Interview with Shelter Manager after Hurricane Michael. Shared from the website: http://hamradio.world/ Interview by James WX4TV This is an interview with Don Minchew, shelter manager for the hurricane shelter in Wewahitchka, Florida. Don talks about how amateur radio stepped in to fill the gap when all forms of commercial communications infrastructure were down and inoperable. […]
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Polly-01 — March 17, 2017 It can be a bit overwhelming purchasing radio gear, especially if you are new to Emergency Communications. We created a ‘Shopping List’ and grouped it in terms of priority. Note: Priority 1 is considered the absolute minimum needed to communicate effectively. In fact, at the level 1, an extra spare […]
From the Desk of Paul Stramer Montana Comm Leader for Oath Keepers NOTE: Paul will be a presenter on our public webinar on emergency communications and EMP Protection, this Monday night, Oct. 24, 2016, at 8PM Central. Go here to sign up for that webinar. With the announcement on October 11, 2016 by Stewart […]
This article will provide you some information on how to study for, and obtain, your Amateur Radio license. LICENSE CLASSES The Amateur Radio (aka “ham”) licenses are issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and are issued in three classes; Technician, General, Amateur Extra (usually just called Extra). Each license class brings increasing privileges of […]



