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QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News for Thursday 30 October 2014
QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News
/////////////////////////////////////////// Army, Air Force MARS Merge Nets Posted: 28 Oct 2014 11:23 PM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...s&goto=newpost During a 48 hour DOD sponsored contingency communications exercise which began on 26 October and ended Tuesday evening the Army and Air Force branches of the MARS merged their long-distance radio networks in order to provide communications support following a simulated disruption to the nation’s communications infrastructure. In addition to passing message traffic for the DOD, the scenario also required the MARS stations to interface with the Department of Homeland Security SHARed RESources HF network. Another objective of the exercise required the MARS operators to reach out to the amateur radio community and attempt to contact amateur radio operators (Hams) in as many counties across the United States as possible. Regarding this objective Army MARS Program Manager Paul English explained, “This communications exercise is sponsored by the DoD to provide MARS operators the opportunity to develop and train interoperability procedures with their state/local ARES emergency coordinators and their Amateur Radio colleagues.” The plan called for MARS members, using their Amateur Radio call signs and operating on amateur frequencies, to establish two-way communication with Amateur Radio emergency Service (ARES) leadership or members in as many U.S. counties as possible by using VHF/UHF simplex channels or local repeaters or near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) propagation on HF. “The contact can be with any amateur in the county, if an ARES member or leader is not available,” English added. “In order to better support [our] new mission, both Army and Air Force MARS are looking for efficiencies in how we conduct our national nets,” Army MARS Chief Stephen Klinefelter said. ”This National Exercise is the perfect venue to test out this new relationship. We will make mistakes and we will improve by learning from those mistakes.” "Dave Stapchuk, Chief Air Force MARS, commented: "Interoperability is key to mission success. This joint exercise is the first step toward demonstrating that we can be truly interoperable in support of our mission and DoD customer. It also strengthens the operational linkages between our MARS Services and highlights the growing relevance of the contingency communications service we provide to the military and the nation. While there are many challenges to overcome and lessons to be learned, I am optimistic that we will steadily improve our abilities over time thanks to the dedication and commitment of our volunteer members." /////////////////////////////////////////// QSO Today Podcast - Episode 14 - Steve Johnston - WD8DAS Posted: 28 Oct 2014 11:08 PM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...S&goto=newpost You can still build a beautiful tuna can transmitter, especially if it uses vacuum tubes instead of solid state components. Join Eric, 4Z1UG, in his QSO Today with Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, where they discuss Steve’s ham radio journey that includes experimentation in the 630 meter band, restoration of Chinese military radio gear, and the love of amateur radio. Show Notes: http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/wd8das Podcast Link:http://goo.gl/Oo46CG iTunes Sto http://goo.gl/CvLNmV Stitcher: http://goo.gl/uhf1XZ /////////////////////////////////////////// radio-portal - SDR Spezial - sdr-portal Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:56 PM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...l&goto=newpost Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello all, my page "SDR Special" at www.radio-portal.org has been completely redesigned. In the past, a limited selection of SDR related links could be found here, focussed on Perseus, Winradio and the ZS-1. Now, with only one mouse click, a great number of SDR-related websites can be found, grouped by topic: http://www.radio-portal.org/sdr.html The advantage over other search engines: There are no irrelevant search results; currently over 50,000 sites (currently 1000 about SDR) are in the database. All entries were manually checked, categorized and provide a brief description in English or German. Moreover, it is not necessary to know a particular company or product name - searches are carried out without entering keywords. To reflect the growing importance of mobile devices, these search functions are now also available on SDR Portal: www.sdr-portal.de www.sdrportal.de www.sdr-portal.org www.sdrportal.org The output is here specially prepared for tablets and smartphones, optimized for viewing on small screens. I hope you enjoy these pages. It would be glad if you find new ressources with radio-portal and sdr-portal. Link information, feedback or suggestions are always welcome. vy 73, Willi, DJ6JZ http://www.radio-portal.org/index.html The Radio Search Engine http://www.sdr-portal.org/index.html Mobile Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTlu...ature=youtu.be sdr-portal on Youtube /////////////////////////////////////////// HamRadioNow: Off the Shelf SDR, from the DCC Posted: 26 Oct 2014 01:13 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...C&goto=newpost HAMRADIONOW.tv from the 2014 ARRL & TAPR DCC Episode 170: Off the Shelf Software Defined Radio Apparently it's hard to get Software Defined Radios to work, at least from the computer end of things (at least on Windows). Drivers, GUIs, USB connections and such conspire to drive you mad. Scotty Cowling WA2DFI defies the odds and the gods and brings up three different SDR receivers "from scratch" - live - in one 45 minute talk at the DCC. And it almost all works! Episode 170: Off the Shelf SDR Watch all our programs on our web page: HAMRADIONOW.tv HamRadioNow is supported by viewer contributions If you enjoy the programs, visit www.HamRadioNow.tv and "click the pig" THANK YOU to all our contributors! /////////////////////////////////////////// Nesbitt's Unfavorable Federal PRB-1 Decision. Posted: 25 Oct 2014 11:59 AM PDT http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...n&goto=newpost Case 1-13-cv-00881-ODE.pdf For those of you who were following this case: Attached is the US District Court filings regarding the unfavorable Federal PRB-1 decision on Ritner Nesbitt, N4BNM tower fight. This decision advances a lesson not to be ignored by Ham operators. Finally, as some of you may already know, Ritner Nesbitt, N4BNM is no longer with us. His demise occurred on January 31st 2014 while at home. His wife Patricia Nesbitt had continued his antenna fight. It is unknown, at this time, whether or not an Appeal will be taken on the most recent Court decision. 73, Trent, N2WKL Attached Files Case 1-13-cv-00881-ODE.pdf (598.4 KB) |
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