RSOC SteppIr Vertical on the Air
At the Radio Science & Operations Center (RSOC) we have the SteppIR Mark IV vertical installed and working, using temporary Field Day ground radials. One of the grounding blocks had...
Author: Kent Petty
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Great Alaska ShakeOut 2018 – Area Hams Participate
Hams in the Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, and Kenai Peninsula areas participated in the 2018 Great Alaska ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on October 18. At the appointed time, 10:18 a.m., from the...
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Great Alaska ShakeOut 2018
The Anchorage Area ARES group and Anchorage Amateur Radio Club ask for your participation in the The Great Alaska ShakeOut “Earthquake Drill”, tomorrow, October 18, 2018 at 10:18 a.m. We...
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Hot Transmitter on 147.93 MHz Found and Shut Down
On the afternoon of October 10, a transmitter keyed up on 147.93 MHz. This happens to be the input frequency for club’s Grubstake VHF repeater (147.33/93). As a result, the...
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Fairbanks License Testing Session Added
An additional Fairbanks license testing session is scheduled for October 13, 2018. Please follow this link to register. 73, Kent Petty, KL5T Chairman, Anchorage ARC VEC
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AREDN Expands Supported Hardware with New Firmware Release – ALL Anchorage AREDN Mesh Nodes Updated
AREDN released version 3.18.9.0 of their firmware a few days ago. This is a major release that resulted in expanded support of Ubiquit, Microtik, and TP-Link hardware. See the AREDN...
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New ARES EC for Search and Rescue Liaison Appointed
Tom Plawman, KL4RQ, has been appointed as our new Anchorage area Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Search and Rescue Organization Liaison. Tom is a relatively new ham but has he’s already...
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RSOC “Battery Lab” Operational
The following is a slightly edited version of an article published in the AARC September 2018 Newsletter. It was time, the AARC has received so many battery donations over...
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Homer License Testing Session Scheduled
Ken Adams, AE7ES, advises that a license testing session is planned for Homer on October 4, 2018 from 5 pm – 8 pm. The session will take place at the...
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A Really Big Day, Up and Away!
Saturday was a busy, busy day at the RSOC. A dandy crew of folks got together to tune up our AB-105 tower with a proper accoutrement of antennas, from 20...