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Latest News16-Nov-2020 The 2m and 70cm repeaters in Lobelville are back in service. The 2m repeater is currently linked to the 146.79 repeater in Williamson County.
1-Sep-2020 From Tom K1KY: Lobelville repeaters update: Parts are in and tower work scheduled for the week of September 21.
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The purpose and mission of the Decatur County Amateur Radio Club is to promote the hobby of amateur radio. The club accomplishes this by assisting those who are new to amateur radio, offering license testing, and promoting fellowship among amateur radio operators. The club supports the Amateur’s Code of 1928.ARRL News Feed |
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The K7RA Solar Update Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We just witnessed 12 consecutive days with no sunspots, which many of us found a bit unsettling. Fortunately, Solar Cycle 25 activity returned with new sunspot 2796 on January 15. Instead of moving from the east across the solar horizon, it emerged in the southern hemisphere, just west of center. Currently we are seeing sunspot regions 2797 and 2798, which emerg... Eastern Iowans Rely On Ham Radio When Severe Weather Strikes A derecho with winds of 80 to 100 MPH struck eastern Iowa last August, disrupting power and telecommunications for some 400,000 residents. But, as ARRL member and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteer Scott Haney, N0GUD, recently explained to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, that’s when amateur radio shines. Haney, the president of the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC), was the foc... The K7RA Solar Update We just witnessed 12 consecutive days with no sunspots, which many of us found a bit unsettling. But fortunately Solar Cycle 25 activity returned with a new sunspot on January 15. Average daily sunspot number increased from zero last week, to 14.7 in the January 14-20 reporting period. Average daily solar flux rose from 73.8 to 76.1, and geomagnetic indicators sank to very quiet levels. Average d... David A. Duncan, K7DUN, Wins the January 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award Contest University to Host Propagation Summit on January 23 Contest University (CTU) is holding a Virtual Propagation Summit on Saturday, January 23. The Zoom-platform event will get under way with introductory remarks from Tim Duffy, K3LR, and Ray Novak, N9JA, at 1600 UTC. At 1605 UTC, Scott Jones, N3RA, and George Fremin, K5TR, will moderate a session “Update on the Personal Space Weather Station Project & HamSCI activities for 2021” with Nathaniel Fri... |