ARMAD 2012  Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day is coming up on 26 May 2012.  The Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.  It is the time set aside each year to give a special SHOUT OUT to all Military and First Responders to let them know that they are indeed appreciated.  Also we seek to honor those […]

Thank You for all the Technology Resource Operators that were ready to assist over the weekend. Some valuable lessons once again have taken place. One particular lesson deals with the importance of having a self-contained power system SePS (a battery system that can easily be moved). Most of the equipment that we use now days […]

Just a quick test to see how the mapping plug-in works. […]

Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day  – ARMAD 2012 will be held on 26 May 2012 (the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend). The purpose for having Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day is to give a shout out in support of those serving on the Front Line as First Responders and Military Personnel.   As well as those […]

The following Reflectors are operational: *ALERTERC* *KANSAS* *NEBRASKA* *TACOMA* *WYOMING* contact ALERTradio ERC via InfoQuest […]

Some additional training resources have been added to the ALERTradio ERC | Training web site ISC page […]

The Derby RF Gateway is getting close to being back on the air.   Should be fully operational within the coming week.   The will also be two new PBX servers coming online shortly.    Will have some added features available through the new PBX servers plus the ones that were available previously. Updated 2011 09 23 15:36 […]

A lot of testing going on, gradually get some of these new features implement.  Like to find some ways where we can send SITREP and situational awareness messages without having to rely on the Internet. Still feel that high speed multi media (HSMM) will be a good tool for local and interurban applications.   What needs […]

Social Media – When the Internet is out What’s the quickest most efficient way to get the word out when a situation needs immediate attention? Going to be working on getting the public feed tied into the OPS website http://ops.alertradio.net Remember there is a RSS feed available that can be plugged into your email client […]

ALERTradio ERC | Operations now has SMS Notification available. […]

ARN Commons Script House A Place to find scripts for Asterisk PBX and RF Gateways Study Guides for Radio Licensure and Certification scripts.asteriskradio.net […]

Thank You to all those that are serving, have served and plan to serve. May The Eagles Always Watch Over You. Always Ready To Defend.     Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day is coming up on 26 May 2012.  The Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.  It is the time set aside each year to give a […]

In the 1800s there was the frontier of West. Today we have digital frontiers to explore. The digital frontiers may not always be digital voice or data that appears within this new frontier. Some may remember the days of 1200 baud packet that was quite popular in the 1990s. This technology is now present in […]

The Challenge that is on everyone’s mind tends to end up dealing with financial requirements to maintain focus on the ideas and goals that a group and individual needs to accomplish. We are in that same situation as well, we need to have financial support in order to maintain the web site as well as […]

In development news we picked up five more nodes for connectivity to the Allstar Link Network.   These five nodes will be used in the Communications Transportable Systems (CoTS).  Also they are beneficial in understanding the proper procedures for setting up multiple node servers both for the Asterisk Radio Network – ARN and Asterisk Amateur Radio […]

Check out the Overo Fire, it has Bluetooth and 802.11(g) on-board, a perfect solution for Asterisk HSMM package. Did someone mention a video phone? How about a mobile rig with Bluetooth access and hands-free connectivity. Good job Gumstix … […]

Remote Base: What is the function? What will it be used for? How will it connect to other stations? What is the function: A Remote Base provides a method in which locations outside the normal range of a Base Station or Repeater can be accessed. Thus providing additional communications coverage area. What will it be […]

Do you know what 711 TRS is? 711 is the nationwide telephone number for accessing Telephone Relay Service (TRS).    TRS permits persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device to call persons with or without such disabilities. Making TRS Calls If you want […]

A new digital project is coming up that will provide a method to push digital radio traffic to SIP / IAX2 phones as well as PSTN. Testing is in progress now, more details coming soon. […]

Forward-Thinking Digital Imagining 1) HSMM capabilities at least in the 70cm band and even in 1.25m band. 2 ) Long range HSMM networks with data/video/voice capabilities. (With products like the Ubiquiti Networks Bullet [ubnt.com] should be able to get some decent range) 3) Low-cost Digital Interface that can plug into any radio with a data […]