From Mike N8QQN – The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will be holding its annual Field Day Operations from 2:00 PM – Saturday – June 23rd continuously until 10:00 AM – Sunday – June 24th at the American Legion Hall located at 220 E. Sunset Dr in Rittman Ohio. The public is invited to come […]
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Hamvention 2018 is now behind us, and it was a great event. Day 1: Jason N8JDM and John N8CD got on the road around 6AM on Friday for the trip down. We checked in with the Barometer Net and were active until a bit past Mansfield. John N8CD had had his mobile hotspot and was
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The source material for tonight’s trivial question for Sunday Evening 6m Net comes from a 1994 QST article Overview of Amateur Call Signs, An — Past and Present. The article is a fascinating look at the history of how amateur call signs were assigned in the US up through the present regions and assignment schemes
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This is the third in a series of short reviews of handheld/portable/HT radios. Read more about the series here. The Yaesu FT-470R Dual Band HT Not long after Yaesu introduced the FT-23/33/73 series of radios in the 1990’s they followed it up with a full featured dual band radio with direct keypad frequency entry, 42 memories,
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If you’re interested in portable satellite operation, this event is for you! Check out http://wmplota.org for details on the WalMart Parking Lots On The Air event, April 28th and 29th 2018. You can sign up for an activation and check out where others will be and when here: http://wmplota.org/wiki/index.php/WMPLOTA_Activations_Announced
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