EMCOMM

• 2026-07-19 — Tropical weather expected over the next few days, so the gas cans came out and the batteries went on charge. Routine on the Gulf Coast, and the same prep that keeps a station on the air when the power isn’t.
• 2024-09-25 — Dual-radio EMCOMM check-in: Winlink over HF (FT-857D, Digirig, TN07 My Go2 antenna) running alongside a VHF net (CS800D PLUS, Comet GP-9) — practicing both message-passing and voice-net roles in the same session.
• 2024-08-25 — First D-STAR/DMR EMCOMM check-in: the home power went out mid-net, turning a routine check-in into an unplanned real test of the emergency power setup. Sometimes the best drill is the one you didn’t plan.