Event: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY - Saturday, March 1, 2025
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Reminder: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY
When:
Saturday, March 1, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Boothe Memorial Park - Stratford CT
Organizer:
KEY HOLDERS: Bob N1KPR(203-924-1120) Adam N1AH(203-767-9105)
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Description:
Details: The SARC COMM CENTER usually opens on Saturday?
If it will not open, a special notice will be posted.
If you have a question, contact one of the Phone Contact a few days before
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Operator and possible club support requested
This year marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe).
Hostilities ceased in the European theater of operations May 8, 1945.
I requested, and been granted, the special event callsign W2V, "World 2 Victory".?
This special event and callsign is to commemorate the sacrifice and determination of our service personnel who achieved the unconditional surrender of Axis forces in Europe.?
The special even will commence Thursday May 8, 2025 and run through Sunday May 18, 2025. All modes and all bands.
Five years ago, W1ORS, along with members operating from their personal stations, participated in the VE and VJ 75th anniversary special events.?
I am hoping that I can count on your support as operators for the SE.?
Stations working W2V would be responsible to send an SASE for a card.??
I would handle the receipt of those SASE's and mailing of the cards.?
I am contacting Lockheed, Boeing and Northrop Grumman for the possible sponsoring of the QSL cards. All of these firms greatly contributed to the war effort in Europe.?
If the sponsoring does not pan out I might have to "pass the hat" for a some help.??
Nevertheless, the SE is a GO and I would like you folks to be part of it.?
73 DaveW1CTN / NC4DA 203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Event: Weekly Net 3.925MHz - Sunday, February 23, 2025
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Reminder: Weekly Net 3.925MHz
When:
Sunday, February 23, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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Description:
Start each Sunday morning with fresh lively conversation with your SARC friends. All are welcomed.
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Event: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY - Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Reminder: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY
When:
Saturday, February 22, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Boothe Memorial Park - Stratford CT
Organizer:
KEY HOLDERS: Bob N1KPR(203-924-1120) Adam N1AH(203-767-9105)
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Description:
Details: The SARC COMM CENTER usually opens on Saturday?
If it will not open, a special notice will be posted.
If you have a question, contact one of the Phone Contact a few days before
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Re: Dad and Junior - Now their pictures
Sweet and the envy of many ham radio operators. ?Nice work.
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On Feb 16, 2025, at 7:18?PM, Bob, N1KPR via groups.io <rwbetts@...> wrote:
? Next step? Cables, pulleys, etc.? Nice go'n Dave. bb
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- Youtube: N1KPR
- Youtube: Ham Radio Doctor
- Youtube: Gun Doctor Bob
Engineering, where enigma meets paradox
On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:56:23 PM EST, Dave Arruzza W1CTN via groups.io <w1ctn@...> wrote:
Yahoo changed my mail program so I thought a picture could just be copied and dropped ... no longer. Now attachment must be sent
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Re: Dad and Junior - Now their pictures
Cables and pulleys already on the Rohn 55 tower
Need to rig the Rohn 25 tower
I still can't stand up for extended periods of time due to my knee injury...physical therapy starts tomorrow
I've been trying to assemble bits and pieces in the garage so I can sit and reduce time on my knee
Next is to build the antennas as sub assemblies in the garage
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA
203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 07:18:48 PM EST, Bob, N1KPR via groups.io <rwbetts@...> wrote:
Next step? Cables, pulleys, etc.? Nice go'n Dave. bb
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- Youtube: N1KPR
- Youtube: Ham Radio Doctor
- Youtube: Gun Doctor Bob
Engineering, where enigma meets paradox
On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:56:23 PM EST, Dave Arruzza W1CTN via groups.io <w1ctn@...> wrote:
Yahoo changed my mail program so I thought a picture could just be copied and dropped ... no longer. Now attachment must be sent
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Re: Dad and Junior - Now their pictures
Next step? Cables, pulleys, etc.? Nice go'n Dave. bb
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- Youtube: N1KPR
- Youtube: Ham Radio Doctor
- Youtube: Gun Doctor Bob
Engineering, where enigma meets paradox
On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:56:23 PM EST, Dave Arruzza W1CTN via groups.io <w1ctn@...> wrote:
Yahoo changed my mail program so I thought a picture could just be copied and dropped ... no longer. Now attachment must be sent
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Dad and Junior - Now their pictures
Yahoo changed my mail program so I thought a picture could just be copied and dropped ... no longer. Now attachment must be sent
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Rohn 55 and Rohn 25 Razors...finally built
73
Dave
W1CTN / NC4DA203-906-6209
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
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Thanks to Bob, W1RPG.
That's a mistake in my posting. Al's call was K1TMW. So sorry Al.
BTW: Due to the cooperation of Al's sister, I was able to capture the K1TMW callsign for our Digital Comms station at SARC
Truly fitting in remembering a dedicated Ham.
And Bob, W1RPG was the pioneer in setting that up for us.
TY Bob, SRI ABT the error,
ES 73,
Bob, N1KPR
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The initiation device for new and prospective members at SARC is now back. Originally created in 1992 by the inspiration of our hobby's father, "The Old Man" Hiram Percy Maxim"who designed the original Wouff Hong in 1919.
Discussed by Al, W1TMW/SK, President and Bob, N1KPR, V.P., the club's own interpretation of a similar device was born.
The W.H. hung at the clubhouse for a few years until a massive 'cleanup' threatened its validity. it has since been replaced to its rightful position of prominence.
Interestingly, the metal work of the W.H. is resonant at 146.55 MHz - the club's original simplex call-in frequency.
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Following is a brief history along with a photo of the first W.H. and the SARC's device.
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One of the most interesting and unique artifacts from the early days of radio was not powered by batteries nor did it have any electronic components. I far as I can tell, Radio Shack never stocked it on their shelves and you can¡¯t order it from Ham Radio Outlet.
From the 1969 ARRL ¡°Radio Amateur¡¯s Operating Manual¡±:
Every amateur should know and tremble at the history and origins of this fearsome instrument for punishment of amateurs who cultivate bad operating habits and who nourish and culture their meaner instincts on the air¡
This is the Wouff Hong.
It was invented -or at any rate, discovered- by ¡°The Old Man¡± himself, just as amateurs were getting back on the air after World War One. ¡°The Old Man¡± (who later turned out to be Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, Co-founder and first president of ARRL) first heard the Wouff Hong described amid the howls and garble of QRM as he tuned across a band filled with signals which exemplified all the rotten operating practices then available to amateurs, considering the state of the art as they knew it. As amateur technology and ingenuity have advanced, we have discovered new and improved techniques of rotten operating, but we¡¯re ahead of our story.
As The Old Man heard it, the Wouff Hong was being used on some hapless offender so effectively that he investigated. After further effort, ¡°T.O.M.¡± was able to locate and identify a Wouff Hong. He wrote a number of QST articles about contemporary rotten operating practices and the use of the Wouff Hong to discipline the offenders.
Early in 1919, The Old Man wrote in QST ¡°I am sending you a specimen of a real live Wouff Hong which came to light out here . . . Keep it in the editorial sanctum where you can lay hands on it quickly in an emergency.¡± The ¡°specimen of a real live Wouff Hong¡± was presented to a meeting of the ARRL Board and QST reported later that ¡°each face noticeably blanched when the awful Wouff Hong was . . . laid upon the table.¡± The Board voted that the Wouff Hong be framed and hung in the office of the Secretary of the League and there it remains to this day, a sobering influence on every visitor to League Headquarters who has ever swooshed a carrier across a crowded band.
The Old Man never prescribed the exact manner in which the Wouff Hong was to be used, but amateurs need only a little i
imagination to surmise how painful punishments were inflicted on those who stoop to liddish behavior on the air.
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 1919 Original
 SARC 1992 thru 2025
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Event: Weekly Net 3.925MHz - Sunday, February 16, 2025
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Reminder: Weekly Net 3.925MHz
When:
Sunday, February 16, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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Description:
Start each Sunday morning with fresh lively conversation with your SARC friends. All are welcomed.
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Event: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY - Saturday, February 15, 2025
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Reminder: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY
When:
Saturday, February 15, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Boothe Memorial Park - Stratford CT
Organizer:
KEY HOLDERS: Bob N1KPR(203-924-1120) Adam N1AH(203-767-9105)
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Description:
Details: The SARC COMM CENTER usually opens on Saturday?
If it will not open, a special notice will be posted.
If you have a question, contact one of the Phone Contact a few days before
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Event: Weekly Net 3.925MHz - Sunday, February 9, 2025
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Reminder: Weekly Net 3.925MHz
When:
Sunday, February 9, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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Description:
Start each Sunday morning with fresh lively conversation with your SARC friends. All are welcomed.
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Event: ECARS Roll Call is held on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. on the net frequency 7.255Mhz. http://ecars7255.com/ If necessary, Roll Call may be cancelled in June, July & August. - Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Reminder: ECARS Roll Call is held on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. on the net frequency 7.255Mhz. http://ecars7255.com/ If necessary, Roll Call may be cancelled in June, July & August.
When:
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00am to 11:00am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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ECARS Roll Call is held on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. on the net frequency 7.255Mhz. If necessary, Roll Call may be cancelled in June, July & August.?
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Event: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY - Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Reminder: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY
When:
Saturday, February 8, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Boothe Memorial Park - Stratford CT
Organizer:
KEY HOLDERS: Bob N1KPR(203-924-1120) Adam N1AH(203-767-9105)
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Description:
Details: The SARC COMM CENTER usually opens on Saturday?
If it will not open, a special notice will be posted.
If you have a question, contact one of the Phone Contact a few days before
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Event: Weekly Net 3.925MHz - Sunday, February 2, 2025
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Reminder: Weekly Net 3.925MHz
When:
Sunday, February 2, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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Description:
Start each Sunday morning with fresh lively conversation with your SARC friends. All are welcomed.
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Event: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY - Saturday, February 1, 2025
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Reminder: SARC COMM CENTER OPEN TODAY
When:
Saturday, February 1, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Boothe Memorial Park - Stratford CT
Organizer:
KEY HOLDERS: Bob N1KPR(203-924-1120) Adam N1AH(203-767-9105)
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Description:
Details: The SARC COMM CENTER usually opens on Saturday?
If it will not open, a special notice will be posted.
If you have a question, contact one of the Phone Contact a few days before
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Event: Weekly Net 3.925MHz - Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Reminder: Weekly Net 3.925MHz
When:
Sunday, January 26, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
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Description:
Start each Sunday morning with fresh lively conversation with your SARC friends. All are welcomed.
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Hi Folks,
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Will be opening around 10am this Saturday for Winter Field Day which starts at 11:00AM - we¡¯ll be operating for a few hours, feel free to come by!
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Stay warm!
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Adam N1AH
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Bob, N1KPR
Adam Hosa