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This Welcome to the Russell County Amateur Radio Club Inc. website. This is a new look for our site and we hope you enjoy it. Our Club repeater is  on 145.370 -600 with a tone of 103.5.

Amateur radiO NEWS

HELP THE CLUB WITH A NEW LOGO

The Russell County ARC is looking to change it's Logo and the above Image is something I made on my computer to give you an idea of what information we are looking to put on our logo.  If anyone can help with the design of our logo or has better software to do one please contact me at n4zzq at sign russellcoarc dot org

 

NEWS AND HEADLINES IN AMATEUR RADIO

• FCC Denies Petition for Vanity Call Sign
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:15:13 am
  On Friday, July 20, the FCC denied the petition of Quinten R. Erickson, N0RD (formerly N7GXA), of Big Lake, Minnesota, requesting a reconsideration of his application for vanity call sign N7AZ. The FCC granted N7AZ to Jon F. Goering (formerly NJ7I) of Apache Junction, Arizona on February 13, 2007.
• SimSat Balloon to Launch Next Week
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:09:22 am
  A high-altitude balloon carrying Amateur Radio is being prepared for launch July 24 and 25 that will offer hams and students in Maryland, Washington DC and a 20 state region a special opportunity to participate in the operations. "Balloon launches are being offered as part of a two-week science camp called Reach For The Stars! at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore," said Pat Kilroy, N8PK, a long time space and near-space experimenter and engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "Within minutes of release from UMES, the balloon's radio footprint will grow to cover all of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and many adjoining states. At its peak of about 100,000 feet, the signals from the balloon will be heard by all within a 400 mile radius, reaching northward to Maine, westward out to Detroit and Cincinnati, and south to Savannah."
• Diamond Terrace Officially Opens Prior to Board Meeting
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:09:21 am
  The ARRL Diamond Terrace, gracing the entrance to the ARRL HQ building, was formally opened July19 with a ribbon cutting ceremony; ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, and ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, did the honors, while Directors, Officers, ARRL staff and visitors looked on under skies that threatened to open with a deluge of rain at any second.
• MB7ICM on the air
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:08:02 am
  The latest Chelmsford Echolink node MB7ICM is now on the air. Built and run by Anthony, M1FDE, this node provides Echolink coverage of mid-Essex on 6 metres. Anthony managed to get the node operational in time for the World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, which will be attended by over 40,000 scouts - among them a number of licenced Radio Amateurs.
• Ham radio event set at The Works (New Jersey)
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:08:02 am
  A Saturday event at The Works will celebrate the local history of amateur ham radio and the 60th anniversary of WCLT-FM, the oldest FM radio station in Newark. The event, titled "On the Air," will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to an exhibit of vintage radio equipment and special activities, the entire museum complex will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Denmark to get 40 MHz beacon
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:08:02 am
  On July 18, Denmark's regulator issued a permit for the beacon OZ7IGY to operate on 40.021 MHz. The beacon will be subject to the following conditions: Non inteference - Max. 25 Watt to an omnidirectional antenna max. 0 dBd, max. 10 metres above ground (100m asl).
• Amateur Radio Swapfest this weekend (North Carolina)
  posted on July 21, 2007 05:08:02 am
  The 35th annual Cary Amateur Radio Swapfest will be held Saturday, June 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the shelter at Harold D. Ritter Park in Cary. Admission is $3; parking is free. All radio amateurs and the general public are invited.
• Loy Barton, a Forgotten Radio Pioneer
  posted on July 19, 2007 12:24:01 am
  For several years now, I've done a straw poll in the radio hall at the NAB convention, stopping passersby and asking them if they had ever heard of Loy Edgar Barton. I've made it a point to ask the silvery- or white-haired crowd, not kids who appeared to be fresh out of school. To date, no one has been able to offer a clue to Barton's identity and his place in the history of radio. To save a little time, I'm going to go ahead and give away his secret. He was the individual who set forth the principle of high-level Class B plate modulation.
• Welcome to radio heaven (California)
  posted on July 19, 2007 12:24:00 am
  THE NARROW ROAD leads through a scrawny gate, across faded pavement to an Art Deco island in the middle of a bayshore marsh. It might be the most familiar place you've never been to before. You've probably seen the old KRE radio station studios on Ashby Avenue a zillion times from the Eastshore Freeway. The old blue-trimmed white building and tall transmission tower have been on the same spot, straddling the Emeryville/Berkeley line, for 70 years.
• FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted
  posted on July 19, 2007 12:24:00 am
  The FCC has posted additional Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence and documents on its "Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions" page. Special Counsel in the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division Riley Hollingsworth has sent letters to John C. Kimbrough, WR3S (Warning Notice and Notification of Removal of Automatic Control Privileges); Steve L. Wingate, K6TXH (Warning Notice), and Anthony W. Cranston, WA2HYO (Request for Information). The FCC Enforcement Bureau now posts Amateur Radio enforcement-related correspondence and documents -- with some exceptions -- on its own Web site. Direct all questions concerning the Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions Web postings via e-mail only to Riley Hollingsworth in the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division.

Club information

Monthly meetings are held at the Lebanon Lifesaving Crew Meeting Hall on the Second Tuesday of Every Month at 7 PM. Please contact the Club Secretary for more details. All are welcome!!

Thanks to all the members for their contribution to the construction of the WR4RC repeater.

The Club now has our own email and members can access it thru the Email Login at the top this page. If you don't have an Club email please contact me at n4zzq at sign russellcoarc dot org and I will open an account for you.

The Russell County Amateur Radio Club Net is every Monday night at 9PM on the WR4RC Repeater. 145.370- Tone 103.5. Get on the air with us!

Clinch Valley Ares Net is held every Thursday at 8 pm on the WR4RC repeater 145.370- tone 103.5 . All stations are welcomed to check in.

We now have a APRS digipeater WR4RC-3 on the air. Please email us if you want to know more.

Walk a thon April14 2007

The Russell County Amateur Radio Club provided emergency communications for the March of Dimes Walk America event in Lebanon Va. Below are pictures of the event.

 

wr4rc repeater

 

Above is some photos of Curt - KF4OFI and Bryce installing our new repeater antenna.

 

 
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