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Did you know that KL7AA has an e-mail reflector? And, actually, that this reflector has been active for years? Yessiree, sure does. And it’s been managed by John, AA0NN for many moons? What does the reflector do? Well, if you send an e-mail to it from your registered e-mail address, that message will be distributed…
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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…
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...
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...
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...