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Last week, RRI had the pleasure to meet Fred Hopengarten K1VR who is running for re-election to the ARRL board of directors, representing New England. We were interested in Fred’s options about traffic handling and related matters. Now, this was the first time we’ve attempted something like this, and Zoom proved to be troublesome! But […]
Submitted by Dave Struebel WB2FTX: Many of NJ traffic handlers might have missed this. I found it in the October 2018 issue of CQ Magazine. Our own Dave Popkins W2CC, longtime Net Manager for the New Jersey Phone Net (NJPN, 6 PM 3950 Khz) has been recognized by the President for a lifetime achievement of […]
From the CQ newsroom Petition Drive to Save WWV/WWVH – Sept. 15 Deadline WWV transmitter site in Colorado. The NIST budget request for fiscal 2019 eliminates funding for continued operation of WWV and its Hawaiian counterpart, WWVH. (US Government photo) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has eliminated funding for the continued operation […]
ZL1NZ posted this video record to You-Tube on Aug 14, 2018. From the description, It is a short recording from 20m featuring great signals from WB8WKQ and K6TOP, recorded at ZL1NZ/ZM50MAUQ. Each station sent and received formal traffic (although that’s not on this recording). Since this test, regular skeds were established and formal record traffic’s […]
Contributed by RRI board member Jeff Miller WB8WQK Originally published at TFC-OPS FB Operators: As you may be aware of, RRI has been diligently working with the Oceania Group (Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands) to establish a quality traffic communications circuit. Although initial thinking was that digital would be ideal, to date, we […]
On July 31, three RRI operators, using radiotelegraphy, relayed a radiogram over a 12,000-mile circuit from Germany to New Zealand. At 2030Z, Amateur Station DL4FN, operated by Peter Dintelmann in Erbach, Germany, originated a radiogram message addressed to VK5EEE in Australia, which was transmitted on schedule to WB8WKQ, operated by Jeff Miller, in Dryden, Michigan. […]
The Pennsylvania Traffic Net’s FB and RRI registered operators met for lunch on Friday, September 29, 2017. Enjoying the camaraderie and fraternity of traffic handling were Tom Mills AF4NC, Pete Young K3IN, Dave Heller K3TX, Bob Hecht N3AAK, and Scott Walker N3SW. Photo by AF4NC Pennsylvanians: Join the Traffic Corps QNI PTN Today! 3585 kHz […]
H/T to retired Navy Chief Alex Rey KB3SBR for bring this to our attention. The Penobscot Bay Pilot newspaper called out three of our top operators yesterday. Steve Hansen KB1TCE , Jeff Miller WB8WKQ and Jim Wades WB8SIW featured in the story of amateur radio’s response to Hurricans Irma and Maria. Miller and Wades serve on […]
Net affiliation summary, Summer 2017 RRI welcomes EPAEPTN and QMN as new affiliated nets Eastern Penna Emergency Phone & Traffic Net EPAEPTN was founded ca 1957 in response to a series of devastating hurricanes. Civil Defense officials deployed mobile capable amateurs to report on flooding levels, infrastructure damage, and casualties saving many lives. EPAEPTN has […]
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