Upcoming:
March Fun Night - Thursday, March 8 at DQ North, Decatur. General bull session.
March Business Meeting - Thursday, March 22 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 7:00 PM Click Here for Map
The planets are aligning. No, I'm not talking about the '2012 phenomenon' rather that the brightest planets in the night time sky are aligning. This last week they even aligned with the partial 'thumbnail' moon. It's going to be a good show for a short while. Check it out in the west after sunset.
Lincoln Land Community College, along with the Capitol Area Amateur Radio Emergency Response Team, is sponsoring a National Weather Service Severe Weather Spotter Training session on March 12, 2012 in the Trutter Center at 6:30pm.
Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend this spotter class. There is no cost for this training - just 2 to 3 hours of your time for the class.
The spotter training class is designed for people new to severe storm spotting, as well as those that need refresher training. The training is comprised of all of the information that spotters need to be effective
and stay safe.Our six meter repeater is up and running try it: 53.23– pl 103.5 (51.53 XMIT)
(Set your receive to 53.23 pl tone is 103.5 and your transmit is at 51.53; -1.7 MHz shift)
Looking for some ham radio activity? Have you ever participated in any contests? Not all contesting is heavy duty competitive. Some is just basically for fun and to see how many contacts you can make - just fun! Here are a couple of links to contest calendars. Note that QSO parties tend to be pretty relaxed, laid back and fun - plus they build up your skills in operating. And you would be amazed at how well someone can hear you when they're in a contest -- Hi, hi! Highly recommended for newbies. N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar (won't be exclusively QRP operating)
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