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Month: August 2020

Bulb Antenna QSO Party 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Angel Staten

The Grayson County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC) gathered in the weeks leading up to the Bulb Antenna QSO Party event to build our very own bulb antenna. Per contest rules, a lightbulb had to be an integral part of the antenna and had to glow upon transmission. From August 22nd to August 23rd 2020, members…

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Station of the Month – N5LDO – August 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 by Angel Staten

Our August Station of the month is a home-based station operated by Glen Davis (N5LDO) outfitted with ICOM 7300 and 7100 Radios, these two radios provide access to the most popular Amateur HF/UHF/VHF/DSTAR frequencies. In addition Glen operates three different hand talkies, an ANYTONE 878 dual band 144/440 MHZ with GPS and DMR, a Yaesu…

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Lightbulb Antenna Build – 2020

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Angel Staten

The Antenna club has been working diligently on a bulb antenna for a QSO contest later this month. Although delayed largely due to COVID, the group was able to meet on Saturday, August 1st to begin assembly. During this stage, the team used schematics from other bulb antenna projects to design and build a basic…

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Drone Fly-by at the GCARC Field Day

Posted on August 3, 2020 by James Frank

What better way to check out any location from the sky than to view it through the eye of a drone. For the very first time, the Grayson County Amateur Radio Club has a video of their Field Day event. Click on the following link to view the video, courtesy of the GCARC Vice-President, Ron…

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