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Ohio QSO Party Announcement -- August 28
12:00 EDT - 24:00 EDT
The Ohio QSO Party (OhQP) on August 28th is just days away. It's
looking like a banner year of activity, but we need your help to make this
the best OhQP ever. Just an hour or two on the air (or even all 12) will
really help. Come on and join THE party!
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/.
By calling "CQ Ohio QSO Party" you will be amazed at the number of
people who call - and you will likely have pileups too. An hour of CQing
from a modest station can easily yield 50-80 QSOs (or more). If you
don't like to CQ, tune around and hand out some QSOs. Since Ohio
stations are usually the only one's calling CQ, the best place to tune
and call others will be 75/80 (even starting at noon) as it's the only reliable
band for Ohio-to-Ohio QSOs. Checking the other bands is worth
while too. This is a great event for a club activity or a training ground for new(er)
hams. 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!
Next Radio Club Meeting on Monday, September 13
The Seneca Radio Club will hold its next regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 13
at 7:00 PM at the Seneca County Museum. Click on the "Meetings & Directions" link for details.
All Amateur Radio Operators and those interested in Amateur Radio are welcome to attend.
New SRC Bulletin Board / Blog
The Seneca Radio Club now has a bulletin board / blog that allows you to do a lot of things.
There a several topics and sub-topics already started.
Log into the bulletin board and register a new account. Use your callsign as your username.
Once you register you will be sent a verification email. Click on the link in it and you are
on your way to finishing the process.
Let us know what you think of it.
Click this link for the SRC Bulletin Board
Field Day:
What a Great Time!
 Everyone had a great time at the Seneca Radio Club - W8ID
Field Day festivities at the Clinton Township Fire Department.
Our FD chairman Jim Yoder W8ERW and his committee
picked out a nice site and the added facilities sure
were appreciated.
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Logging a contact using the N3FJP logging software.
Left to Right: Front - Karl Erbland K8ARL, Eric Runion KD8NIT;
Back - Eric's son, Zach. | The club operated as 2A on commercial power and had a
Get On The Air station, VHF/UHF, Packet and more.
The two-station HF setup let us try out all of the available
bands -- 40, 20, 15 and 10 were the favorites.
Fourty-meters CW was the most active band and mode.
We had some hot CW operators and everyone gave CW a try.
This year we experimented with several antennas and their
placement at the site. A G5RV, 40-meter dipole, 10-meter
dipole, a multi-band vertical covering 40-20-15-10 meters,
and several VHF/UHF configurations were demonstrated
and used. The G5RV was the most used.
Jim W8ERW took a lot of time to setup and demonstrate his
packet radios. He has a really nice station and it gave everyone
a chance to see some of the things they can do with Amateur Radio.
Look for our Field Day photos and additional FD 2010 information soon.
Congratulations to some new area Hams!
The Seneca Radio Club - W8ID - would like to welcome
the following new Amateur Radio Operators in our area.
They are:
Shayne Stanforth KD8ONV - Technician
Bryan Neville KD8NTY - Technician
Melissa Fitch KD9NXX - Technician
Brenda Magers KD8NXY - Technician is now K8VZH
Also, congratulations to Garland Fitch KD8JPB for
upgrading to General Class.
Regular monthly testing will resume in September 2010.
Check the Amateur Radio Exams link for more info.
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The Seneca Radio Club is a not-for-profit organization
whose purpose is to promote amateur radio.
Our club is comprised of "hams" from Seneca County and surrounding areas,
averaging 50+ members. The callsign W8ID was obtained from the late
Charles M. Jacobs who was one of the original founders. We are affiliated
with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for
Amateur Radio since 1952.
Meetings are the 2nd Monday of the month 7:00 PM at the Seneca County Museum.
The club is open to anyone interested in Amateur Radio or amateurs who would like
to join a club. You do not need to be a ham. Getting started in a club is one of the
steps in obtaining your first Technician class license or "ticket".
For more information send us an e-mail.
Members participate in several radio activities including Field Day, various contests,
radio experimentation, emergency communications (ARES), Skywarn, and just plain
chatting on the air.
The club maintains a 2 meter repeater on 145.45 MHz (PL tone 107.2 Hz).
This repeater is used for general amateur use, net operations, ARES, and Skywarn.
This has been a service to the Amateur Community and the Seneca County
Community since it began.
73 de W8ID.
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