December 17, 2022
Date: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 Time: 6:00pm RSVP Required Lucky Monk, Hoffman Estates Once again it is time to hold our Holiday Party after a long absence due to the threat of covid. The Holiday Party is a wonderful time for SARC members to have an evening out with our friends, wives or someone you …
Continue reading "Holiday Party"
Twelve classes starting Saturday, January 14, through Saturday, April 1 • 10:30am – 12:30pm Hoffman Estates Branch Library – Meeting Room If you have a Technician Class license and are looking to expand your Amateur Radio experience, this course will prepare you for taking the mid-level Amateur Radio General Class license test. In addition to …
Continue reading "General Class License Course Offered Starting January"
Club members have access to our private message board SARC-All. From time to time interesting discussions get highlighted here on our web site for the benefit of the Ham community. Pierre K9EYE suggested the following based on a YouTube video. Here is a Club challenge and a possible event to other clubs. Subject: Making Ham …
Continue reading "A Club Challenge: Making Ham Radio Antennas out of Things that Aren’t Antennas"
By Don K9CLF I mentioned on the tech net last night I was having a problem with the T/R reed relay on my old TenTec Triton IV 540. This is a common issue, but the relays with correct form factor are hard to locate. The repair wisdom is to replace the tiny glass-encapsulated magnetic reed …
Continue reading "TenTec Triton IV Model 540 Relay Issue"
Below are some photos provided by our members of this year’s ARRL Field Day. Field Day 2022 results are also available.