Club Activities

    Club Meetings

    First Thursday each month, 7:00 pm.
    EMA Building
    240 Baldwin Dr.
    Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

    Weekly Nets

    Mondays

    9:00 am Breakfast Net 147.03
    8:00 PM Radio Newsline 147.030
    9:00 PM Club Net 147.030

    Thursdays

    7:00 pm ARES Weather Spotter 146.70

Repeaters / Frequencies
  • 146.700 - MHZ CTCSS 94.8 Hz (FM Analog)
  • 147.030 + MHz CTCSS 71.9 Hz (FM Analog)
  • 443.875 + MHz CTCSS 71.9 Hz (FM Analog, C4FM Digital)
  • 443.300 + MHZ (C4FM Digital Ohio Link)
  • 147.555 MHz Simplex
  • Via EchoLink K8QIK-R NODE:405426 (147.030 Repeater)  NODE STATUS
  • Via EchoLink K8QIK-L NODE:526398 (146.700 Repeater)  NODE STATUS
Who We Are:
Our club is a diverse group of men, women and youth interested in electronics and radio communications. Joining an amateur radio club offers you:

  • Instruction and tutoring
  • Additional advanced training
  • Work on electronic DIY projects
  • Access to club radio equipment which offers an opportunity for hands-on” experience.

    • Hams provide Emergency Communications on a volunteer basis during times of local and national disasters. Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) volunteer their communications skills to Police, Fire and other Local, State and Federal agencies during these times of emergency. During such an event, Amateur Radio is often the only working form of communication still available as storms, floods, fires and other disasters can quickly take down the public communication infrastructure such as cell phones, home phones and the internet.

    With their emergency power supplies, such as batteries, solar panels and generators, amateur radio operators can get on the air and provide fast and reliable communications in almost any condition. (More Info)

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    Upcoming Events:
    VE Testing 240 Baldwin Dr. Lancaster OH
    Sept. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. -Sept. 5, 2026, 11 a.m.

    Breakfast Club Net, 147.030
    Sept. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. -Sept. 7, 2026, 10 a.m.

    Weekly Net, 147.030
    Sept. 7, 2026, 9 p.m. -Sept. 7, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

    ARES Quarterly Meeting 240 Baldwin Dr. https://fairfieldcountyares.org/?post_type=tribe_events
    Sept. 8, 2026, 7 p.m. -Sept. 8, 2026, 8 p.m.

    ARES Weather Spotter 146.70
    Sept. 10, 2026, 7 p.m. -Sept. 10, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

    Full Calendar
    Technician
    Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

    Radio signals move somewhat faster than the speed of light
    Radio waves are not blocked by dust particles
    The atmosphere refracts radio waves slightly
    Radio waves are blocked by dust particles
    General
    What is a beta or hairpin match?

    A shorted transmission line stub placed at the feed point of a Yagi antenna to provide impedance matching
    A 1/4 wavelength section of 75-ohm coax in series with the feed point of a Yagi to provide impedance matching
    A series capacitor selected to cancel the inductive reactance of a folded dipole antenna
    A section of 300-ohm twin-lead transmission line used to match a folded dipole antenna
    Extra
    What is the received signal level with a transmit power of 10 W (+40 dBm), a transmit antenna gain of 6 dBi, a receive antenna gain of 3 dBi, and a path loss of 100 dB?

    -51 dBm
    -54 dBm
    -57 dBm
    -60 dBm
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