Major Changes to ARES
Major Changes to ARES and OO Programs The ARRL Public Service Enhancement Working Group has completed its two-year project to re-tool the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) to meet the requirements of…
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Hamshack Hotline – Now on Line
Steel City ARC is now online with Hamshack Hotline Feel Free to give the club a call: Call 4547 for the Club House Call 4591 for the Repeater Hut Join Us On…
Spaceflight’s SSO-A…An Amateur Radio Satellite Bonanza
SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has no fewer than seventeen Amateur Radio satellite payloads. A list of the known Amateur Radio missions, websites and their downlink frequencies is as…
ATV – Fast-Scan Amateur Television
From the ARRL website …. Introduction Amateur Television is a great way to combine ham radio with other hobbies, such as RC model airplanes and model rocketry. Amateur Radio can be used…
Hamshack Hotline
HAMSHACK HOTLINE https://hamshackhotline.com This would be a nice addition to our E-Comm station and get other clubs in the area to get involved to have a back up system if the radio…
Flex Radio Demo
There will be a Flex Radio demo this Wednesday night Oct 24th at the Steel City club house at 7:00 PM promptly. Bob Green, N3RDG will be bringing up his Flex Radio…
VE Testing Session – Oct 6th 3PM
Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 3:00 PM Dead line for preregistration will be: Sept 24, 2018 *Please note the ARRL website is wrong The testing session is at 3 PM PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED…
Jamboree-on-the-Air
Oct 19-21, 2018 Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world. It is held annually the third full weekend in October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and…
Technician License Review Class
Technician License Review Class Two Day Sept 29th & Oct 6th Steel City Amatuer Radio Club will be hosting a two day Technician License review class on Saturdays Sept 29th and Oct…
What Is A ‘Go kit’?
Special Thank To: http://www.harc.net/ Huntsville Amateur Radio Club Go here for the the original interesting document: http://www.harc.net/programs/amateur-radio-go-kit.pdf A Go-Kit is made up of a portable “Amateur radio” station and assorted personal gear…
SOTA – Summits On The Air
Summits on the Air SOTA has been carefully designed to make participation possible for all Radio Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners – this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators…
FT8CALL – Rag Chew on FT-8?
FT8 has taken over the airwaves as the digital communication mode for making QSOs over HF/VHF/UHF. The mode has been widely popular as the latest offering in K1JT’s WSJT-X application. FT8 stands…