Wireless Communications and Related Gear

What is the most secure web browser? After posting this post on how to secure the Firefox web browser, several pack members sent emails asking me which web browser was the most secure “out of the box” without their having to do all that technical stuff that was discussed in the previous article. Good question… After a

This guest post is by Raybiker73  and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . You can also read part one here. So you’ve already decided on getting an amateur radio license, and you find yourself with a few questions. One of the first questions you have is probably, “What is all this ‘wavelength’ and ‘meter band’ and ‘HF’

This guest post is by Michael C and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . Frequencies Since the start of radio, frequencies have been allocated for different purposes. There are over 10 thousand different frequencies for ham radio, starting with HF (high Frequency) and going into VHF (Very High Freq.) and UHF (Ultra High Frequency). Even higher bands in

This guest post is by Michael C and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . (This is part one of a four-part series - intro, history, AM, Carrier) There are less than 4 million active ham radio operators in the USA – about 1% of the population. I use my ham radio mainly to contact a friend about ten miles away.

This guest post is by Ridge G and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . Please understand that I do not profess to be an authority on the following information.  My intent is to share my personal experience with the RMS Express software, the Tigertronics SignaLink USB unit and the WL2K WinLink 2000 system in a relatively non-technical manner. 

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by E. Evans Introduction Upon hearing the word “survival,” a computer is probably not the first item that comes to mind, but having a small, portable computer system ready for use in times of need can be a handy device for communicating with others

This is a guest post by Cliff C [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.]