Items of Interest: Ham Census This survey is divided into six parts, runs year-round delivering constantly updated results. The only caveat is that, though it is absolutely free for all to take and use, only those who complete all six …
Items of Interest: Bluffton Fire District Radio Test – May 19 Did you know that more than 50% of calls to Bluffton Fire District come from Sun City? The Bluffton Fire District is requesting our help to test the 2M …
Items of Interest: Star Wars sound designer is a radio enthusiast. His grandfather was a ham and that got him interested in electronics, radio and sound. Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 – 8 The US …
Items of Interest: Looking to upgrade or know someone who is interested in getting a license? The Club will be sponsoring an FCC Amateur Radio license testing session at 10am on May 19, at Pinckney Hall. While the test session …
Items of Interest: Sunspot index graphicsThe yearly (black, up to 1750) and monthly (red, from 1750 up to now) sunspot numbers. Ham Radio 101for those new to ham radio, this DX engineering blog may help provide context to what is …
Items of Interest: Earthlings and astronauts chat away, via ham radio “It was absolutely unbelievable, to push that microphone button and call the International Space Station and then let go of the button and wait, and then you hear this …
Items of Interest: World Amateur Radio Day 2021 is coming up This year marking the 96th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The IARU Administrative Council has chosen “Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone” as the theme for World Amateur Radio …
Items of Interest: GridTracker GridTracker listens to live traffic from WSJT-X or JTDX and displays it on a map. It can also load ADIF log files, lotw, hrdlog.net and other sources to display your statistics and map your QSOs. GridTracker …
Items of Interest: Video of the phenomena of wetting and capillarity action during the soldering of surface mount parts. New version of EchoLink for Windows — first in a decade. Humor: Meetings: The next meeting will be April 5th at …
Items of Interest: What is Antenna Polarization, and Why Does it Matter? Humor: Meetings: The next meeting will be April 5th at 7 PM via Google Meet (online video). The guest speaker will be a representative of the ARRL SC region …
