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Join us every Monday at 8pm for the Neighborhood Readiness Net held on 462.650 DCS 411.
Recent Happenings
Radio Giveaway! Don't Miss Out
Throughout 2026, BSCRA will be giving away several radios and other useful items that support our mission. The giveaways will be random chance drawings held during the weekly GMRS Neighborhood Readiness Net, and the winner will be announced at the end of each net.
When: February 2, 2026
Where: 462.650 DCS 411 (GMRS Ch19)
To make this incredible giveaway a reality, we need to meet our goal of 10 check-ins to the Neighborhood Readiness Net on February 2, 2026. If we don’t reach the required number of check-ins, no worries! We’ll give it another shot the following week.
The giveaways provide an opportunity for us to give back to our members and communities. The more radios we distribute in our community, the stronger our network becomes.
Please share and spread the word so that we can successfully host the first radio giveaway of 2026!
2026 Membership
Our repeater is more than equipment on a tower—it’s a community. Blackskye Community Radio Association depends on member support to cover maintenance, upgrades, and emergency readiness. Becoming a member helps ensure our local communications network stays strong, dependable, and available to all.
Whether you’re new to radio or a longtime operator, our nonprofit community radio association thrives because of members like you. Your membership helps us serve and stay ready—so our community is always connected.
For more info, please visit the 2026 Membership page.
Listen To The Inaugural GMRS Neighborhood Readiness Net
The inaugural Neighborhood Readiness Net was held on January 5, 2026, at 8:00 PM. Given the organization’s recent inception, we anticipated a modest turnout for community check-ins. Nevertheless, we are immensely grateful for those who participated and supported our cause. As the word about BSCRA and the Neighborhood Readiness Net spreads, we remain optimistic about welcoming a larger number of check-ins in the future. Here’s to humble beginnings!
The below call signs were logged as participating in the inaugural net.
WRWE695, Rich in Waynesboro
WSGK455, Nick in Greencastle
WSKZ822, Curt in Smithsburg, MD
WSBX753, Robert in Newburg
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Emergency Communications For Families
From recent cellular outages to power failures, storms, and everyday disruptions, many families rely on smartphones as their only way to communicate — until they can’t. In this video, we break down simple, practical emergency communication options that families can realistically layer into their emergency plans without getting technical or overwhelmed.
Understanding VHF Propagation
If you have you ever wondered how radio waves from a radio transceiver are able to travel the distance that they do, then this is for you. This is an easy to understand yet thorough teaching of how VHF radio waves propagate - these principles can also be applied to UHF.
The presentation covers topics including VHF frequency range, line of site principles, propagation characteristics such as refraction, reflection, diffraction, scattering, multi-path, tropospheric ducting, and earth-moon-earth (EME). Yes, you can use the moon as a reflector! How cool is that?
10 SWR Myths Exposed
TheSmokinApe debunks 10 of the biggest SWR myths that have been passed down from operator to operator over the decades. Watch to gain valuable insight on how to optimize your antenna system and how not to get a false sense of performance based on a low SWR.
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