The annual Ohio ARES VHF SImplex Contest is almost here. Saturday January 12th 2019 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM, help Ohio ARES map out simplex capabilities and have fun at the same time! Even if you’re not normally a contester, this is fun and easy event for anyone to get involved with. Anyone with […]
Ohio ARES VHF Simplex Contest January 12th 10am-4pm Read More »
With the new year upon us, pencil in these dates for upcoming SARA events: Every third Thursday of the month (except December) is the SARA Business Meeting ARRL Field Day – June 22-23, 2019 Ohio QSO Party – August 24, 2019 12pm to 11:59pm EDT
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Happy Holidays from the Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association! If you’re around the radio on Christmas evening, don’t forget the Tuesday Night Net will be held in a modified format at 8pm on 147.390. Pass on Christmas greetings to your fellow hams!
If you’re a subscriber to the sara-discuss mailing list, you saw my request today to keep an eye open for a couple of high voltage relays to use as replacements in an antenna loading coil remote switch. This article is some background on what led to that request. I’ve had a 43′ vertical antenna near
RF KILLS! (relays) Read More »
A new addition to the N8CD HT family prompted me to write another review. I wasn’t planning on doing another review in the series after #8, but the radio manufacturers keep producing products that I can’t resist. The Kenwood TH-D74A has about every tech feature you could want in a radio (with the possible exception
N8CD’s Handheld Radio Review #9: Kenwood TH-D74A Tri-Bander + DStar + APRS Read More »
