Posted April 23, 2008
by: Jim Scott
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You are cordially invited to join Southwest Missouri Foxhunters for an afternoon of fun & games Saturday, April 26th, 2008.
This Foxhunt will start promptly at Noon from the Battlefield Mall NE parking lot (near Sunset & Glenstone) in Springfield . Talk-in on the 146.91 repeater.
This will be a mobile hunt – with short on-foot sniffing when closing-in on a Fox. Scoring will be based on shortest distance driven, and fastest times – with points awarded for each category. We’ll be hunting 3 Foxes in an area bounded by US 65 (Schoolcraft Fwy) on the east, I-44 on the north, US 160 (West Bypass) on the west, and US 60 (James River Fwy) on the south.
Cici’s Pizza (319 E Battlefield, Springfield, MO) will be the after-hunt gathering spot at 4 pm for an awards ceremony, tall-tales, war-stories, camaraderie, and of course – food.
If you’ve never experienced the fun & excitement of Foxhunting, or don’t have any Foxhunting equipment, come on out and ride along – there will be experienced Foxhunters with extra space in their vehicles who will be happy for you to join them.
73 & Tally Ho,
Allen Busiek – WF5U
The Mission of Southwest Missouri Foxhunters is to HAVE FUN, but the skills learned while having fun are useful for serious activities such as locating repeater jammers, RFI sources, lost aircraft, etc.
Foxhunts will normally be scheduled monthly, with times & starting locations TBA. A gathering of the Foxhounds after hunts for war-stories, tall-tales, camaraderie, food & beverage will be the norm.
The Membership requirement is extremely arduous: You MUST be ready, willing, and able to HAVE FUN (others will be allowed to participate on a probationary basis). All Foxhunters (or wannabies) are welcome at our events, and are encouraged to bring offspring, spouses, & guests.
There will be NO Dues.
For more information please browse the Southwest Missouri Foxhunter’s den at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWMOFoxhunters
Posted April 20, 2008
by: Jay Bromley
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This really deserves a bit of publicity !
A web based SDR (software defined receiver) located in The Netherlands
but controlled simultaneously by multiple listeners worldwide.
Listen in realtime to parts of the 40 and 80m bands as heard in Europe.
Definitely the coolest thing I’ve seen on the web for some time !
Go listen at - http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
Posted April 10, 2008
by: Jim Scott
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Thanks to EVERYONE, NET Controllers, EOC Managers, Storm Spotters, and all the others that helped out during the severe weather event on April 9. It was a real service to the community and every amateur operator can be proud of your achievement.
Ham Radio even got some recognition on the TV channels, and it was exciting to hear them announcing events only seconds after they were communicated to the weather net.
If you would like to add your thoughts - please post comments below.
Posted April 6, 2008
by: Jim Scott
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Now that the Hamfest is over for another year, it’s time to start thinking about Field Day! Here’s the latest information package from the ARRL.
More information at http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/
Posted April 3, 2008
by: David Overton
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Registered Members will be able to download the current month's Newsletter from here. If you're a paid up FSAARC member and you'd like to get a member logon, please email the Webmaster with your name, email and call.
Posted March 31, 2008
by: Chuck Johnson
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The March meeting of the Fort Smith Amateur Radio Club was held on March 17, 2008.
The meeting was called to order by President Jim Lowery.
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Posted March 27, 2008
by: Randy Baggett
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Field Day results were posted today, The FSAARC did very well nationally and sectionally. The score was 7626 points with 2061 qso`s and catagory of 6 A. Nationally we were ranked 86th out of 2333 offical entries. In the Arkansas section, we were 2nd out of 24 entries. Way to Field Day Participatants!!!
Posted
by: Dennis Burton
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Here’s a great video from Stephen Galchutt, N0TU, demonstrating some moutain top QRP operation in the Snow… very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ictNqhnQsr8
Posted March 18, 2008
by: Dave Whiteis
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The following link is an excellent weather data resource for amateur radio operators as well as emergency managers. This free website has much of the information needed for planning your daily life, events and weather responses. Multimedia Weather Briefings are posted as needed for dangerous weather risks.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/cgi-bin/decisionmaker.php
Posted February 1, 2008
by: Jay Bromley
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http://www.pz5yv.4m5dx.info/index.html
Four Americans are joining together for a big ARRL CW DX Contest
operation from PZ5RA’s Suriname QTH. The inclusive dates are February
13-18. Operators AC8W, K8DD, KB8TXZ and W5JAY also have gotten
Suriname callsigns, PZ5WW, PZ5DD, PZ5TX and PZ5AY respectively. They
will use the PZ5WW callsign in the CW contest. They will be on 160-
10M, emphasizing the lower bands, certainly outside the contest
period. QSL PZ5DD and PZ5WW via K8DD, PZ5TX via KB8TXZ and PZ5AY
via W5JAY.