May 19, 2019
By: Mike Griffiths, KD9KMV MS Walk – Roselle, IL – Sunday May 5th 2019 A number of SARC club members volunteered their time and skills on Sunday May 5th 2019, by providing valuable communication support for the 2019 MS Charity walk held in Roselle, IL.
April 30, 2019
By: Mike Griffiths, KD9KMV Saturday April 27th, 2019 saw the last Construction Project meeting of the 2018/2019 winter period, and what a turnout! Over 25 members and non-members alike braved the April snow showers and showed up at the Schaumburg Tennis Club, to enjoy conversations about ham radio, the projects people have been working on, …
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John K9WIC presented information about SKYWARN at the club general meeting on March 21, 2019. He’s provided the following notes from his presentation. Interesting sites with information on storm spotting https://www.weather.gov/lot/spotter_talk https://weather.cod.edu/ http://www.mke-skywarn.org/ List of selected local nets Kane County SKYWARN Net Kane County OEM Repeater 145.47 MHz -600kHz PL 103.5Hz Lake County SKYWARN K9IQP …
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By: Mike KD9KMV Last week I decided to set myself a challenge. The challenge was to operate from 3 new (to me) State Parks within a week, as part of the POTA (Parks On The Air) program. Activation 1 – Monday March 4th 2019 Chain-O-Lakes SP, IL – K-0986 With winter temperatures still with us, …
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By: Mike KD9KMV On January 26th 2019, aka Winter Field Day, I decided to deploy a portable station at the Moraine Hills State Park, in Illinois (map). I chose this location because, as a bonus, it is also a Parks On The Air (POTA) recognized location, so I would be able to take part in …
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