GMRS repeater coming soon to N6IJ

Coming soon, a GMRS repeater deployed at the N6IJ superstation in Marina!  Currently there is a test unit operating on a Vertex Standard VXR-7000 with a Decibel duplexer and bandpass filter on the RX side to increase sensitivity.  It is…

Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms

As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer roles to help officials spot fires before they get out of control. Dry conditions and wind gusts of 100 miles…

Amateur radio – a 21st Century hobby

The provision of emergency communications is one of the fastest-growing areas of amateur radio around the world. Amateur radio is useful to emergency communications because it does not depend on infrastructure. That means amateur radio does not rely on the…

RemoteHams HF Remote is online

Fellow Club Members, Our new RemoteHams HF Remote is online and available for active club members. The new remote is a Kenwood TS-570D that will do 160m through 10m, all modes, and 100 watts with a built-in antenna tuner.  Antenna…

ARRL Field Day 2025 Rules changes/updates

Revised 3/26/2025 Rule Changes for ARRL Field Day 2025: Eligibility Criteria for the GOTA station for class A and F station has changed (see 4.1.1) 1. Eligibility: Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field…

Ham radio operators honor World War II veterans

Story by Esly Davis At Buckingham Army Airfield, once the largest in Florida, thousands of airmen trained during World War II. Recently, a group of ham radio operators brought that legacy back to life, using the same airwaves that once…

WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, INFORMATION IS HARD TO GET

From an article by Mike Langner – K5MGR. During the recent hurricane that ran through the South and especially hit western North Carolina hard, many traditional news services were just unavailable. It was not merely power outages in places where…

Field Day 2025

MBARA/N6IJ members plan to hold a Field Day on the fourth weekend in June, in coordination with the ARRL. (It will be held during daylight hours only: 10:00 – 19:00 on Saturday and 10:00 – 13:00 on Sunday. No overnight…

Meshtastic node soon to go live

With GMRS and Meshtastic having low cost/skill entry barriers, these radios are frequently used by individuals who are evaluating amateur radio as a prospective hobby. The GMRS and Meshtastic systems will therefore promote the amateur radio hobby and by extension…