Occasionally the volunteer events we work need repeater coverage that is a little wider than what they normally have for coverage every day. The MS Twin Cities Ride fundraiser was one of those events. The route passes through some lower areas in the Mississippi river valley and the route outlines the Twin cities of St.Continue reading “Repeater for a day”
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2025 Winter Field Day
Jan 25, 2025 10:00AM local to Jan 26, 2025 16:00 local Many people may know that during the last weekend of June ham radio people of all stripes participate in a contest to challenge our ability to communicate and to have a little friendly competition. In the summer time ARRL Field Day is a dual-purposeContinue reading “2025 Winter Field Day”
A Large Communications Trailer
I have written before on the many advantages of smaller communications trailers. Not long ago a group I am adjacent to, Minnesota VOAD (Volunteers Active in Disasters) sought out a large trailer for their Field Operations Teams. The idea is these individuals go out to track and report back on a range of disaster recoveryContinue reading “A Large Communications Trailer”
Three New D-Star ID-RP4010V Repeaters Purchased
Icom was having a closeout sale on the newest D-Star repeater modules. We bought three. We were actually saving up for one – they were $1600 retail. They have two key features for us- one they are controller less (takes up less rack space), and two they support FM. FEMA goes on and on about interoperability. The idea of theContinue reading “Three New D-Star ID-RP4010V Repeaters Purchased”
Introducing the tower trailers – what’s installed and what’s next…
I’ve added a capability summary to the website for the two tower trailers that I own showing what each trailer can currently do. See the link for the PB trailer, or J trailer. The next event for the trailers will be the Anoka County Radio Club Halloween Special event station on 10/31/2020. One or bothContinue reading “Introducing the tower trailers – what’s installed and what’s next…”
Ham Radio Tower Trailers 