At the April monthly meeting of the Cascades Amateur Radio Society, a presentation was given by one of our members, Dave Foster (W3IGT), who is a retired geologist. Dave has been in the salt mines underneath Detroit! The title of the presentation was “Radio Rocks.” Sadly, Dave did not wear his Elvis impersonation suit for…
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RFE- Radio Frequency Exposure Rules for May 3, 2021
The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order (R&O) governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits unless they are…
Migrating the Mail Reflector
We’re migrating our mailing list function from the mailserver on the w8jxn.com site to an internet-hosted service. To add your email address to the mailing list, use the field and button below. You can subscribe at any time. Subscribe to our group
Keeping it Real on FCC Fees
Posting for K8TS, a forward from our ARRL regional director. Several individual have incorrectly reported that the proposed fees foramateur Radio licensing have taken effect. This is NOT TRUE. The FCC fees Report and Order adopted last December was published in theFederal Register this past week. To quote from ARRL’s Legal Counsel:“I want to note…
Antenna Theory Presentation March 16th 10PM EST (DST)
Folks, if you understand the uttermost fundamentals of antenna theory, you pretty much will be able to comprehend whatever comes your way in electromagnetics. FYI – Professor Constantine Balanis of the Antenna Theory book fame is presenting a lecture on the “Fundamentals of Antennas” from chapter 2 of his book to the subject club. Everyone is welcome…
Getting started in DMR – The Anytone 878DV and OpenSpot2
A few years back, I decided to dive into the world of Digital Mobile Radio. I have a long history in IP networking and information technology, so I’m naturally intrigued by this confluence of networking technology and radio. I even worked on a project with a customer who was building a new IP transport for…
Cell Phone Frequencies
Did you ever wonder what frequencies cell phones use? I always though it was about 900 MHz but look at the table below to see a wide range of bands that are used. The matrix below meshes provider against technology. We can see that 5G distinguishes itself from the others in that it uses 28…
SHARES, DHS and Winlink – Thanks Steve Waterman!
Many thanks to Steve Waterman (K4CJX) for his presentation on SHARES and DHS Emcomm planning. His presentation is available here. For more information contact Steve at k4cjx@comcast.net.
CQ: Calling any station
As the club web presence begins to evolve and grow, there’s a genuine opportunity for all club members to have a bigger impact. The driving force behind changing the format of our web site was to create a platform for members to communicate and share their experience. Your posts need not be long, nor technical….
Contingencies in Amateur Radio – Power Blackout
Here’s the scenario… you’re the net control operator for your club’s weekly net and just as you finish the preamble and are ready to pause for check-ins, the power at your home QTH goes out. You have no idea if it will be out for a minute or an hour or a day. If there’s…