RRI Announces CW Field Exercise Contest
The growing interest in CW within the amateur radio community presents an exciting opportunity to reinvigorate CW nets and traffic operation. It has been known for years that CW nets…
Do Traffic Operators Underutilize 30-Meters?
Do Traffic Operators Underutilize 30-Meters? The 30-Meter (10-mHz) band offers several advantages for CW and manual-mode digital traffic operators, some of which are: The combination of a contest-free slice of…
Shall We Standardize IATN Schedules?
For those unfamiliar with IATN (formerly referred to as “TCC”), this is a group of point-to-point circuits that transfer message traffic between areas. IATN circuits are not “nets” but rather…
RRI Restructuring Proposal Approved
RRI Restructuring Proposal Approved On March 5, the RRI Board of Directors met to discuss the results of the recent restructuring meeting. Of particular interest during discussions was the input…
RRI Restructuring Proposal
On February 27, 2024, Radio Relay International hosted a meeting of Registered Radio Operators, the purpose of which was to discuss a proposed restructuring process. Over the past year, the…
2100 Miles on a Handheld Radio?
2100 Miles on a Handheld Radio? In recent months, social media has been inundated with advertisements for handheld two-way radios promising nationwide, survivable emergency communications. This is the verbatim text…
Prepper Comms: Connectivity versus Communications
Prepper Comms: Connectivity versus Communications It appears an entire cottage industry has emerged in which various vendors sell ham radio, GMRS, and similar resources as a preparedness tool. Search YouTube…
Radio Relay International Restructuring Proposal
IMPORTANT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Radio Relay International Restructuring Proposal MEETING OPEN TO RRI REGISTERED RADIO OPERATORS ONLY All Radio Relay International Registered Radio Operators are invited to attend an important on-line…
AUXCOMM USA and Radio Relay International Sign Memorandum of Agreement
AUXCOMM USA and Radio Relay International are proud to announce the implementation of a Memorandum of Agreement outlining cooperation between the two organizations. AUXCOMM USA is a voluntary, nonprofit organization…
New RRI Traffic Net in New York City
The NYC Radio Relay Traffic Net will be held on the N2ROW linked system at 8:30 PM on Mondays (joined with the NYC-ARECS Net) and Wednesdays/Fridays(as a standalone traffic net).…