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Call Sign Look Up and Operating Aids
This document is a remake of an out-of-print pamphlet. Format and relevant articles from the ARRL are used with their permission. If you have additions or corrections, please contact a club officer.
If you aren’t new, take a look and see if you agree with those items that are included as well as making suggestions for additions.
Antennas
*Building
*Theory
Amazing Discovery Web site
Globe Explorer starter activity:
- Click on Globe Explorer button (above) which takes you to https://explorer.globe.engineer
2) In the “Discover” box, type: antenna resonance
The topic will be broken down into subtopics with lots of graphics to help you learn more easily about your chosen field.
CW Related Sites
Emergency Services Training
ICS-100 FEMA’s Intro to Incident Command Online Class $0.00
ICS-200 FEMA’s Basic Incident Command for Initial Response Pre-Req: ICS-100 $0.00
Handling Traffic in Emergencies
Frequencies used by Hurricane Watch Net:
14.325 MHz (USB) by day and 7.268 MHz (LSB) by night
Weather Emergencies and Observation Sites
SC Amateur Radio Club Sites
Logging Software
HF Nets
Monday
Tube Night (Last Mon/month) @8PM EST 3.938 MHz
Tuesday
Statewide ARES HF Net
6:00PM on 3.990 LSB
Thursdays
Fridays
~ ~ EVERY EVENING ~ ~
7:30 PM – 3.938 MHz – NC SSB net
8:00 PM – 3.571 – Carolina Slow (CW) Net
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
++ During active hurricanes – Day: 14.325, Night 7.268 – National Hurricane Net ++
Local VHF Nets
Our KCARC Monday Night Net can be found at 8 PM every Monday on the Fort Jackson Repeater at 146.775 MHz / PL Tone 156.7 Hz. After the net, move to the Simplex frequency of 146.620 for radio check and further conversation. Back up repeater is in Lugoff at 146.820 MHz / PL Tone 91.5.
The Columbia Amateur Radio Club’s 2-meter net is every Sunday at 8:30 PM local on the 147.330 repeater. (/ PL Tone 156.7 Hz)
Great Circle Map questions.
A few things to ask yourself before looking at the map of the globe below. The Great Circle map allows you to view actual directions over a sphere:
In what direction would you turn your beam in order to reach Japan? SW; W; NW; N; NE; E; SE; or S?
In what direction would you turn your beam in order to reach the United Kingdom? SW; W; NW; N; NE; E; SE; or S?
In what direction would you turn your beam in order to reach South Africa? SW; W; NW; N; NE; E; SE; or S?
Get your own free copy by clicking on the map, which serves as a hyperlink to clublog.org
