The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association has filed an official response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under Docket 20-270. The FCC has proposed the new fees for licenses of all types after being required by Congress to change to a “cost-based” model of licensing fees. Part of this NPRM sets a fee of $50 […]
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SARA is hosting and sponsoring a Q&A night with Scott Yonally N8SY. Scott is running for the Vice-Director of the ARRL Great Lakes Division. Scott is currently the ARRL Ohio Section Manager. The meeting will be held on Zoom on Thursday, September 24th at 7:00pm. URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85128665575?pwd=Zkh2REljQ2JRd1V1bWx4QXFJS2RzQT09 Meeting ID: 851 2866 5575Meeting Password: 259845Dial-In Information:
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Many hams know they generally need to use Continuous Tone Coded Sequelch System (“CTCSS”) to access an FM repeater. CTCSS, or more commonly referred to as “PL tone” or “PL” which is an acronym for Motorola’s implementation of it branded Private Line, was introduced in the 1950s by Motorola to share frequencies used for land
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On August 6, 2020, some of the Technical Committee gathered at the Doylestown site to replace the cabinet housing all of the W8WKY repeater equipment. The existing cabinet had been LONG outgrown. As usual we took some pictures.
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The one-of-a-kind SilverWoo 2020 Field Day Event sponsored by the Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association and the Wayne Amateur Radio Club. We had a total of 12 operators log submissions for 11,818 QSO points and 13,258 points overall. This was a very enjoyable way to spend Field Day 2020. However I think we will all be
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