KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
This has been a very busy week at the radio station news room with not much time to pursue amateur radio matters. With the arrival of the Easter Holiday this past weekend, I was kept busy at the Hilo Drag Strip, where the Big Island Auto Club and the Big Island VW Car Club held a combined points meet and trophied car show. The turnout was excellent with many exciting events. The weather was superb and the action was non-stop from gate opening at 0700 to closing at 1830 on Saturday and Sunday. I am the tower announcer and and work with a dedicated crew of IT folks, spotters, and safety personnel. Our system is computer intensive, and, even if the arrangement is not exactly ham radio related, the amount of communications equipment and computers used is impressive. Most of our track communications rely on Family Radio Service frequencies in the 400 mhz range. The range of the small Handi Talkies is a little over a mile, which is adequate for most track communications. Our crew als