🦅📡 Meet Founding Member #1479 Steve Conover (W7SMC)! 🎉
Steve is checking in from the Pacific Northwest area as a Premium Member of the World Radio League! 🎙️🌲 He is an operator who keeps his radio skills sharp and purpose-driven, focusing his time on the airwaves between EmComm (Emergency Communications) and POTA (Parks on the Air)! 🏔️🛡️
Whether he is deploying a portable station into a state park for some outdoor DX or training to provide a critical lifeline during an emergency, Steve embodies the ultimate combination of public service and outdoor adventure. As one of our early Premium Members, W7SMC is a vital signal we are proud to have in our founding family! 📻💎
Check out Steve’s WRL logbook:
🔗 app.worldradioleague.com/pro…
Steve, thank you for your commitment to emergency readiness, your passion for portable operations, and your incredible support as a Premium Member! 🙌
🔗 Join the movement: app.worldradioleague.com
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Does Morse code help with brain function?
amateurradio.com/brain-healt…
Includes a video.
#POTA #parksontheair #hamradio #AmateurRadio #CQ #morsecode #emcomm #CW #communication #radio #hobby #mentalhealth #health #brain #excercise #parks #recreation #brainpower #brainhealth #mind #growth #homelessness #homeless
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My VARA-HF and VARA-FM stations check e-mails every 30 minutes. I test mine with a check-in on Thursdays with my #emcomm group and on Fridays with #FediFridayWinlinkNet! FFWN Send a Winlink to W0RMT for details.
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Testing your #Winlink station's connectivity to the Common Message Server (CMS) is easy! 📻👇
1️⃣ Send a test message to TEST
2️⃣ Check your incoming mail for a reply from the CMS
Note: Winlink blocks sending messages to your own address, so this is the perfect loopback test! #HamRadio #EmComm
ALT Sample Winlink test message to TEST to "ping" the CMS. The subject and message contents can be anything.
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Want to know which HF frequencies are actually open for #Winlink? The new Connection Monitor (v1.2.0.0) is here to help! 📻📉 Maximize your EmComm and #AmateurRadio setups by grabbing the latest zip file from the Winlink User Programs directory. #HamRadio
ALT 5/13/2026 6:13 PM 6846873 Connection_Monitor_install_1-2-0-0.zip now part of the user programs in Winlink.org
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𝗗𝗫 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 retweeted
Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia is Amateur Radio ITU Region 3: Asia and Oceania—please abide by EmComm guidance and Band Plans:
80m 3.5 - 4.0 MHz
40m 7.0 - 7.2 MHz & 7.2 - 7.3 MHz
6m 50.0 - 54.0 MHz
Also detected at Maryland seismograph
mgs.md.gov/seismic/helicorde…
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The Tech license test is 35 multiple choice questions, and they give you the entire question pool to study. Budget dual band BaoFeng handhelds are around $20. Been EMCOMM trained with ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) since '87.
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With only 10 W, my .@AlphaAntenna EmComm magloop in my basement in #NYC, & good propagation on 30 meters last night, I made #FT8 QSOs with (farthest away first) #EuropeanRussia, #Hungary, #England, #Spain, #Portugal, & #Canada! #AmateurRadio #HamRadio 73 de W2FM Matteo
ALT Matteo’s Yaesu FT-891 rig tuned to the 30-meter FT8 frequency.
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The Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is a system of linked UHF voice repeaters that serves the State of Florida. The repeaters are maintained/operated by their local trustees. The network that connects them together does not interfere with the local use of the repeaters. The repeaters were specifically chosen in part because voice traffic is light, which helps ensure that long conversations are rare since any SARnet traffic brings up all of the repeaters on the network.
#ARRL #hamradio
Statewide connectivity is achieved without the use of the internet or any commercial telecommunications services. The State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has continually investigated new IP technologies for use in improving its own voice radio network and to meet its mandate to provide interoperable communications with other state agencies and public safety entities.
Instead of using their live voice radio network as an ongoing test bed for these new IP technologies, the FDOT has partnered with the amateur radio community to use their radio systems. The benefit for FDOT is that its people gain valuable knowledge about how to install, operate, troubleshoot, expand, upgrade, and maintain a sophisticated IP radio network. With SARnet, the FDOT can conduct its research without jeopardizing its live voice radio system and creating potentially unsafe and counterproductive conditions for the FDOT personnel who work on the state's highways every day. In exchange for supporting this research, the amateur radio community can talk across the state using the same amateur radio equipment they use every day. The fact that the FDOT network that connects these amateur radio repeaters in a stand alone carrier class microwave network means that SARnet is much more likely to remain operational during a severe weather event like a hurricane that might cause disruptions to the internet, cellular telephone and other commercial communication services.
SARnet is a network of amateur repeaters owned mostly by non-emcomm affiliated hams. So it is not just for emergency communications. That being said, the creators of the network behind SARnet are active in public safety communications, both commercial and amateur, and they have an understanding of what SARnet can do for emergency communications in the State of Florida.
repeaterbook.com @repeaterbook
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Emergency communications professional and ARRL Life Member Ross Merlin, WA2WDT, passed away on May 3, 2026. He was 67 years old. silentkeyhq.com/main.php?p=b…
Before he became a government employee, Merlin was involved in radio communications professionally with the National Disaster Medical Services (NDMS). Within the federal government, he held many positions, including FEMA National Emergency Radio System (FNARS) manager; FEMA Spectrum Manager and Department of Homeland Security Frequency Manager. Merlin was also on the board of the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation (ARSFI), which funds and operates Winlink and helped to build a substantial Winlink network on government radio channels which is still active today.
#hamradio #ARRL #EmComm
ALT Wa2WDT
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whop whop, adding beacon location, offline boundary map using shp. Let's go tactical..!!! (this feature not release yet)
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #SDR #Signal #Radio #Programming #C #Digital #Emergency #Emcomm
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UPDATE:
Frequency Correctioin
Host Controling Volume AGC
Resync Interfal
Theme (AMBER, DARK, DRACULA)
More cute Tamagotchi
Happy eksperiment Guys.
Github: github.com/YD1RUH/Tactical_F…
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #SDR #Signal #Radio #Programming #C #Digital #Emergency #Emcomm
ALT Mid-Stream Resynchronization — Automatically forces the frame decoder to drop its current lock and search for a new sync marker if consecutive Forward Error Correction (FEC) errors exceed a set threshold. Crucial for recovering data blocks in deep fading HF/VHF channels.
ALT Bypasses the internal software AGC to utilize the operating system's hardware-level gain control. Prevents double-amplification distortion and allows direct control of the radio's audio input level without software interference.
ALT Auto Frequency Correction Tracking — Continuously tracks and compensates for carrier frequency drift between the transmitting and receiving radios. Ensures that the Goertzel DSP bins remain perfectly aligned with the incoming signal even if the radio's VFO drifts over time.
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Still testing performance AGWPE for APRS with Tactical FSK Modem. It works with Xastir and APRSIS32. I'm So sorry for the delay, I really want to make sure all the think work flawlessly.
#SDR #SoftwareDefinedRadio #EmComm #DigitalMode #FSK #Radio #PacketRadio #APRS #PacketRadio
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🚀 Big #WestVirginia shoutout to Kelsey Bassanini for completing the Emergency Communications course! 🎉
Kelsey is strengthening the communication backbone of the Mountain State! In the world of EmComm, having the right gear is only half the battle—having the compatible gear is what really matters. Kelsey’s favorite part was "learning how to shop for equipment which aligns with the local AuxComm or ARES." This is a pro move; making sure your radio setup matches the requirements of your local response teams ensures you can hit the ground running when the call for help comes in. 🌲🎙️💪
What was the highlight for Kelsey? Mastering the art of equipment selection so her station is perfectly synchronized with West Virginia's emergency infrastructure! ✍️✨
Kelsey also gave us a heads-up about a broken link to RepeaterBook.com. Thank you, Kelsey! We’ll get our tech team on that right away to ensure the "phone book" of ham radio is easily accessible for everyone. We appreciate you looking out for the community! 📡💻
Congratulations on becoming a vital asset to your local emergency teams, Kelsey! We look forward to hearing you on the nets. 🏆
Ready to gear up for public service like Kelsey? 👉 HamRadioPrep.com
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Just adding 16-tone FSK to Tactical FSK Modem and showing the different between FSK, 8-tone FSK, 16-tone FSK. inspired by 2G-ALE or MIL-STD-188-141A/B or STANAG 5066. :D
#SDR #SoftwareDefinedRadio #EmComm #DigitalMode #FSK #Radio #PacketRadio
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Heyhoo APRS !! Just adding AGWPE Server feature and become soundmodem work with every APRS Client software that support AGW Protocol. (not release yet)
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #SDR #FSK #Signal #Radio #Analog #Programming #C #Emergency #Emcomm #HamLib #APRS #PacketRadio
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