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
    What is an ARQ transmission system?

    A special transmission format limited to video signals
    A system used to encrypt command signals to an amateur radio satellite
    An error correction method in which the receiving station detects errors and sends a request for retransmission
    A method of compressing data using autonomous reiterative Q codes prior to final encoding
    General
    How does the ionosphere affect radio waves with frequencies below the MUF and above the LUF?

    They are refracted back to Earth
    They pass through the ionosphere
    They are amplified by interaction with the ionosphere
    They are refracted and trapped in the ionosphere to circle Earth
    Extra
    To what does the "4" in FT4 refer?

    Multiples of 4 bits of user information
    Four-tone continuous-phase frequency shift keying
    Four transmit/receive cycles per minute
    All these choices are correct
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