S.O.S. Cuba Special Event Station W4C Established
The crisis in Cuba continues as the communist regime is reportedly arresting those deemed dangerous to the state, and …
Cuban Govt Blocks Internet — Jams Ham Radio Freqs
Cuban Govt Blocks Internet — Jams Ham Radio Freqs by John Jacob Schmidt Cuban Anti-Communist Unrest Results in Government …
Elsa Expected To Strengthen — Hurricane Warning Issued
Source: Hurricane Watch Net https://hwn.org/policies/activationplans.html Updated Tuesday, July 6 @ 3:30 PM EDT (1930 UTC) The National Hurricane Center …
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day, as we celebrate the patriots who came before us, threw off the chains of tyranny, and …
Initiating Station Invitation (T-REX 2021)
We are now taking volunteers for ‘Initiating Stations’ Deadline for responses: End of the day, Wednesday, July 7th The …
June Mobile Training Exercise (MTX) — Field Station Guidance
This posting intended to provide the participating stations with guidance for participating in the June 2021 Mobile [field] Training …
T-REX 21 WARNO (Warning Order)
WARNING ORDER [WARNORD] aka. ‘WARNO’ TO: ALL parties and AmRRON members FR: John Jacob Schmidt (AmRRON National) DTG: 20210517 2000Z SUBJ: WARNO for T-REX 21 radio operators and prepareness groups and personnel DISTRIBUTION: Unlimited SITUATION – OVERVIEW: Simulated nationwide cyber attack and scenario-based, grid-down disaster training exercise, with special emphasis on non-conventional emergency communications. Although the event is sponsored by AmRRON, all other interested parties are free to train along with the exercise scenario. When: Friday through Sunday, August 6th, 7th, and 8th. ENEMY: Unknown. However, intelligence leading up to the exercise indicates a nation-state actor with advanced, sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities. FRIENDLY FORCES: AmRRON Radio Networks; various emergency communications networks; local and/or state government and non-government entities, disaster response services. …
Mark Your Calendars! T-REX 2021 (Aug 6, 7, and 8)
T-REX 2021 is coming! Mark your calendars! …
SURVEY RESULTS: HF Radios That AmRRON Operators Use
SURVEY RESULTS: What HF Radios do AmRRON Operators Use? The following results are from a survey ran via the AmRRON Mobile Team App, asking participants the make and model of their primary, daily use HF transceivers, as well as their secondary/backup HF rigs, if they have one. Finally, we asked how important they thought High Frequency (HF) capabilities are in grid-down emergency communications. The response was not surprising. 209 Participants //////////////////////////////////// Top Ten list, overall, most commonly used (as either primary and backup) HF transceivers: Make/Model …
SURVEY: What HF Transceivers do AmRRON Operators Use?
We have a lot of new members who are asking what equipment is most recommended by the seasoned radio …
AmRRON CW Nets — Second Net Tips and Format
Next CW net will be this Tuesday evening (which is Wednesday at 0200 Zulu Time). Have you been practicing …
AmRRON Morse Net Coming Back!
Amrron ‘Morse Net’ is Back! Thank you to all of you who responded to the AmRRON Mobile Team App survey asking about your interest in a CW Morse Code net. The results of that survey are posted below. We’ll start off with the Morse Nets taking place (generally) every other Tuesday, usually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, in between the National Net weeks. Also, thank you to [code names] Wingnut and Hotel-04 for your willingness to help bring life back into the AmRRON Morse nets as Net Control Station (NCS) operators! Beginning Tuesday evening, April …