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Anchorage Senior Center – Rotator Installed

The Anchorage Senior Center is one step closer to having a full HF, VHF, UHF, and MESH networking capabilities. On Saturday, July 30, Sid Atwood (KL7SID), Kent Petty (KL5T), and...

By Kent Petty Published August 2, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking, Public Service, Volunteer

New Hillside Node Installed

Thanks to Bruce Chandler, KL7QN, for graciously hosting a site on his property for club installations. The first happened today! KL7MM and KL5T installed a brand spankin’ new Ubiquiti 120...

By Kent Petty Published April 29, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators

Did you know? Check out this great article from Emergency Management Magazine. Please get involved. There are plenty of positions needed to be filled in our local Anchorage area ARES...

By Kent Petty Published April 15, 2017 ARES, Public Service, Volunteer

Working Wednesday – What’s Happened Tonight?

Working Wednesdays are a great time to get over to the clubhouse to work on projects. We had 5 folks in and out tonight. There is usually someone there by...

By Kent Petty Published April 13, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Mesh Networking, Volunteer, Working Wednesday

CQ Magazine Publishes Excellent Mesh Networking Article

Don Rotolo, N2IRZ wrote an article, published in the January 2017 edition of CQ Magazine, updating readers on the world of mesh networking. AREDN presents the full article, which was...

By Kent Petty Published April 5, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

April Fool’s Communication Exercise

Anchorage ARES participated in the statewide April Fool’s ARES communications exercise on 4/1/2017 from approximately 1000L to 1300L. While HF conditions proved challenging at best, we successfully moved locally originated...

By Kent Petty Published April 4, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

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