⦿ Echolink on Cellphone App
The EchoLink® software allows streaming audio technology via the Internet. It will enable worldwide connections between stations or from computer to station. As a result of its development, every station can now connect through a cellphone application in both iOS and Android. Members of SCAN International are constantly encouraged to use different modes of amateur […]
⦿ Homebrew QFH Antenna for Weather Satellites
The Quadrifilar Helix Antenna, known as QFH, is a popular antenna for ham radio hobbyists who capture weather satellite images. Its practical design resembles a spiral and helical pattern of its elements, thus enabling the magnitude and direction of electromagnetic fields to circular pattern during propagation. The unique design of QFH allows it to get […]
⦿ YOUNG CERTIFIED AMATEURS
Members of the SCAN organization worldwide are encouraged to take the amateur radio licensure examination to fulfill their role as radio operators. This is one effective means of keeping the hobby alive, even for the younger generations. Among younger SCAN members who appreciate the importance of having an amateur radio license is brother Lark Villanueva, […]
⦿ AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING
Most countries worldwide require amateur radio licensing--their respective communications commissions govern it. The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, is the governing body for Amateur Radio Regulations in the United States. It plays a pivotal role by providing a secure framework for amateur radio licenses, regardless of age, to individuals who can demonstrate a solid understanding […]
⦿ Catching Transmitted Images from Satellites
Approximately 800 kilometers above the ground is a sun-synchronous polar-orbiting satellite circumnavigating the Earth that passes over the exact ground location twice daily. It is called the Polar Operational environmental Satellites or POES. SCAN Communicator Jun Aves, 4F9INC, his son (Lance), and daughter (Lorraine) have communicated with the three satellites, NOAA 15, NOAA 18, and […]
⦿ CQ SSB WPX Contest 2024
As an amateur radio group, SCAN International actively participates in activities and contests initiated by different radio groups worldwide. It continuously encourages its members to join them, such as the CQ WPX Contest and others. During the contest, the goal is to establish as many contacts as possible within a specified period. This endeavor helps […]
⦿ SCAN ON ECHOLINK CONNECTIVITY
Amateur Radio or Ham Radio is a distinguishing name for using a limited radio spectrum from commercial broadcasting and professional and other two-way radio services. Frequency ranges from 144-148 MHz have become very popular in the Philippines, especially before the dawn of cellular phones and the adoption of high-bandwidth internet access. Regular hams call this […]
⦿ SCAN International and the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)
In the early 1990s, cellular phone use was still increasing in the Philippines, while amateur radio was at the height of its trend. Amateur radio during this period was not only for emergency cases but became a hobby for many. As time went by, with the exponential growth of mobile phone development, amateur radio use […]
⦿ SCAN International in the VoIP Era
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is a reasonably current technology. VoIP, from the name itself, is simply a voice transmission over the Internet. VoIP was made more popular by the advent of high-bandwidth Internet connections and through the growth of affordable broadband Internet access. VocalTec Communications, an Israeli telecom equipment provider, released VoIP in […]
⦿ ECHOLINK AND THE SCAN INTERNATIONAL
One of the outstanding developments in the field of Amateur Radio is the founding of echolink software some two decades ago by Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD. Based on its website, EchoLink® software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet using streaming audio technology. The program allows worldwide connections between stations […]