Author Archives: KD7isa

Your Radio Can Tell Winlink Your GPS Location

Posted on 2024/09/22 by KD7isa

Well, some radios. This last week two of our members used an other-than-the-usb-puck or dongle to access their GPS location.

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Training

Posted on 2024/09/18 by KD7isa

When do you want YOUR next training opportunity? *Flash* See Training Page updates! Whether you attended or missed the recent P2P exercise we can get a group together to work on anything the group wants. It could be the same, … Continue reading →

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Monthly In-Person Meetings

Posted on 2024/09/16 by KD7isa

Email notice of the meeting and online viewing invitations will be sent out 24hrs prior to the meeting. If you have not received an email by the morning of the scheduled meeting, contact our EC KD7EFP at his washcoares.org email … Continue reading →

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RSVP to Bald Peak P2P Exercise

Posted on 2024/09/12 by KD7isa

Please RSVP to kd7isa at washcoares dot org (or kd7isa at winlink.org) for Saturday’s training event. Please download Document Notes 2024 Sep 14 v3c Print out at least the 2 log pages. Incident briefing 2024 09 14 Incident briefing 2024 … Continue reading →

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September Field Training 8/14

Posted on 2024/08/22 by KD7isa

2024 Sep 14: Washco ARES members will travel to Bald Peak and separate into numerous VARA FM field stations. Then we will set up a net control station to help us negotiate by simplex radio to trade WLE messages by … Continue reading →

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QST Files: An EMP-Resistant All-Bank EmComm Go-Kit

Posted on 2024/08/22 by KD7isa

An EMP-Resistant All-Bank EmComm Go-Kit [lifted directly from the ARRL email newsletter] The August issue of QST carries the article “An All-Bank EmComm Go-Kit” authored by Randy Richmond, W7HMT, Assistant EC with the North Bend, Washington ARES team.

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Election Results: Washington Amateur Radio Corporation 2024

Posted on 2024/08/21 by KD7isa

At the General meeting on 8-20-2024 the following were elected: Chair Ed Clark, KC7ZBI (continued service) Secretary Mark John Holady, W7MML (continued service) Member at Large #1 Rick Banton, K7RDB, (continued service) Member at Large #2 Paul Tuttle, KD7ISA (new) … Continue reading →

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Lithium Battery Fire Started by Dog

Posted on 2024/08/13 by KD7isa

The Tulsa Fire Department shares a video showing how a dog started a house fire by chewing on a lithium-ion battery. The fault lies with us unknowingly leaving power banks out where animals can chew on them. Dog starts Lithium … Continue reading →

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Some Operator Goals RE: Winlink

Posted on 2024/08/08 by KD7isa

August 10, 2024 – Second Saturday Training Time: 0900. Early birds starting at 0830. Written by KD7ISA, approved by our EC for posting. I fear many ham operators believe that simply knowing how to send and receive a single WLE … Continue reading →

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Updated Radiogram Message Handling

Posted on 2024/08/08 by KD7isa

UPDATE: Handling Instructions and ARRL Numbered Texts Source: ARRL NTS Newsletter, August 6, 2024

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