Anchorage ARC VEC Chairman Turns Over Reins
After 25 years of stellar service as Chairman of the Anchorage ARC VEC, Jim Wiley, KL7CC is turning over the reins to Kent Petty, KL5T. Jim has been the catalyst...
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Sleuthing the Mystery QSL
An anecdotal tale and review of QSL cards for DX contact verification via snail mail.
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Eagle River Valley APRS Digipeater Activated
A recent need was noted to improve APRS digipeater coverage throughout the area. To help support that need, KL5T fired up his Kantronics KPC3+ TNC driving an Alinco DR-1200 2-meter...
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APRS – Anchorage / Mat-Su In Need of Several Digipeaters
We’ve conducted a review of APRS activity in the Anchorage / Mat-Su Valley areas. The review included analysis of activity directly detected on the KL7AA-10 Digipeater / I-Gate located on...
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Power Outage Takes Down Systems
A power outage struck parts of South Anchorage and the Anchorage Hillside a few days ago. The outage took down a few of our hillside assets for about 2 hours...
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Anchorage Simulated Emergency Test Participation
The AARC and Anchorage ARES participated in the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on Saturday, October 7. We had a limited focus this year due to our focus on our...
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Radio (Electronic) Tech position open at Anchorage International
The Anchorage International Airport has an opening for a Radio (Electronic) Technician whose main duties are maintaining the Radio Shop at the airport. Visit the link for details. https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/jobs/1877717/maintenance-specialist-electronics-journey-ii-lead
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Scouting’s Jamboree-on-the-Air
Scouting’s Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) / Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI) report that more than 2,500 have signed up to take part in the 2017 event over the October 20-22 weekend. This is the 60th...
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New KL7AA-10 APRS Digipeater / I-Gate Operational
We’ve been testing our new WX3in1 APRS Digipeater / I-Gate for several weeks now at the AARC clubhouse. We’ve determined it’s been working as advertised so Kevin Opalka, KL2NV, and...
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Hillside South Trespasser!
We were prepping for the move of the WX3in1 APRS system to our Hillside South location. Part of the prep included a need to make a site visit to evaluate...