Learn about the resurgence of Morse code and the role of the Long Island CW Club (LICW) in that movement during WB2UZE’s LICW and Renaissance of Morse Code presentation at the October RRRA Meeting.
Thank-you to the sponsors, donors, attendees, seminar speakers, vendors and volunteers who made the 2019 RRRA Hamfest and RRRA Dakota Division Convention a success. See you next year!
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The culmination of months of planning will come to a head this weekend as the WWV Centennial Celebration and the related WW0WWV Amateur Radio special event get under way. WW0WWV will begin operation on Saturday at 0000 UTC and continue through October 2 at 0000 UTC. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), and the WWV Amateur Radio Club have teamed up to organize 100th anniversary events. WW0WWV will be active around the clock on 160– 6 meters on CW, SSB, and digital modes (FT8 operation will be Fox and Hound, except on 160 meters). WW0WWV will operate from the challenging RF environment at the WWV site near Fort Collins, Colorado. Logs will be streamed live to Club Log, and all logs will be uploaded to Logbook of The World (LoTW) after the event ends.1
Learn about Keeping Water Out of Coaxial Cables in this episode of the
An important part of hanging an antenna from a tree is a bearing, or pulley, to eliminate guy line friction and facilitate antenna repairs and adjustments.
The Wouff Hang—whimsically named after the infamous Wouff Hong from Amateur Radio history—is an easy to build bearing made from common PVC water pipe or electrical conduit found at any hardware or home supply store.
Author Roy Lewallen, W7EL, describes construction and use of The Wouff Hang in a well illustrated article which is (a free preview from the October 2019 issue of QST Magazine).
You are invited to enjoy a morning of Ham Radio fellowship, seminars, a flea market, and more, at the largest Hamfest in North Dakota.
The Red River Radio Amateurs Hamfest and ARRL Dakota Division Convention runs from 8AM to 2PM at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 28, 2018.
This Hamfest supported by contributions from:
Please visit http://hamfest.rrra.org or download the 2019 RRRA Hamfest Flyer (PDF) for complete details about this event.
