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President’s Message to the Membership, September 2017

September 10, 2017 By

Dave Vest, K8DV
Welcome to the end of summer and the start of fall just a few weeks away. I realize I have been somewhat lax with getting a monthly message on the web the last few months. Not to make excuses but this has been a summer of challenges and forced to put ham radio on somewhat of a backseat.

The club did not participate in the OSPOTA this year as there seemed to be little to no interest. This could return in 2018. I operated a little in the Ohio QSO Party and conditions made it almost impossible to make contacts within Ohio, so with that said it could have been really hard to make contacts with Ohio parks.

The September meeting will bring a presentation by Jack, W8TEE. The club currently has no major agenda items or activities planned.

73,
Dave, K8DV

For sale from members

August 9, 2017 By

For sale from one of our members, David Layman (KD8DL):

$825 – Yaesu FT-857D with Separation Kit
$165 – LDG YT-100 antenna tuner $165.00
$55 – LDG FT-Meter

Total $1045, will accept $900, other offers will be considered.

All items were purchased new from Gigaparts in 2015. The radio was used on 2 meters but not on any other bands. The items are being sold after purchasing an Elecraft KX3 in 2015. Usage time was only for a few months.

Contact: David Layman – kd8dl@arrl.net

MARC Casual Contesters – Here’s What’s Coming Up In August

July 21, 2017 By

By: Denny KC8RPV

These are some of the Contests scheduled during the month of August. It’s an opportunity to make some new contacts, round out your Worked All States or just have fun getting on the air. The NAQP SSB contest has a team competition and I will be registering the team, in Bill’s absence, as indicated below.

1. NAQP SSB

The North American QSO Party is August 19 and 20, 2017. The contest starts at 2:00 PM local time an Saturday and ends at 2:00 AM Sunday morning.

The contest has a Team Competition, teams need to registered prior to the contest.

Send Denny KC8RPV and email at: dhutson@cinci.rr.com

Deadline for registering for a MARC team is 10:00 AM, Saturday August 19.

Rules can be found on the National Contest Journal website at: www.ncjweb.com

2. Rookie Roundup RTTY

Rookie Roundup RTTY is August 20, 2017. The contest starts at 2:00 PM and runs until midnight.

The is no entry class for non-rookies, however non-rookies can participate by working rookies.

Rules can be found on the ARRL website: www.arrl.org

3. Ohio QSO Party

The Ohio QSO Party is August 26, 2017. The contest runs from noon until midnight local time.

The Ohio QSO Party has a Club Competition, include the following line in your entry to have your score added to the MARC total.

CLUB: Milford Ohio ARC

Last year only two stations in Clermont County and two stations in Hamilton County submitted logs. Get on the air, you could be a rare one.

73

Denny KC8RPV

President’s Message to the Membership, July 2017

July 11, 2017 By

By the time you read this we will be into July and summer just seems to be passing us by. This past month has proved to be extremely busy for the Milford Amateur Radio Club with holding our annual hamfest followed just one week later by ARRL Field … [Continue reading]

MARC Member Has Articles Published

June 15, 2017 By

Jack Purdum, W8TEE and Vice President of MARC, has co-authored an article scheduled for the September issue of QST. (Please note that the ARRL sent notification that the September issue is running over, so we must delay your QST article to a future … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, June 2017

June 5, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members, it is hard to believe that 2017 is half over, time flies when you are having fun, I guess. As all of you know June is a really busy month for the Milford Amateur Radio Club, with both Hamfest and Field Day occurring just a … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, April 2017

April 4, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members and it would appear that spring is in the air, well at least that is what is sounds like when I listen to 75 meters with all the static crashes and noise that is starting to appear as the seasons start to change. In March … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, March 2017

March 2, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members and my apologies for not publishing a February update. As most of you know I attended Hamcation in Orlando and thus did not make it to the February meeting, I guess between that and the missed update I now have 2 … [Continue reading]

President’s Message to the Membership, January 2017

January 1, 2017 By

Hello fellow MARC members and welcome to 2017. I am happy to be serving as president for the next year and hope that together we can have MARC continue down the road of success. My appreciation goes to Mike Kieffer (KD8OUT) for serving the last … [Continue reading]

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