Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day – ARMAD 2012 will be held on 26 May 2012 (the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend). The purpose for having Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day is to give a shout out in support of those serving on the Front Line as First Responders and Military Personnel. As well as those [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Support category.
We’re Still Here …
We’re Still Here … doing a bit of regrouping along the way and hope we can get the infrastructure fully operational again. The summer has been a rough one across Kansas and over two thirds of the United States is dealing with Extreme Heat Conditions. Plenty of humidity but the atmosphere is so hot that [...]
Remote Base
Remote Base: What is the function? What will it be used for? How will it connect to other stations? What is the function: A Remote Base provides a method in which locations outside the normal range of a Base Station or Repeater can be accessed. Thus providing additional communications coverage area. What will it be [...]
Update
There’s been a lot of activity in the past month in several different areas regarding communications support. On 23 May 2009 the *KANSAS*, *NEBRASKA* and *WYOMING* were all put to use in support of ARMAD 2009. We were able to express our appreciation to those that serve in the Military as well the First Responders. [...]
Power Outages and Readiness
Are you really ready? When the power fails will your equipment still operate via generator or battery back up? Is there enough fuel and battery capacity to last several days? What is the plan for longer term outages? Do you have alternate sources for obtaining fuel and batteries (that are already charged)? What about re-charging [...]
DARN is near
The Digital Analog Radio Network is near. DARN defined as “to mend by weaving thread across a gap” that is what is being done. Those that want to see flexibility will go with the DARN approach, as a improvement while there will be others that find it to be just annoyance. DARN definitely fits the [...]
Nothing is really free …
Nothing is really free … So why is it that independent groups have such a hard time getting funding in good time and definitely during tougher times? There are many agencies and organizations that benefit from the support resources of these independent groups. Yet there are those that will frown at the idea of not [...]
Dynamic Paths …
Just like other living things there are good and bad times for dynamic paths that are taken. One can opt to be static yet knowing dynamic paths will move you. What does this mean to those that work in the area of emergency response? Be flexible with the methods that are used, yet maintain the [...]