Kent Petty

Low-loss Coaxial Cable Wanted

From Brian Metras, KL0WV I am in search of 200′ coil of the following performance low-loss Heliax or LMR transmission cable for 501(c)3 School station. Can pick up in Anchorage...

By Kent Petty Published August 27, 2020 Swap & Shop

Updated Application Needed

By Kent Petty, KL5T To all club members…..or anyone else who might be willing to help!…. The Anchorage ARC VEC is in need of an updated program to help us...

By Kent Petty Published July 31, 2020 VEC, Volunteer Opportunity

California Mother and Son Have Kind Words for Anchorage ARC VEC

By Kent Petty (KL5T) I thought it might be nice to share some wonderful comments from one of our new hams, Lynn Lewis, KN6JVC. She and her son Grant used...

By Kent Petty Published July 13, 2020 License Testing, VEC

New VE Team Holds First Test Session in Colorado Springs

By Tom Obenchain (K0RZR) On Saturday, June 27, 2020 the Anchorage ARC (AARC) VEC’s first in-person testing session was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This session marked the first time...

By Kent Petty Published July 13, 2020 License Testing, VEC

Anchorage ARC VEC Restarts On-site Testing at RSOC

The Anchorage ARC VEC is very carefully restarting its amateur radio license examinations at the Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC) in Anchorage on the second Saturday at 2:00 PM...

By Kent Petty Published July 13, 2020 License Testing, VEC

Shared Apex Loop Receive Antenna Installed

TJ Sheffield KL7TS and I (Dave Webb N9AIG) started at about 10:00 AM working outside at the RSOC and followed social distancing rules. We both wore masks and gloves; when...

By Kent Petty Published July 9, 2020 ARES, Contesting, DX, EMCOMM, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations

Initial LoRa Gateway Status Report

Here’s a bit of info about our LoRa Gateway we’ve installed at our Hillside South Location. You might remember that we installed the station on June 28 (check our blog...

By Kent Petty Published July 6, 2020 LoRa, Public Service, RF Experiments

RSOC SteppIR Vertical – The Saga Continues

For quite some time now we’ve had an issue with our SteppIR vertical antenna. It works great on 40 meters and above, but darn if it gives us high SWR...

By Kent Petty Published July 3, 2020 EMCOMM, Equipment, FCC Building, RSOC Operations

AARC Installs LoRa Gateway At Hillside South Site

Thanks to Matt Ostrander’s (KL4QH) dogged determination, a LoRa gateway has been installed at our Hillside South site. On Sunday, June 28, Matt and Kent Petty (KL5T) spent a good...

By Kent Petty Published July 3, 2020 LoRa, Public Service, RF Experiments

Anchorage ARC Makes Paperless Exam Sessions Their Standard

In an effort to modernize its amateur radio license testing program, the Anchorage ARC VEC will become completely paperless effective July 1, 2020. It will be one of the few...

By Kent Petty Published June 29, 2020 VEC

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