We will be operating a Club station at Buckeye Lake again this year on September 8th from noon until 8:00 PM EDT for the Ohio State Parks On The Air
(OSPOTA). For the newbies here is a link:
OSPOTA.
Mark your calendar now! We will be at the Maple Grove shelter on
the north shore of Buckeye Lake. For those that have not been there before, take I 70 East to Rt 79 South
(Hebron Rd), proceed not quite a mile and when the divided road ends near the lake, don't turn to the right,
but go briefly straight ahead and then to the left as you follow directions to the "North Shore Boat Ramp".
Park in the 2nd parking lot (on the east) and you will be close to the shelter. Here is a link to the
geocoded location: Contest Site. For anyone needing assistance we will be
monitoring the Newark repeater, 146.88, no PL required.
From the OSPOTA website link in discussing what OSPOTA is about "As we have posted in the previous years,
the OSPOTA contest was conceived with three main goals in mind:"
To promote public awareness of ham radio and Ohio's beautiful state parks system
To contribute to the recognition that Ohio has a very diverse and wonderful ecology
To promote camaraderie within the ranks of Ohio's Amateur Radio operators.
Our February club meeting will be on Thursday the 6th, starting at 6pm, at the New Albany library.
The social hour will be from 6 - 7pm. As always, a carry-in dinner is allowed.
Kitchen facilities are available. A short business meeting will begin promptly at 7pm.
A short business meeting will begin promptly at 7pm and will include the following items to which discussion will be limited to a reasonable amount of time:
Regular committee, etc. reports
Followup to individual 2013 goals and club improvement suggestions solicited at the December meeting
Brief discussion of potential new club activities for 2013
Repeater EchoLink status update
Preliminary Field Day planning
The February club meeting will continue the discussion of antennas with a "how to do it" presentation on home made antennas and antenna related items.
The emphasis here will be for the new or inexperienced ham who has had little or no experience constructing his/her own antenna.
We are planning a three part presentation:
A short presentation on building simple wire antennas
A slide show of home made antennas made by club members
A show-and-tell presentation of home made antennas and related equipment
The slide show will consist of pictures email'ed to K8AX ( k8ax@insight.rr.com ) for this program.
If you haven't contributed here, K8AX will still accept pictures sent to him by Monday,
February 18th for inclusion in the program. Also, please consider bringing an item
or two to the meeting for the show-and-tell part of the program.
Plan to attend for what will probably be a lively meeting. Mark your calendar now! You won't want to miss it!
The CRES radio club was established in 1962 and serves the central Ohio area. Its goals include stimulating interest in amateur radio, the exchange of technical information, emergency readiness, and social activities for the membership and their families.
Weekly Net The club sponsors an informal 2 meter NET every Sunday evening at 9 PM on its repeater (146.67/131.8) and via Echolink at W8ZPF-L (Node 782142). The NET is open to everyone - you do not need to be a member to join in. Visitors are always welcome and encouraged to participate.
Wow...if you have $8000 to spare, maybe you'd like to pick up the new Kenwood TS990? Watch the video below on the rig and note the interesting display over the main dial. This looks like a "do everything" rig indeed.
Unfortunately, this website manager isn't going to get one of these any time soon at that price - the xyl would not be pleased! For those in the central Ohio area you can order directly from the Candy store TS990S .
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. Each year over 35,000 amateurs gather with their clubs, friends or simply by themselves to operate. ARRL Field Day is not a fully adjudicated contest, which explains much of its popularity. It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, most groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities. It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to local elected community leaders, key individuals with the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as well as the general public. For many clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the CRES Amateur Radio club then we invite you to fill out a membership application and then join in a vibrant community of radio enthusiasts.
