Thank You for Making Our Hamfest a Success
Thank-you to the sponsors, attendees, seminar speakers, vendors, volunteers, and our hosts: the Minnesota National Guard. Your support and involvement made this event a great success!
See you next year ‼️
Use a NanoVNA as a Dip Meter
Recently Hackaday featured a Youtube video demonstration—from the Rick’s Ham Shack channel—about using modern technology to replace an aging piece of test equipment.
Cass County Participating in Tornado Drill Day
During North Dakota Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week, a full-system test of the outdoor siren warning system in Cass County will be conducted on Wednesday, April 24, at 11:15 a.m. Residents are encouraged to review their tornado sheltering plans and practice going to their shelter area.
Going the Extra Mile
On April 15, 2024, Zoe MacDiarmid of The Huntington News—The Independent Student Newspaper of The Northeastern University—reported on the radio operators who connect all 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon.
Served Agencies: Who They Are and How We Serve Them
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “We often hear about served agencies when hams talk about disaster response and emergency communications. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, joins the podcast this month to discuss exactly what and who served agencies are, and where the Amateur Radio Service fits into their responses.”1
Radio Operators needed for the 2024 Fargo Marathon
RRRA has been called upon to provide aid station communications for the 2024 Fargo Marathon on Saturday, June 1st.
This is an excellent training opportunity for hams interested in event/incident communications and directed net operations.
Radio operators are needed to support approximately 16 aid stations and medical drop-out stations.
