Archive for the ‘Communications’ Category

ARMAD 2010

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day  – ARMAD 2010 will be held on 29 May 2010 (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 ...

Update

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

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 ...

ARMAD 2009

Monday, April 20th, 2009

It’s time again for Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD) on 23 May 2009, here in Madison/Huntsville, AL.  We will be setting up at a new site this year.  When more information come available we will announce the site location. The Asterisk Amateur Radio Network will be join with the Drake State Technical College Amateur Radio Club promoting ...

DARN is near …

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

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 ...

Maxon SP-7000 Series Portable

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Maxon’s latest compact, full featured portable is now available. This feature rich portable is sure to satisify nearly everyone’s needs. Just a few of the features included are 2-Tone encode/decode, scrambler, ...