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Last time I discussed “What is a net?”, the two types of nets (formal and informal) and both of the EARS weekly nets. This week, I will discuss public service, weather spotting and emergency communication nets. Let’s start with public service, weather spotting and emergency communication nets as they are […]

Basic Setup screen, this is where clicking on the [Setup] button brings you Starting at the top we have the red lettered selectable text, as soon as clicked on they become highlighted. We are now on [Basic Setup]. We will now go over the parts of this screen. The line […]

Many hams may be familiar with nets but new hams and even some veterans may not be familiar. I will do my best to explain nets, what they are, how they are useful and how they work. This article is not intended to all inclusive but I will do my […]

Returning to the Node status screen, let us look at all of the items that are visible on this screen. Having looked at the first two buttons on the screen we need to look at the other items below the button line. Mesh Address is the network facing address of […]

In the previous part we looked at what AREDN is and some of the facilities and services. In this part we will look at the node user interface. The user interface or Node Status screen will look like this: This is the landing screen when you connect to a node. […]

This week I am using this column to discuss Field Day. Field Day is an annual on-air event. It is part emergency preparedness exercise and part contest. Depending on who you ask it could be described as either. I would be define it as an emergency preparedness exercise first with […]