W9AB2023-03-24 by Rev. Fr. Robert Bower W9RWB WRPH745
The MARC Meeting for March will be at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 30th.
Joshua Ellis (KD9AWH) will doing Zoom presentation on Portable Operations
Meeting ID: 899 3372 0976
Passcode: 663051
The meeting will be at Grace Brethren Church, 1715 E Day Rd, Mishawaka, IN 46545
2023-03-13 by Rev. Fr. Robert Bower W9RWB WRPH745
2023-02-26 by Rev. Fr. Robert Bower W9RWB WRPH745
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, either individually or working together, to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the International Space Station (ISS).
ARISS anticipates the contact will be held between January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the radio contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31, 2023. Proposal information and more details, such as expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form, can be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html.
An ARISS introductory webinar will be held March 1, 2023, at 8:00 PM EST. The Eventbrite link to sign up for the free webinar is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ariss-proposal-webinar-for-spring-2023-proposal-window-registration-515706320487.
ARISS is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the ISS. The United States sponsors are ARRL, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN), and the ISS National Lab Space Station Explorers (SSE).
Taken from the ARRL Letter for February 23, 2023
2023-02-25 by Rev. Fr. Robert Bower W9RWB WRPH745
Today after the LaPorte Hamfest I stopped by Chamberlain Lake Nature Preserve, K-4189. It is a 82.7 acre preserve with 1.5 miles of trails. Today, I didn't hit the trails I hit the air waves. After seeing Barry, WD4MSM, doing Winter Field Day in the back of his SUV, I had the idea of doing parking lot POTA. I ordered a Tram Tri-Magnet Antenna Mount and tried it out today. I used the mount with my Wolf River Coil. In twenty minutes I had thirteen contacts, all within the comfort of my car.
While I wouldn't want to do all my POTAs from the inside of my car, it is nice to have the option to do POTA from inside the car if the weather doesn't cooperate.
2023-02-16 by Rev. Fr. Robert Bower W9RWB WRPH745
The G90 is a great radio with good documentation.
If you are new to the G90 and especially if you are new to HF Radio I would recommend downloading the following documents:
G90 Manual
CAT control your Xiegu G90 with your PC and start operating in digital modes
Both documents can be downloaded from:
Radioddity Resources for the G90
You can also download firmware updates for the G90 from the above sites.
My prefered method of updating the firmware on the G90
I highly recommend watching the videos below to learn how to use the G90.
Xiegu G90 - Super quiet CW (and SSB) rig
XieGu G90 SSB adjustable filters..
Setting the Bandwidth on the Xiegu G90
Mic Gain and Compression on the G90
Easy Xiegu G90 Firmware Update
How to use the Xiegu G90 CW Decoder