Category: Public Relations

  • The Disinformation Game: How It Works and What You Can Do

    The Disinformation Game: How It Works and What You Can Do

    Disinformation is rampant. It’s our enemies’ most powerful covert weapon because it’s so hard to spot. Want some tips on how to avoid fake news? Here are a few:

  • Beyond Newsletters

    Beyond Newsletters

    One of the things that’s most alluring about amateur radio is the ever expanding variety of communication modes at our disposal. From the dots and dashes of morse code to the digital packets that can carry everything from voice to data, there is truly something for every interest. Hams prefer to create and consume their…

  • Meeting the Media – 7 Steps to Building Productive Relationships

    Meeting the Media – 7 Steps to Building Productive Relationships

    By Scott Westerman – W9WSWThe best way to build your network is before you need it. That’s why we practice emergency communications skills at events like Field Day and participate in Radiosport. That was the motivator for the famed Rocky Mountain Hams to build a state of the art broadband microwave network to facilitate high…

  • What to do with your ham magazines when you’re done reading them

    What to do with your ham magazines when you’re done reading them

    I’m at the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division “Hamcon 2016” in beautiful Keystone, Colorado this weekend in my role as chair of the League’s Public Relations Committee. So naturally, I’ve been on the lookout for good ideas about how to promote the hobby. Here’s a really good one.One of our Section Managers takes a sharpie to…