by Brian McDaniel · Published September 14, 2017 · Last modified April 13, 2018
Update 4/13/2018: Field tests on the Garmin InReach suggest that the device can inadvertently call search and rescue teams (Link). As Hurricane Irma raged, cellular networks hit capacity. At one point, 50% or more...
by Brian McDaniel · Published September 6, 2017 · Last modified September 14, 2017
Tips from a Ham Radio operator for communicating after a disaster if all you have is a cell phone. 1. If your cell service goes down, your phone is a brick. Your phone is...
The FCC has released its Report and Order regarding implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunications Conference of 2012. In its order, the Amateur Radio Service received secondary access to 472 to...
Here is what you tell your kids. You can run faster than you ever have but come in second. You can play the perfect game of chess but have no choice to resign. You...
Shortly after electing Joseph Ratzinger as the 264th Successor of Saint Peter, one of the men who voted in that conclave spoke at my parish about his experience. Cardinal George came to Joliet in...
The 2017 Chicago Marathon is tomorrow. Runners from all over the world are here looking to compete after months of intense training. For the 12,000 volunteers who make the race run, it also is...
Will County issued $175-million in 30 Year Bonds at 3.66% on August 9th. The proceeds will fund construction of a new Courthouse, Sheriff’s Facility, and replace the century-old Health Department building. As custodian of...
Raise your hand if you can volunteer every third Thursday of the month to my charity. Didn’t think so. While it may be unfair to conclude that society’s short-term attention span deters long-term commitments;...
You can walk into any major U.S. city and find communities where English isn’t the first language. San Francisco’s Chinatown is one of the more famous enclaves. And while the United States has been...
Thirteen years ago today, a bomb targeting a UN Assistance Mission in Iraq killed 22 people and wounded more than 100. Of the dead was UN Special Envoy Sérgio Vieria de Mello, a Brazillian,...
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