Brick O'Lore

Not a bad idea... you can save some wear and tear on the nicer equipment. From  Ron Hashiro : "So, the initial temptation might be to...

I think being a net controller would be a good experience ... unfortunately, I'm not sure I could commit based on my schedule. "I ...

From the 470 Amateur Radio Group ... "On September 17th of this year the 145.470 repeater will be 30 years old, in celebration of the 3...

I knew the 470 Amateur Radio Group had a web page , but I just discovered they have a Facebook page as well.

Reports of the 145.470 Repeater's demise were greatly exaggerated. Tim updates : This afternoon, my XYL Tammy (KB4TQO) and I went to...

The 145.470 repeater is down . When it rains, it pours.

People talk a lot about the ability of hams to help in an emergency. I'm glad we are not often put to the test, but it is nice to hear e...

Paul, W4PGM, was back on the 470 Net with another recommendation - a PSK31 kit (assembled in the picture below), from Small Wonder Labs . P...

Paul, W4PGM, gave an overview of the FlexRadio , Software Defined Radio. He runs the FLEX-3000 and really likes it. He compared it favorabl...

I learned a couple of things tonight during the trivia part of the 470 Amateur Radio Net . Before there was SOS and Mayday, ham radio oper...