Bob, N1RA, passed on October 10, 2020. He was 96 1/2. Bob hasn’t been to a TARC club meeting in a few years, so many of our newer members haven’t had the pleasure of knowing Bob. Bob was a friend to everyone. Always glad to help with whatever was needed. Always had a kind words …
If you have mastered instant character recognition at 15wpm or faster, then you might be interested in the practice files below. They will allow you to work toward an advanced level of head-copy. The videos are listed in order of easy to more advanced. The idea behind the practice files is to help you develop a larger …
Our monthly meeting will be held on April 8, 2020, at 7:00PM, on our TARC 2-meter frequency, 146.805 MHZ, (-) PL tone 100 Hz. I’ll welcome all, and begin our meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then call upon the membership not already signed in by E-mail with the Secretary, to identify themselves by …
K8ZM Clark, Edward T, Jan 21, 1943 – Sep 3, 2019 [From Sarasota Herald Tribune]Edward Thomas Clark died suddenly Tuesday, September 03 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Edward is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jill; sons Edward Jr, Thomas (wife Melissa) and two adored granddaughters, Zoe and Mia. He is also survived by his …
Every weekend, in cities and towns all across the country, ham radio operators gather on hilltops for a very special kind of contest–the Fox Hunt. A small, low power transmitter is hidden and the rest of the crew tries to find it. Sound simple? It can be very challenging and a whole lot of fun. …
To be a fox hunter only requires a directional antenna, a hand held receiver, and a method of attenuating the foxes radio signal when you are very close to the transmitter’s location to allow that critical last few feet of direction finding ability. The following links provide information about building or buying these fox hunting …
UPDATED: 06/08/20. The contact database and some channel changes to include renaming the W4MO repeater to the W4AC repeater. Those of you owning an AnyTone D878 and wishing to update your radio with this new data should download the attached file. Use your Anytone CPS software and write it to your radio. When the software …
Thanks to TARC member Steve, K4EU for preparing this excellent resource for those interested in learning CW or in improving their CW skills: Software for Learning Morse code: Just Learn Morse Code Windows RufXP Windows Morse Runner Windows Morse Camp Web Browser ebook2cw Windows, Mac, Linux Morse Toad iOS Ham Morse iOS Seiuchy Web Browser …