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The Net
The “Net”, which is short for “network” in Amateur Radio is a daily, weekly or monthly meeting on-air of Amateurs to pass message
Survival Skills
First Aid for Bug Bites: What Every Prepper Should Know
When you’re outdoors — whether operating portable QRP, running a field exercise, or supporting a community emergency drill — bug bites are almost
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Emergency Power in Amateur Radio: Staying On the Air When It Matters Most: Featured Image
Emergency Power in Amateur Radio: Staying On the Air When It Matters Most In amateur radio, power is more than convenience — it’s capability. When storms knock out the grid, when infrastructure fails, or when you’re deployed in the field, the ability to generate and manage your own power becomes
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Baofeng Radios and Amateur Radio
PrepperStuff: Controversy, Arguments and Opinions Rick Donaldson Oct 23, 2023 We all know that there are opinions out there, and like…. other “things” we have… we all
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Welcome to the New N0NJY Blog
Welcome to the newly launched N0NJY Blog, the personal station log and project journal of Rick Donaldson, N0NJY. This space is dedicated to sharing the ongoing work, experiments, and adventures that make amateur radio such a rewarding pursuit.
Muti-part Series
First Aid for Bug Bites: What Every Prepper Should Know
When you’re outdoors — whether operating portable QRP, running a field exercise, or supporting a community emergency drill — bug bites are almost guaranteed. Most are minor annoyances, but some can escalate into real medical concerns if not handled correctly. Knowing how to give fast, effective first aid keeps you
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The Net
The “Net”, which is short for “network” in Amateur Radio is a daily, weekly or monthly meeting on-air of Amateurs to pass message traffic, make contacts or simply sit and “rag-chew”. Rag-chew is just sitting and talking about various aspects of the hobby, weather, or just about anything. The Net
Lesson Three
What you need for these lessons Lesson Three Things you need for this: 1) You will need a basic scientific calculator. You will need to be familiar with operating normal math functions, square roots, trigonometry and Base 10 Log functions (basic scientific calculators have these functions). A programmable calculator is
Cyber Security
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Community Prepping
Ham Radio Communications for Preppers
An introduction Rick Donaldson Jun 14, 2022 Welcome to the first day of this blog. I hope you enjoy it, and learn something from it. Traditionally, Amateur Radio Operators are a part of a large and long-time group of “Preppers” and “Survivalists”, though this is not a phrase we use
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Really cool to read through and find so much awesomeness added to WordPress 3.6 while I was gone. I should take three weeks off more often. — Andrew Nacin (@nacin) April 3, 2013 This post tests WordPress’ Twitter Embeds feature. Posted as per the instructions in the Codex. Learn
Regulatory
Rules and Regulations
FCC Part 97 Rick Donaldson Jun 14, 2022 The Federal Communications Commission, as we noted in previous posts regulates not only Ham radio, but all of the radio spectrum available. In almost all cases of radio services, a license is required. Some requires testing, like Commercial Radio-telephony and Amateur. A
First Aid
First Aid for Bug Bites: What Every Prepper Should Know
When you’re outdoors — whether operating portable QRP, running a field exercise, or supporting a community emergency drill — bug bites are almost guaranteed. Most are minor annoyances, but some can escalate into real medical concerns if not handled correctly. Knowing how to give fast, effective first aid keeps you
































