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; . . .
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Report: ACARA Parks on the Air Activation of Strouds Run State Park, July 21, 2024
On Sunday, July 24, 2024, several members of the ACARA met at Bulldog Shelter within Strouds Run State Park to perform a club Parks on the Air (POTA) activation of Strouds Run State Park, US-1994, using the club’s callsign, W8UKE. Several members and guests participated in the operation: Jeramy Duncan, KC8QDQKirk Groeneveld, KC8JRVJohn McCutcheon, N8XWODrew McDaniel, W8MHVEric McFadden, WD8RIFMiles McFadden, KD8KNCTony Peric, KE8VFADaniel PostRich Post, KB8TADPaul Schulz, WD8SCVJosh Senefeld, N8VXRHeidi TouthLen Touth, W8VQ The station consisted of the club’s Elecraft . . .
ACARA Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation of Strouds Run State Park, Sunday, July 21, 2024
ACARA will be performing a club Parks on the Air (POTA) activation of Strouds Run State Park at Bulldog Shelter (map) on Sunday, July 21, 2024. We will use the club’s callsign, W8UKE, and we will operate in SSB and CW. (We might also be able to operate using digital modes, too.) Experience, or lack thereof, doesn’t matter–we’ll have operators on-site to help! Because our logging software will keep track of operators, individual operators will get credit within POTA for . . .
Report: ARRL Field Day 2023
The Athens County Amateur Radio Association (ACARA) participated in the 2023 ARRL Field Day as W8MHV with 100-watt stations at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Under the direction of Field Day Chairman Paul Schulz, WD8SCV, the club participated as W8MHV in class 2A, meaning two transmitters, club or non-club group, power output of 100 watts or less. A total of 716 QSOs and 1,150 of bonus points resulted in a score of 3,518 points. A breakdown of QSOs per band can . . .
Report: Ohio State Parks on the Air 2023 (Updated 2023-10-31)
On Saturday, September 9, 2023, members of the ACARA participated in the 16th annual PCARS “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (link), activating Strouds Run State Park at the Bobcat Shelter and operating under the club’s callsign, W8UKE. Participants:Bob Curtis, KD8FRQKirk Groeneveld, KC8JRVJohn McCutcheon, N8XWOEric McFadden, WD8RIFKate McFadden, KD8KNB + ArcherVickie McFadden, KC8MAJRich Post, KB8TAD + EdieCade Saugier, KC3EKEPaul Schulz, WD8SCV The station consisted of the ACARA’s Elecraft K3 transceiver; an 80m end-fed half-wave (EFHW) antenna provided by Paul Schulz, . . .
Save the Date: Ohio State Parks on the Air, Saturday, September 9, 2023
On Saturday, September 9, the ACARA will be participating in the annual “Ohio State Parks on the Air” (http://ospota.org/) field event at Strouds Run State Park. Note the new location: we’ll be at the Bobcat Shelter on State Park Road near the swim-beach and boat-rental office. (Here’s a Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/aXDbUcdk5qRPETZ18.) 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 . . .
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: 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 . . .
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 . . .