Despite a small crowd, ACARA had a nice no-charge summer trunkfest today. We did give away several raffle items. Congratulations to the following winners:WT8E -$50 cash and $50 ARRL Gift CertificateKE8ZAM – $50 and $25 ARRL Gift CertificateN8SUZ – $25 ARRL Gift Certificate Photos courtesy of WD8RIF and N8SUZ
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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 . . .
Athens Summer Trunkfest: September 1, 2024
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 . . .
2m Tape Measure Yagi & Copper J-Pole Build Session: Sunday, April 21, 2024
We have picked Sunday, April 21st as the date for the ACARA build of TWO Antenna projects. Start time is 1 p.m. and the build will take place at the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Ave., Athens. Kirk Groeneveld, KC8JRV, will lead the build of a two meter tape measure Yagi which is suitable for foxhunting, public service or ARES events, or for permanent installation. Kirk has three kits available via RSVP for $20 each. Contact Kirk . . .
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 . . .
Save the Date: Winter Field Day, Saturday-Sunday, January 27-28, 2024
Winter Field Day is nearly upon us! ACARA will be participating in Winter Field Day on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28 at the Jim Crouse Memorial Radio Station at the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio in Athens. The club will operate the full 24-hour period of the event, in the single transmitter class and the category “Indoors”, using SSB, CW, and digital modes. Set-up will begin at 12:30pm on Saturday and the event starts at 2pm on Saturday. . . .
ARRL 10-Meter Contest + NC8V Memorial Trophy – December 9 & 10, 2023 (Updated 2023-12-20)
The ARRL 10-Meter Contest is the weekend of December 9-10, 2023 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 19, so please send me the number of stations you worked and your submitted score prior to the evening of Monday, December 18. I . . .
ACARA Holiday Dinner, Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The ACARA’s annual Holiday Dinner will be on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Applebee’s in Athens. We will meet at 5:30 pm 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 . . .