Archive for the ‘Communications’ Category

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, ...

Nothing is really free …

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Nothing is really free ... So why is it that independent groups have such a hard time getting funding in good time and definitely during tougher times? There are many agencies and organizations that benefit from the support ...