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:
    ARES Weather Spotter 146.70
    Nov. 12, 2026, 7 p.m. -Nov. 12, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

    Breakfast Club Net, 147.030
    Nov. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. -Nov. 16, 2026, 10 a.m.

    Weekly Net, 147.030
    Nov. 16, 2026, 9 p.m. -Nov. 16, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

    ARES Weather Spotter 146.70
    Nov. 19, 2026, 7 p.m. -Nov. 19, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

    Breakfast K&K Diner 9am
    Nov. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. -Nov. 21, 2026, 11 a.m.

    Full Calendar
    Technician
    When using a directional antenna, how might your station be able to communicate with a distant repeater if buildings or obstructions are blocking the direct line of sight path?

    Change from vertical to horizontal polarization
    Try to find a path that reflects signals to the repeater
    Try the long path
    Increase the antenna SWR
    General
    Why are HF scatter signals in the skip zone usually weak?

    Only a small part of the signal energy is scattered into the skip zone
    Signals are scattered from the magnetosphere, which is not a good reflector
    Propagation is via ground waves, which absorb most of the signal energy
    Propagation is via ducts in the F region, which absorb most of the energy
    Extra
    What does a receiver noise floor of -174 dBm represent?

    The receiver noise is 6 dB above the theoretical minimum
    The theoretical noise in a 1 Hz bandwidth at the input of a perfect receiver at room temperature
    The noise figure of a 1 Hz bandwidth receiver
    The receiver noise is 3 dB above theoretical minimum
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