I often receive questions like: “Why do I need Ham Radio when I have a cell phone?” or “Didn’t the internet kill Ham Radio?” While these modern forms of communication may have shifted the attention away from Ham Radio, by no means did it make it unnecessary. In fact, during a ...
Created with LunacyCommunicate worldwide without the internet or your cell phone Created with LunacyJoin local clubs, emergency response groups, and community emergency response teams Created with LunacySet up a ham radio on your car/truck to go off-roading ...
Created with LunacyCommunicate worldwide without the internet or your cell phone Created with LunacyJoin local clubs, emergency response groups, and community emergency response teams Created with LunacySet up a ham radio on your car/truck to go off-roading ...
During Sept. 11, 2001, as well as Hurricane Katrina, cell phone towers, power lines, and telephone poles were down, causing a loss of communication. However, in these times of disaster and devastation, a different kind of hero emerged -- the amateur radio operator.Cooper, Charlene...
Teens love it to when they get into it and off of the cell phone which by the way usually goes down in bad storms! But ham radio operators know how to bypass the cell phone system by using their own radio transmitter and equipment! You can do all of this with a Technician class lice...
2. Uncertain Place for Ham Radio in the Era of the Internet The Internet has made communicating with people much more accessible. Still, the growth of cell phone networks andsocial mediaplatforms has done little to make the majority of Americans feel like they know their neighbors. Amateur rad...
A passion for ham radio was the impetus for what has become Digi‑Key Electronics today – one of the largest and fastest growing high-service distributors in the world.From Digi-Keyer to DigiKey:The DigiKey Story The real beginning of DigiKey was about 1969. Ron Stordahl was a Ham Radio...
Ham Radio Stuff: Its Alive! It’s Alive! (Cue evil laughter) Way back in October we had a nasty thunderstorm roll through here that did some damage here. My much patched and cobbled together OCFD (off center fed dipole) antenna had come down again, my Gap Titan vertical had some ...
Handheld radios don’t need cell phone towers or internet providers. A handheld HAM radio can keep you in touch at the press of a button.Before diving deep, here is a summary of our top picks. We spent countless hours narrowing down this list....
Natural disasters like hurricanesandtornadoes disrupt normaltelephoneandcell phonesystems, and ham radio operators can pitch in to help with emergency communications. On theInternational Space Station, a member of the crew usually has an amateur radio operator's license and sometimes chats with other ...