The ACARA’s annual Holiday Dinner will be on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Applebee’s in Athens. We will meet at 5:30pm for hors d’oeuvres and we’ll order our dinners from the menu at 6pm. As has become our tradition, the club will pay for hors d’oeuvres. Applebee’s is located at 547 East State Street in Athens and the menu is available online: https://restaurants.applebees.com/en-us/oh/athens/547-e-state-st-75062 During the holiday party, we will announce the winner of the NC8V Memorial Trophy for the highest score . . .
Author: Eric McFadden
ARRL 10-Meter Contest + NC8V Memorial Trophy – December 10 & 11, 2022 (Updated 2022-12-20)
The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is the weekend of December 10-11, 2022 UTC. Full rules for the ARRL 10-Meter Contest can be found at http://www.arrl.org/10-meter. The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is important to Athens County Amateur Radio Association (ACARA) members for two reasons: I will be announcing the winner of the NC8V Memorial Trophy at the December 20 ACARA Annual Holiday Dinner so please send me the number of stations you worked and your submitted score prior to the evening of Monday, December 19. I . . .
Report: Ohio State Parks on the Air 2022 (Updated 2022-11-03)
On Saturday, September 10, 2022, members of the ACARA participated in the 15th annual PCARS “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (link), activating Strouds Run State Park at the Bulldog Shelter and operating under the club’s callsign, W8UKE. Participants:Nick Arnold, KD8FKBBob Curtis, KD8FRQJohn McCutcheon, N8XWOEric McFadden, WD8RIFBob Moore, KC8KSMPaul Schulz, WD8SCVJeff Slattery, N8SUZJoe Weber, KE8LRZ The station consisted of the ACARA’s Elecraft K3 transceiver; an LDG antenna tuner provided by Paul Schulz, WD8SCV; a 10-40m trap dipole and coax provided . . .
Save the Date: Ohio State Parks on the Air, Saturday, September 10, 2022
Save the date! On Saturday, September 10, the ACARA will be participating in the annual “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (http://ospota.org/) field event at Strouds Run State Park. We’ll be at the Bulldog shelter on Strouds Run Road. (Here’s a Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/5RCa2Q2D9i5x5FgE6.) Ohio State Parks on the Air (OSPOTA) runs from 1400 UTC to 2200 UTC, which is 10am to 6pm local time. The event takes place on HF and is SSB only. We will be using the . . .
Report: Field Day 2022 (Updated 2022-11-18)
The ACARA participated in the largest operating event in the Amateur Radio calendar, ARRL Field Day, on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, 2022, at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The club succeeded in making 475 contacts on HF, 6 meters, 2 meters, and satellite, using CW, SSB, FT8, and FM. For a full report with photos visit http://wd8rif.com/fd_2022.htm. The ACARA President and Field Day 2022 Chairman wishes to thank everyone who helped make Field Day a fun, instructional, and safe event! UPDATE . . .
Mark Your Calendars: ARRL Field Day, June 25-26, 2022
ARRL Field Day is nearly upon us! The ACARA will be participating in Field Day at the Athens County Fairgrounds. We will be competing Class 1A, meaning “One Transmitter, Club or Non-Club Group”, with one HF station and one 6m VHF station. Anyone who visits the site may operate either station, regardless of license class, and even unlicensed individuals may operate. Experienced mentors will be on-hand to help inexperienced operators. Set-up for Field Day will begin at 10am on Saturday . . .
Report: Winter Field Day 2022
On the weekend of January 29-30, 2022, members of the ACARA met at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio to participate in the annual Winter Field Day (https://www.winterfieldday.com/) event in class “1H” (one transmitter, “home”). (While no one actually lives at the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio chapterhouse, it meets the event’s definition of a “home” since it includes a permanent amateur radio station.) Operating under the club callsign W8UKE, ACARA members Nick . . .
Mark your Calendar: Winter Field Day 2022, January 29-30, 2022
The ACARA will participate in the annual Winter Field Day (WFD) event on Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30, 2022, at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station at the Red Crouse of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Avenue, Athens. WFD runs for 24 hours from 1900 UTC Saturday, January 29 through 1900 UTC Sunday, January 30. That is, from 2pm Saturday to 2pm Sunday local time. The ACARA will limit participation to two smaller windows during this 24 hour . . .
ARRL 10-Meter Contest + NC8V Memorial Trophy – December 11 & 12, 2021 (Updated 2021-12-21)
The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is the weekend of December 11-12, 2021. Full rules for the ARRL 10-Meter Contest can be found at http://www.arrl.org/10-meter. The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is important to Athens County Amateur Radio Association (ACARA) members for two reasons: The club participates in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest as a club, in the Affiliated Club Competition. When you prepare your 10-Meter Contest entry, simply list “Athens County ARA” in the “Club Name” field and your score will count toward the ACARA’s . . .
Report: Ohio State Parks on the Air 2021 (Updated 2021-11-20)
On Saturday, September 11, 2021, members of the ACARA participated in the 14th annual PCARS “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (link), activating Strouds Run State Park at the Bulldog Picnic Shelter and operating under the club’s callsign, W8UKE. Participants:Bob Curtis, KD8FRQJohn McCutcheon, N8XWOEric McFadden, WD8RIFMiles McFadden, KD8KNCBob Moore, KC8KSM The station consisted of the ACARA’s Elecraft K3 transceiver; an LDG AT100 Pro II automatic antenna tuner provided by Jeff Slattery, N8SUZ; and an 80m/40m fan-dipole and a 24′ military . . .