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Coming up – Ohio QSO Party – Read Below

July 24th, 2010 KC8OZA No comments
The Ohio QSO Party (OhQP) is just 5 weeks away, and the excitement is already building.  Stations from across Ohio are making their plans to be on the air for one of the premier state QSO parties.  Small stations from Ohio can make hundreds of QSOs during the short 12 hour event.  Get on and call “CQ Ohio QSO Party” and run the pileups!  We hope you will join us to make this the best event yet – our goal is to get fixed operations on from every county this year.  If you are planning on being on, please let everyone know by posting your county of operation on the “Planned Operations” website at  http://ohqp.org/plannedOpsEntry.html
For those who don’t know what the OhQP is all about, it’s a fun time for Ohio stations to be on the air and be the hunted station, or “DX”.  People from around the world are seeking out Ohio stations in this event, which is a nice change from most operating events.  The OhQP occurs on Saturday August 28, 2010 from local noon to local midnight.  In the basic QSO exchange, Ohio stations send a consecutive serial number + county, and non-Ohioans (who can only work Ohio) send a consecutive serial number and state/province/DX.  Suggested frequencies are:  CW: 3545, 7045, 14,045, 21,045, 28,045 kHz; SSB 3825, 7200, 14,250, 21,300, and 28,450 kHz.  Don’t be shy – try calling CQ in addition to searching and pouncing.  Remember, the world is tuning the bands looking for Ohio stations – your CQ’s will be answered!  Full details and an OhQP operating guide can be found on the official website at: www.ohqp.org/.
This is a great event for a club activity or a training ground for new(er) hams.  QSO rates are as high or higher than Field Day, and there’s virtually no QRM in this event.  Round up the club and have some fun.  If you are in the mood to enjoy the great Ohio countryside, try operating portable or mobile from a rare county.  Remember, the ultimate goal is to just get on the air and have some fun!
73 and we hope to hear you on the air,

Kenny K2KW
Ohio QSO Party PR Coordinator
kenny.k2kw@gmail.com

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Field Day 2010 Wrap-Up

June 27th, 2010 KC8OZA 1 comment

Well, another Field Day has come and gone. We had a great time, worked a lot of stations, ate some great food, and had a lot of fun. Thanks for all who came and participated in the setup, operation, care and feeding, etc.  An additional thanks the the wonderful folks in the Piqua Amateur Radio Club for inviting us to be their guests – we had a blast!  We operated a 3A station, running two stations on Phone and one on Digital Data (Mostly PSK31) . While we were fully prepared for 24 hours of generator operation, we took a gamble and experimented with some DC power operations (you’ll see my battery packs in some photos – they’re inside orange tool boxes) and we used the generator for little but recharging the battery packs from time to time. A loaner multi-band dipole (Thanks KD8GEH), a loaner 32ft portable aluminum mast (Thanks KC8OZA – oh yeah, that’s me), a bunch of Anderson Power Poles, and we were in business. It was a great time to be had, and I hope to see all of you (and more) again next year. Check out the slideshow, or browse to the Media page for full size pictures.

73 de KC8OZA

 

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Troy Strawberry Festival

June 11th, 2010 KC8OZA No comments

A big word of THANKS goes out to all of you who participated in the Troy Strawberry Festival related public service events.  Thanks to all of the participation things went from ‘a little rough start’ to a ‘smooth ending’ and all had a great time!  Thanks to everybody for assistance with the Parade, 10K Run, and the Bike Tour!  We hope to see you all next year!

73  Josh KC8OZA

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Welcome to the new MCARC Website

May 22nd, 2010 KC8OZA No comments

Well it was unanimous, it was time for a new way of managing the website. With the advent of the many content management systems out there, it just made sense to adopt one so we could focus on ‘content’ and stop spending time on ‘layout’. We hope you enjoy the new website, and check back often for updates.

73′s – Josh KC8OZA

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July Meeting Minutes

April 28th, 2010 KC8OZA No comments

MIAMI COUNTY
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Meeting Minutes- July 9, 2010

The July meeting was called to order by President Josh/KC8OZA at 7:30pm.
Present were:  Gary/WB8ROL, Scott/KB8JOY, Dave/KD8GEB, Robert/KD8GEH,
Dave/WB8PMG, Chuck/KD3SQ, and Brad KD8LWZ.

There were no printed or posted June minutes to approve.

Treasurer’s Report:  Income which included $90 in donations, $40 in club dues, $45 from Dayton Hamvention booth sales, and $800 from Strawberry Festival PA.  Checking balance is $2771.93.  Report approved by acclamation.

Station/Repeater Committee:  The IC706 does not power up.  Josh/KC8OZA was appointed to find a qualified service agent to begin repair process.  It was suggested and agreed upon to not include antenna/tower work in the club work party.

Building/Grounds Committee:  Discussion held pertaining to work party to be held Saturday July 10.  Focus to be on cleaning both buildings, disposing of trash and boat anchors to the county transfer station, and use for the meeting room in the north building.

Public Address:  Systems at Miami County Fairgrounds are 2 work sessions away from being ready for the fair August 13-19.  (That’s way ahead of schedule).  MCARC will again provide man power on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th.  Contact Dave/WB8PMG or Scott/KB8JOY if you can volunteer some hours.  Easy duty.

MCARC Web Site:   There is a need to re-load the ARES documents and the Sunday W8FW net rotation list will be published on the site.

West Milton Triathlon:  Kudos are to be shared around to the 11 operators who supported the event June 19th public service event.  Event sponsors were extremely complimentary and noted our group’s emphasis on welfare/safety for the participants.

Field Day:   Several members commented on the event held at Piqua Edison College in cooperation with Piqua Amateur Radio Club.  Deemed a successful event the crew ran class 3A and operated on batteries for the most part.  NOTE:  See pictures on the W8FW web site.

August Club Meeting:   Scheduling of a work party for tower/antennas and discussion for a potential Christmas party.

September Club Meeting:   The club will dispense with the business end of things and a program dealing with Digital Modes will be presented by Gary/WB8ROL.

October Club Meeting:  The club will again table the business end of things and a program will dealing with PowerPoll and RigRunners will be presented by Josh/KC8OZA.

December Club Meeting:  Again no business meeting……but a broad overview of RACES/ARES emergency communication will be presented by Dave/WB8PMG and Chuck/KD3SQ.

Announcements:  Scott/KB8JOY is looking for a small (30-40-50 watt) stand-alone stereo amplifier for a project he’s working on.  Working-old-used is okee-dokee.

Meeting adjourned at 8:18pm.

Submitted by Scott/KB8JOY

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