Desert RATS Document Library
Here you will find useful documents and presentations from our past meetings. Some will be downloadable and some will not – depending on permissions from the authors.
Interesting Articles
Instructions for Setting Up the RATS Remote Radio:
Two Interesting perspectives on ARES and the Maui Fires:
Cable Loss Calculator (Excel File):
ARRL Safety booklet on RF fields and related safety issues. (Addresses new FCC regulations on RF measurement and reporting – see below):
FCC Report and Order governing RF power measurements and changes that affect Amateur Radio operating practices 2021-04-16:
“A Moxon Antenna for 220MHz”: By Glenn Morrison WB6RLC. Published in QST magazine March 2021.
“A DMR Primer, by Rick Lee, N6PSP”: A short introduction to the world of DMR Radio – with references.
Presentations from our Monthly Meetings
Bill Mader, K8TE – “HF Propagation – Facts vs The Hype”
Slide Presentation given by Bill at our October 2024 Meeting.
Gaston – KT1RUN aka “The Tech Prepper” – “How I Program My Radio For Emergency Communications” June 2024
The video presentation is available on YouTube here.
A Link to download the NIFOG (National Interoperability Field Operations Guide) is available here.
A Link to the Southern California Band Plan is here.
A List of Riverside County emergency radio frequencies is here.
John Portune – “Designing Home Brew Yagis” March 2024
Slide Presentation given by John at our March 2024 meeting:
Scott Morse KC6SKM – “Message Passing Basics” February 2024
Slide Presentation (note this document contains all three of Scott’s presentation, including the PowerPoint):
Also, the ARRL NTS Manual Scott mentions in his presentation is available here.
Rob Sherwood NC0B – “Transceiver Performance and Selection of a New Radio” September 2023
Slide Presentation:
Antenna Noise Gain (2 documents):
HF Propagation – Presentation from Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA at the January 2023 Meeting:
Coaxial Cables and RF Connectors for Ham Radio – Presentation from Eric Dausman to the November 2021 Meeting:
Emcomm Presentation from Marty Wohl to the July 2020 Meeting:
Bioenno Battery Presentation 2021-01-20:
Desert RATS Club Documents
Constitution and Bylaws 2018-01-16:
