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Off-Grid Radio Communications
November 12, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
This class provides a foundation to radio communications, from line-of-sight handhelds to over-the-horizon HF radio. Focus will be on compact, efficient, and portable operations out of a backpack or vehicle.
Learn what is needed to make contact throughout your neighborhood, neighboring states, neighboring countries, or even “across the pond” into Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Topics include:
- Licensing and when it is required
- Principles of radio propagation
- Handheld radios and their limits
- Repeaters
- HF radios and their requirements
- Required equipment
- Identifying radio signals
- Considerations for portable operations
- Battery types, performance, and specifications
- Calculating power consumption
- Battery charging and safety
- Practical exercises
$20.00 – $30.00