Send a Christmas Season Radiogram!
There was a time, some decades ago, when traffic nets were incredibly busy with holiday radiogram traffic. Even those who rarely handled message traffic would often originate a holiday radiogram…
New Handling Instructions and ARL Numbered Radiogram Texts
The ARRL NTS2 Committee and Radio Relay International have promulgated new standards for the National Traffic System. First, the former Radio Relay International “RRC Codes” have been harmonized with ARRL…
Changes to ARL Numbered Radiogram Texts
About two years ago, Radio Relay International released a list of “RRC” numbered radiogram texts. This was the first modernization and enhancement of the numbered radiogram text concept in decades.…
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…
RRI and ARRL Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Radio Relay International® and ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Sign Memorandum of Understanding ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® (ARRL®) and Radio Relay International® (RRI) have signed…
Guadalupe River Flash Flood Preparedness Failures
While the nation mourns the lives lost during the recent Guadalupe River flash flooding in Texas, it may also be a good time to examine related emergency preparedness failures. Let’s…
Is Shortwave Radio Still Relevant?
Those of us living in the Western World have access to an unprecedented amount of information, both good and bad. We are at liberty to select or discard information at…
Winlink RRI Quick Welfare Message Form & SMS Gateway
With Winlink’s most recent forms package update the “RRI Quick Welfare Message” has been updated (3.0.5) to integrate the RRI SMS Gateway service. The RRI SMS Gateway enables a Winlink…
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…