As most of you that listen to SARA’s 2m repeater are aware, we’ve had a noise that competes with users that have weaker signals and sometimes makes them harder to copy through the repeater. The Technical Committee is looking into the source of the noise, but have not found the root cause yet. If you […]
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The COVID-19-influenced Field Day for 2020 will be something hams likely remember for the rest of their lives. However it also provided a chance for hams to experience it in a different way. The temporary rule change for 2020 to allow Class D stations to contact each other increased the ability of amateurs to participate
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With Christmas behind us, it’s time for everyone to start thinking about their participation in the Ohio VHF+ Simplex Contest. Sponsored by the ARRL Ohio Section and Ohio ARES, this event is a six hour contest to inspire amateurs around Ohio to operate in simplex mode to simulate repeater-less emergency communications. 99% of the contest
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The following message was sent by the US BrandMeister server admins. If you have a hotspot and use DMR, make sure you set your BrandMeister password ASAP! Due to issues that have been happening recently, we are going to need to start requiring users to set a hotspot security password to gain access to the
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As many know, Willard Houston’s (W8WDH) wife died recently. SARA made a memorial donation of $100 to the American Cancer Society in her memory. The family sent the Club a gracious thank you card which is posted below! Again, to you and your wonderful family Willard, please accept our most heartfelt condolences.
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