Activities and resources for licensed amateur radio operators.
Intro, RARC activities, CERT SkyWarn EmmComms, Sherrifs office, ARES, HandiHams • Mic Fright • As cheap as $16.99 on website named after a South American River. • Antenna, Antenna, Antenna! • Getting on the air. Including 2M, 70 cm, DMR FM and other modes, HF modes • ARRL U.S. Amateur Radio Bands Chart. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands4_Color_11x8_5.pdf • Know your license privileges on the bands. • Clubs, Elmers, ARRL, YouTube… Who to turn to for information. Ask 10 Hams, you’ll get 15 answers. • So many rabbit holes! • The ARRL Operating Manual. $10 for Kindle, 2 volumes, $20 for all four. • How repeaters work. • Lingo, phonetic alphabet • Connectors, many varieties: SMA, SO239, PL259, NMO, BNC • Drones • Repeaterbook.com • Minnesota Repeater Council • Minnesota Ham Radio Discord, Facebook