Sunday, May 5, 2024
Saturday & Sunday , May 4-5th —– Indiana QSO Party
Tuesday , May 7th —– Hancock County Net
Weekly, 7:30 p.m.
Held on the W9ATG
Linked Repeaters located
4 miles NE of Greenfield, IN
145.330 MHz (-) CTCSS 88.5
444.450 MHz (+) DCS 465
Join Us! Open to ALL Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
- Test Your Radios
Transmit / Receive Signal
Propagation & Reception - Local Announcements
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Buy-Sell-Trade Amateur Radio Related Equipment
Saturday , May 11th —– Hancock County ARES Monthly Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Brent N9BA
Hancock EOC Map
640 S. Franklin St., Greenfield
All Licensed Amateur Radio
Operators are Welcome
Meeting Agenda:
Table Top Exercise
Bring your HT to
the meeting.
Friday thru Sunday , May 17 – 19th —– Dayton Hamvention
Fri 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sat 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sun 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Xenia, OH
Advance Tickets
Call-In Frequency
146.94 (-) PL 123.0
Indoor Commercial Vendors
Outdoor Flea Market Vendors
Forums Schedule
Wednesday , May 22nd —– HARC Monthly Club Meeting
Social Time: 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
Hancock County EOC Map
Visitors are Welcome
Friday , June 7th —– Weather Alert Siren Testing
Monthly testing of the Hancock County weather sirens at 11:00 am.
Volunteers will be assigned a siren to monitor and report its status via a net held on the 145.330 repeater.
Testing will be repeated on the first Friday of the month thru November. Contact George, KD9GHS if you are interested in helping.
Saturday, June 8th —– Monroe Hamfest
Saturday & Sunday , June 22 – 23th —– ARRL Field Day
Efforts are under way to prepare for our annual HARC Field Day Exercise. Jon (WB9CNE) will be the General Chairman again this year and is looking for a co-chair to assist with the planning.
Many other sub-committee positions are also available: Power, Antennas, Coax, Safety, Radio Setup, Computer Setup, PIO, and Meals.
Contact Jon if you are interested in being a lead person for any of these activities.
More information available HERE.
Saturday , July 20th —– Amateur Radio License Exams
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
New Licenses & Upgrades
Pre-Register
Hancock County EOC Map
640 S. Franklin St., Greenfield
Saturday , July 20th —– Auburn Hamfest
Saturday , July 20th —– Elkhart Hamfest
Saturday , July 27th — East Indiana Hamfest
On this Date in Tech and Radio History —
5, 1834: William Whewell wrote a letter to Michael Faraday suggesting the names Anode and Cathode in describing the process of electrolysis
6, 1916: The first U.S. radio telephone ship-to-shore conversation was made between the Navy Department and AT&T
7, 1952 The concept of the integrated circuit chip was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
7, 1963: The U.S. launched the Telstar II communications satellite, which on its tenth orbit transmitted the first transatlantic TV program seen in color.
9, 1850: Edward Weston, founder of the Weston Electrical Instrument Company, was born
9, 1962: A laser beam was successfully bounced off the Moon for the first time.
9, 1932: WFLA/WSUN, Clearwater, Fla., tests first directional antenna in the U.S
10, 1928: The first U.S. television station, WGY, began regular broadcasting
11, 1998: Lucent Digital Radio created
11, 1951: Jay Forrester filed a patent application for the matrix core memory.
