August 17, 2021
By Dennis KD9HIK If you use Amazon.com, your purchases can help support the Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club (SARC). Register your account with ‘smile.amazon.com’ and Amazon will contribute ½ of 1 percent of your eligible purchases to any single 501C organization you choose. Participation doesn’t increase your purchase price. SARC is registered with ‘smile.amazon.com’. The process …
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The Schaumburg Park District has returned to nearly-normal operations and combined with the lifting of group size restrictions by the state the Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club is happy to announce that we will be returning to in person meetings for all of our events without capacity restrictions. Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club acknowledges accolades to Dennis …
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SARC has acquired equipment over the last two years that we are making available via auction to the club’s members. This auction is not open to the public, and takes place on SARC-ALL, our club’s closed mailing list. When Bidding opens now. Bidding closes 8AM April 10th at CP. Bids must be placed through SARC-All, where …
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Our VE testing will be administering amateur radio license tests on the first Saturday of each month at Schaumburg Tennis Plus, the same location as the construction project. There continue to be some COVID-19 restrictions on testing. Please read more on the VE Testing page.
March 4, 2021
Mike KD9POE has shared his own version of how to get a wire antenna up into a tree. A solid stick through a dog ball on a fishing pole. This thing is easy to launch 60 feet up with accuracy. You could go higher up if you’re more athletic than me, not any challenge to …
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