January 16, 2025
Don’t miss this special net which is designed to help you 1) better understand the true reach and footprint of your station’s signal path, 2) grow your ability to log stations while making direct communications in the event of an emergency, and 3) allow for a little fun on simplex! Within a few days after …
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The Long-Awaited SK Auction Begins Saturday, November 23! 4.) Bidding will open on November 23, 2024 (the day of the Construction Project Meeting). 5.) Bids will begin at the value shown in the Estimated Used Value column for each item. 6.) Bids must be specified in whole US dollars (no outbidding by one penny!). 7.) Only Open Outcry bids in emails posted to SARC-ALL …
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Date: Saturdays Jan 11-Mar 15, 2024 Time: 9:30am – 11:30pm Registration Required Hoffman Estates Library The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club offers a free entry-level amateur radio class beginning January 11, 2025. There are more than 750,000 licensed amateur radio operators in the U.S., and the number is growing every day. If you are new to …
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Thanks to Robert W9RKK for taking this time lapse setting up a hex beam antenna and other equipment for our recent SARC in the Park meeting.
July 14, 2024
By Kirk K9MSG Our little Parks-on-the-Air event today (Friday) was great fun (photos attached). Howard (KD9WSV), Kirk (K9MSG), and Paul (KD9FMN), AKA the “Three Wise Men,” made ~70 shared (pass-the-mic) contacts at William G. Stratton State Park in Morris where we all spoke to each contact. That resulted in over 200 combined QSOs over 3 …
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