If you have ever wanted to learn about amateur radio (also known as “HAM” radio), or wish to upgrade from a Technician to General license for more radio privileges, then we have the class for you. WCARES offers free classes to help prepare for the ARRL license exams for both the Technician (beginner) and General […]
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Jeff, WB5WAJ was looking into uses for his TinyTrak4 and came across this article by N3LUD describing how to use it with Winlink Express. Jeff has successfully used this setup for Packet Winlink with his Yaesu 7800 and says “The install is very straight forward. The radio has a 6 pin data jack. The cable […]
SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY OPERATOR REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE! SKYWARN Recognition Day was created in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. Amateur radio operators comprise a large percentage of SKYWARN volunteers across the country, providing vital communication between the NWS and emergency management if normal communications become inoperative. During this special […]
Ron, KX4DQ will be presenting an introduction to radio astronomy at the November Monthly Meeting, November 16th, 2019. Ron has provided a copy of his presentation document in advance of the meeting – you can download a PDF copy of that here: Radio Astronomy Intro. Check out the calendar for time and location of the […]
Dickson Co. Radio Club event – November 11 Dickson Co. AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meeting Monday Nov. 11th. The Dickson Co. Amateur Radio Club will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00PM CT at the Dickson Co. EOC in the Training Room. The EOC is located at 284 Cowan Rd. in Dickson. Pizza will be served starting […]
In addition to accepting the award for their 2018 November Sweepstakes win, Tim, AD4CJ gave a presentation on VARA. VARA is a software modem using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation. VARA is capable of HF speeds comparable with Pactor 3. It does this using 52 carriers limited to 42 bps thus satisfying the FCC symbol […]