POTA, SOTA and EmComm
POTA and SOTA are popular activities these days. It is common to meet POTA enthusiasts who want to believe their activity equates with preparing for emergency communications. So, let’s examine…
Weather Data Reporting
Despite widespread Internet enabled weather data networks such as “Weather Underground” as well as NOAA sponsored volunteer programs such as CoCoRaHS, radio amateurs can still contribute valuable information during significant…
Certified Radiogram Implementation
Effective June 1, 2025, Radio Relay International will begin conveying the new “Certified”precedence radiogram. The certified precedence radiogram, also referred to as the “fast telegram”message is a new classification reserved…
Q.E.D: Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene: Q.E.D. Several decades ago, the author described radio amateurs as being “prostrate at the altar of the god baud, cowering in fear.” This tongue-in-cheek statement was intended to…
Customer Service!
Those who have taken the time to attend our on-line presentations or read our training documents know that Radio Relay International generally classifies customer service in two categories; “direct” and…
An Emergency Exercise
On a recent Sunday morning, after checking into a routine CW net, some adjacent channel interference appeared near 7116 kHz. The transmissions seemed unusually brief, so curiosity got the best…
Approved: CRO Training Plan & Fast Telegram Routing Procedure
Radio Relay International would like to thank everyone who provided feedback on the restructuring proposal introduced this past February. We received many comments regarding the proposal and, of the many…
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…
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…