New Global Emergency Communications Network launches

For the past year or so, there has been a lot of activity going on behind the scenes to establish an alternative international amateur radio emergency communications network that will serve various communities and authorities during and after disasters. The team comprises a network of seasoned and experienced operators who have put together a totally…

Ethic aspects for the radio amateurs

Edition 2 (July 2008) By John Devoldere, ON4UN Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW Proof reading and corrections by Bob Whelan, G3PJT Most radio amateurs or aspiring radio amateurs reading this manual are probably new to amateur radio. Up until recently, newcomers were thrown on the bands with very little, if any, help, without clear instructions or teaching…

ADS-SR1 Simplex Repeater

The ADS-SR1 is a multi-function voice recorder device that connects to virtually any handheld, base, or mobile radio. It features exceptional voice recording quality and higher capacity than any other comparable device on the market.   Simplex Repeater A simplex repeater records incoming transmissions and retransmits them on the same frequency. This has the effect…