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Name: PreppComm Amateur Radio
Address: 130 McGhee Road, Ste 220, Sandpoint, 83864, United States
Telephone: 2082152585

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Turning Disability Into Purpose
November 30, 2022
PreppComm technology is not only great for typical ham radio operators, but is especially helpful and a blessing to many with various disabilities. The MMX and DMX-40 was invented by a disabled person, and PreppComm is very aware of the feedback from delighted customers that have found that they too can now enjoy CW communication because the technology opens the door for them.
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After 52 Years of Field Day, Murphy Still Reigns!
July 6, 2022
Prologue, June 30, 2022: This story evolved from an email note that I wrote on June 26, 2022, to Eric Anderson at PreppComm after the close of ARRL...
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It’s Winter but Transceiver Engineers Don’t Hibernate
January 28, 2022
Like many of you around the world, we in north Idaho in the United States are handling our share of snow and ice. We are happy to just keep the wa...
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The October That Wasn't
November 14, 2021
The October that Wasn't. It was a nightmare month of COVID, and PreppComm wasn't. For all of you customers out there that actively or passively supported us during our hour of need, we thank you from the bottom of our heart!
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Meet the Support Team
July 13, 2021
PreppComm started out as an effort by one person, but was quickly supported by a number of other amateur radio operators. Without that support, Pr...
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PreppComm Announces: International Shipping
May 30, 2021
We’ve taken notice of you international visitors to the PreppComm website and appreciate your interest in the DMX-40. Until now we’ve shipped only ...
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Rule the Waves: Charge Ahead with Li-Ion Batteries
May 20, 2021
How much power is enough to rule the airwaves the way you want? You hope that you have a truly powerful battery bank, or you’ll be out of business....
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New Receiver, New Relationship, New Name
March 21, 2021
The Development Journey, Part IV As I mentioned before, we could see that the receiver sensitivity in the small-scale QRP 40 meter radio stood to...
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The Saga of the Transceiver SMDs
February 19, 2021
The Development Journey, Part III Once we got past the decoding issue we were ready to complete the graphical user interface, build a cabinet, ass...
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A Morse decoder leaps into the fray
January 29, 2021
The Development Journey, Part II Portable transceiver—check! Interactive screen—check! Everything was looking good so far. Our Arduino-based HF tra...
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The Origins of the Arduino-based DMX Ham Radio
January 28, 2021
The Development Journey, Part I I was born with an inquisitive mind and my parents let me run with it. Later, when I entered the work world, I bega...
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Why Invent a Morse Decoder & Converter Transceiver?
January 27, 2021
How the Project Began Why add one more ham radio to the market? And why one that encodes and decodes Morse? It’s just one more product in the amat...
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