Submitted by Steve Miller, N0SM Jim Lasley, N0JL, passed away Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from complications of pneumonia and heart disease. Jim loved cw of all kinds. He had a heck of a collection of straight keys and bugs, had been an SKCC member, ARRL Life Member, […]
Submitted by RRI’s founder Rob Griffin K6YR Bill Myers, K6IFF, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, after an extended battle with cancer. Bill was a longtime traffic-handler, who, after a number of years away from amateur radio, assumed an active role on the Sixth Region Net, Cycle 4, and as Los Angeles Section Traffic Manager, recruiting […]
The final draft of the RRI Training Manual, TR-001 is now available for download. This document covers topics such as; “An Introduction to Disaster Telecommunications Theory,” “RRI Manual Mode Networks,” “Introduction to the RRI Digital Traffic Network,” “Basic Radiotelephone Net Procedures,””Radiotelegraph Net Procedures,” and so forth. It is a companion to our TR-002 Basic Training […]
Submitted by Lou VK5EEE of Communicators Without Borders Resilient Communications: Morse Adaptation in Poor Propagation Conditions Cw at 12WPM can be copied down to -12dB SNR @ 2500 Hz and lower SNR with repeats and slower throughput, e.g. down to -26dB QRSS. Ref: http://www.pa3fwm.nl/technotes/tn09b.html An important skill in resilient communications is the ability to adapt […]