On Saturday, January 24, 2026, members of ACARA met at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Athens Red Cross chapter house to participate in the annual Winter Field Day (https://winterfieldday.org/) event in class “2I” (two transmitter, indoors). While waiting for the arrival of a major winter storm, ACARA members operated as W8UKE from the start of the event at 11am EST until the snow arrived at 9pm EST. The group succeeded in making 157 QSOs using CW, SSB, . . .
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ARRL 10-Meter Contest + NC8V Memorial Trophy – December 13-14, 2025 (Updated 2025-12-18)
The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is the weekend of December 13-14, 2025 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 annual Holiday Dinner on December 16, so please send me the number of stations you worked and your submitted score prior to the evening of Monday, December 16. I hope to . . .
(Belated) Report: ARRL Field Day 2025 — Updated 2025-11-05
ACARA participated in the largest operating event in the Amateur Radio calendar, ARRL Field Day, on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, 2025, at the Athens Red Cross. Using the callsign “K8V”, the club succeeded in making 590 contacts on HF and 6 meters, using CW, SSB, and digital modes. Field Day co-chairs Paul Schulz, WD8SCV, and Drew McDaniel, W8MHV chose to perform the Field Day operation at the Athens Red Cross in Class 2F (two-transmitter, Emergency Operations Center). Prior to . . .
Report: PCARS Ohio State Parks on the Air 2025
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, members of ACARA participated in the 18th annual PCARS “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (OSPOTA, https://parksontheair.com/), activating Strouds Run State Park at the Bulldog Shelter and operating under the club’s callsign, W8UKE. Participants:Bob Curtis, KD8FRQJohn McCutcheon, N8XWODrew McDaniel, W8MHVEric McFadden, WD8RIFMiles McFadden, KD8KNCVickie McFadden, KC8MAJHeidi TouthLen Touth, W8VQ The station consisted of the club’s Elecraft K3 transceiver, Eric’s Elecraft KX3 transceiver, an Astron linear power supply, an 80m/40m fan dipole, the club’s Chameleon EMCOMM . . .
Upcoming Event: Ohio State Parks on the Air, Saturday, September 6, 2025
ACARA will participate in Ohio State Parks on the Air (OSPOTA) on Saturday, September 6, 2025. OSPOTA is an annual field operating event wherein participants try to work stations at as many Ohio State Parks as they can. The event runs from 10am until 6pm. The ACARA operation will take place at Strouds Run State Park’s Bulldog Shelter (map). Station set-up will begin at 9am. Operations will commence at 10am and will continue until the potluck at 5pm. Operations on . . .
Report: Winter Field Day 2025
On the weekend of January 25-26, 2025, members of the ACARA met at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Athens Red Cross chapter house to participate in the annual Winter Field Day (https://www.winterfieldday.com/) event in class “1I” (one transmitter, “indoors”). Operating under the direction of Winter Field Day Chairman Paul Schulz, WD8SCV, and using the club’s callsign, W8UKE, ACARA members operated the station around-the-clock and succeeded in making 288 QSOs using CW, SSB, FM, and JS8Call on the 160, 80, 40, 20, . . .
Upcoming Event: Winter Field Day 2025
Winter Field Day is nearly upon us! ACARA will be participating in Winter Field Day on Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26 at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Athens Red Cross chapterhouse. The club will operate in the category “Indoors”, using SSB, CW, and digital modes. Paul Schulz, WD8SCV, is Winter Field Day Chairman and he has some fun ideas for the event. Set-up will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday and the event starts at . . .
Report: PCARS Ohio State Parks on the Air (Updated 2024-11-02)
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, members of the ACARA participated in the 17th 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:Bob Curtis, KD8FRQKirk Groeneveld, KC8JRV + wife SheilaLinsey Groeneveld, KC8KNAJohn McCutcheon, N8XWODrew McDaniel, W8MHVEric McFadden, WD8RIFMiles McFadden, KD8KNCVickie McFadden, KB8MAJ + grandson ArcherLen Touth, W8VQ The station consisted of the club’s Elecraft K3 transceiver; a power supply provided by Drew McDaniel, W8MHV; . . .
Report: ARRL Field Day 2024 (Updated 2024-11-02)
The ACARA participated in the largest operating event in the Amateur Radio calendar, ARRL Field Day, on Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, 2024, at the Athens Red Cross. Using the special event callsign “K8V”, the club succeeded in making 848 contacts on HF, and 6 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8. Because of the weather forecast for extreme heat, Field Day Chairman Paul Schulz, WD8SCV, and the ACARA Executive Committee made the decision to switch the Field Day location from . . .
Report: Winter Field Day 2024
On the weekend of January 27-28, 2024, members of the ACARA met at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station in the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio chapter house to participate in the annual Winter Field Day (https://www.winterfieldday.com/) event in class “1I” (one transmitter, “indoors”). Operating under the direction of Winter Field Day Captain Paul Schulz, and using the club’s callsign, W8UKE, ACARA members and guests operated the station around-the-clock for twenty-four hours and succeeded in making 518 QSOs using CW and SSB on the . . .