Anchorage Senior Activities Center is On the MESH
On Thursday, January 17, Sid Atwood (KL7SID) and I visited the Anchorage Senior Activities Center to repoint the 3.4 GHz Ubiquiti NanoStation. We had installed that node quite some time...
Author: Kent Petty
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AARC Fred Meyer Community Rewards ID Number Changes
The AARC has been enrolled in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program for quite some time now. This has proved helpful to the club! When you link your Fred Meyer...
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APRS, Really? Yes!
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)? You’ve probably heard of it. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR? You might have heard of him. You may have even dabbled with APRS. Maybe you found it...
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Remember When We Tore “Stuff” Apart? – Oh the Wonder!
OK, remember the fun we had as kids (well, maybe even now as big kids, AKA, adults) when we pulled “stuff” apart to maybe fix it, or just to see...
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AREDN MESH Networking Fun
I had an experience tonight that provided me with a little amazement. It spoke to the robustness of the AREDN MESH networking protocol, equipment, and capabilities. Here’s my little story....
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AARC Assists Student with APRS Weather Balloon Experiment
Boris Mesits, KE8JLB visited the RSOC during this week’s Working Wednesday. Boris is a graduate of South High School in Anchorage and is now attending college at UNC Chapel Hill. Boris asked for a bit of help putting together a 2-meter antenna to be mounted to an APRS Weather Balloon experiment his student club at…
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HF Radio Assistance Please – Icom IC-7600 and SGC SG2000
We’ve got a couple HF rigs we’re trying to get configured at the RSOC and really need some help. If you are an owner of an Icom IC-7600 or SGC...
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Technician License Prep Course to be Offered
The AARC will offer an amateur radio technician license examination preparation course on January 26 and 27, 2019. With some preparation, this course is intended to cover topics over two...
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License Testing Session Scheduled for Valdez on January 11, 2019
Jim Gifford, KL1IO, reports that they will hold an amateur radio license testing session on January 11, 2019 in Valdez. The test site is the First Baptist Church located at...
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Earthquake – Please Be Safe
To our fellow hams and family members: Thanks for the efforts over the last few days. We’ve all been impacted here one way or another. I hope that you are...