look towards understanding where Amateur Radio fits into the 21st century of Emergency Communications.
Compare and contrast conflicting accounts of the amateur radio response to Hurricane Maria featuring what worked well, what didn’t and why resourceful hams combat nature and management.
Hear ye o wielders of the electro-magnetic magic, the chronicles of KYPN doth transcribe packet radio that serveth thine brethren yet toucheth the Internet not.
Listen to the Morse code interchange between a sinking cruise ship and fellow ships.
My latest ARRL renewal came with the usual free gift. This time I selected the “Emergency Communication Handbook.” I made a promise to the fifteen or so EmComm organizations that made an appearance during the Haiti tragedy to look at EmComm again with an open eye resulting in the ordering of this book.
Fair enough.
I was glad to order this book to see how EmComm might be done from a well organized perspective. I sat down one evening and opened it up. Here is the first sentence…
YouTube helps to document helpful Haiti EmComm.
The Haiti disaster will highlight the ability of amateur radio to provide useful help.
Ham radio enhances hunting safety by bringing assistance to injured hunter using cross band repeat.