North Florida Amateur Radio Society. In the earliest radio years, no separation existed between those who pursued electronic communications for profit and hobbyist experimenters. Circa , commercial operators began tagging hobbyists as " hams " --a disparaging term used among wireline telegraph operators. Radio hams adopted it as a badge of honor!
Use this map to find amateur radio license holders in the USA. Click here for more info. When the map appears, you can adjust the zoom level and drag the map around. If you're looking at a sparsely populated area, you'll probably need to zoom out. After two seconds of not moving, it will reload with stations for the new area.
Clearwater Fire & Rescue hosts amateur radio operator training
Do you like operating in the field but hate dripping in sweat while setting up antennas? Does the idea of enduring another Field Day constantly fighting off every mosquito in Tampa Bay make you wish they held Field Day in January? Winter Field Day is a hour operating exercise where hams across the country go to the field, setup portable stations running on emergency power with temporary antennas. It has been operating since and gets bigger each year.
A while back Bob - KW4HU wrote a poem and asked to have it posted here in hopes that someone would put it to music. Well it has happened. Click the above TuneMatic logo for more details and ordering information. Digital Signal Database Ever wonder what digital signals look like? Well, here's what you need to help you identify digital signals.