Monthly Archives: January 2013

REMINDER: ARRL VE Test Session In February

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Heart of Dixie ARS – W4HOD is planning an ARRL VE test session on February 12th, 2013.

Location is the Dogwood Room at the Health Resource Center, located at 2027 Pepperell Parkway, across from EAMC in Opelika.

Session begins at 6 PM.

All three test levels will be offered.

Test Fee is $15.00, check or cash. (checks preferred)

We look forward to seeing you on February 12th. Please pass the word to anyone you know who might want to test.

For more info, please contact Cheryl, AA4YL at ch******@***il.com or 334-703-9781

January Meeting

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Excellent turnout for the meeting tonight. Three new members: Ted, W4DUF; Dale, WA4CQG and Terry, KA4Y.

Cheryl, AA4YL presented the program on classic videos on amateur radio through the years.

Supper before the meeting was at the Mandarin House in Opelika.

On a side note, one of our new members gave us the best compliment ever. He said we were nothing like other clubs in the area. We were fun. I could not agree more. We don’t tie up meeting time with minutes, boring business topics, etc. We have a program and then spend the remainder time in good conversation, discussing ideas.

 

2013 RTTY RU

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The RU went very well. Darrell, K9MUG; Gene, KI4EEY; Bob, KA4PKB and Cheryl, AA4YL participated, using the club call W4HOD.

Was great to have Gene at the keyboard. He operated about two hours.

 

710 QSOS

710 POINTS

56 SECTIONS

38 DX CALLS

TOTAL 66,740

ARRL RTTY Roundup January 5-6

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1. Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using digital modes (Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31 and Packet—attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band, regardless of mode.

2. Date and Contest Period: First full weekend of January, but never on January 1. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2400 UTC Sunday (January 5-6, 2013).

W4HOD will be operating the contest from our club radio room, Using the new A3S beam and tower. We will fire up the club grill and cook something delicious. Not sure what at the moment.

http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup