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Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club
Club Meeting - 7pm, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021
Come join us for our first-ever hybrid platform NKARC meeting starting at a special time -- 7pm!
In-person location opening at 6:30pm: William E. Durr Branch of the Kenton County Public Library at 1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd, Independence, KY 41051. Please RSVP via e-mail to K4CO@ymail.com if you intend to be there in person. Light refreshments will be served.
Or, attend virtually using Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting after 6:45pm.
Zoom Meeting ID: 997 7588 9155
Passcode: 14679
Join the meeting online at the link below, or dial 1-646-558-8656 (New York) or 1-312-626-6799 (Chicago) on your phone.
Program: Golden Age of Shortwave
Presented by: Mark Volstad, AI4BJ
For many decades, shortwave radio broadcasts were how Americans learned what was happening elsewhere in the world. Mark will discuss his personal experiences as a shortwave listener (SWL) in the 1970s, and review the state of shortwave broadcasting in 2021. If, like Mark, you were an SWL before you became a ham, this will be a trip down memory lane: BBC, Radio Moscow, Radio Peking anyone? If you are a newer ham, it will be an opportunity to learn what else you can hear on your HF radio besides amateur radio signals.
join meeting online
News and Coming Events
September NKARC Meeting Replay
Guest speaker, ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director, Scott Yonally, N8SY, presented many interesting facts about the ARRL.
He talked about the benefits ARRL provides to clubs and all Hams, and answered questions from the group. Click the link
below for a recording of Scott's talk.
Volunteers Needed
The 2021 Honor Run Half Marathon in Florence, KY, will take place on Nov. 14, starting at 7AM. Todd, KY4TS, is
looking for Amateurs to help with communications for this event. If you are interested in volunteering, email
Todd at KY4TS@yahoo.com.
Canceled: Vette City Hamfest, ARRL Great Lakes Convention
HAMFEST CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 & MASK RESTRICTIONS!
Paintsville Hamfest
8AM - 2PM, Sept. 25, 2021
Paintsville Rec Center
Rt. 40 232 Preston St.
Paintsville, KY 41240
Hoosier Hills Hamfest
8AM, Oct. 2, 2021
Lawrence County 4H Fairgrounds
11265 U.S. Highway 50 West
Mitchell, Indiana 47446
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Sept 25-26, 2021
QSO Parties
Sept. 25-26 Maine QSO Party
Oct. 2-3 California QSO Party
RF Exposure Calculator
As you are probably already aware, on May 3, 2021, the FCC implemented new rules regarding exposure to RF energy.
Under the new rules, some amateurs need to perform routine station evaluations to ensure that their stations comply with
the RF exposure rules. The ARRL now provides a simple RF exposure calculator on its RF Exposure page.
Easy to understand instructions are included.
Kentucky Emergency Net
Now is more important than ever for you to check into the Kentucky Emergency Net. The Kentucky Emergency Net
meets every Monday Evening at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on 3972.5 KHz. If you cannot check in via HF you can check
in using one of these alternate modes:
- Yaesu Fusion Wires-X W4IOD Node Number 43114
- YSF Reflector W4IOD YSF40806
- DMR Brandmeister Talkgroup 31211 Kentucky ARES
- DSTAR REF056A
- Echolink W4IOD-R 226113