First a little history about the park from WIKIPEDIA… Eisenhower State Park is a state park in Osage County, Kansas, United States, located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Emporia and 35 miles (56 km) south of Topeka. The park was formerly known as Melvern State Park, due to its location on the north shore of the…
Announcements
Christmas Party 2020: Welcome to the North Pole
Hi everyone! It’s almost time for our GCARC Christmas Party which will be held on December 15th at 7pm! This year we will be hosting the Christmas party as a ticketed event. While tickets are free, its still important to register for tickets for you and your family in advance so that we have an…
Station of the Month – N5SLY – September 2020
Our September Station of the Month belongs to Leland (Lee) Sly (N5SLY) and is outfitted with a Yaesu 1900 for local bands and an ICOM 7300 for HF. Lee also still has his first radio, a Yaesu FT 60 which is a dual band 2M/70cm handy talky. Lee uses the 7300 with a 5 element…
The CW Corner – September 2020
It’s been a few months since I’ve written one of my CW columns so here it is. Lately, I haven’t had much time to play with Amateur Radio, but I always seem to find the time when it comes to our club meetings, and to publish the newsletter. If you can recall the GCARC Information…
Bulb Antenna QSO Party 2020
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…
Station of the Month – N5LDO – August 2020
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…
Lightbulb Antenna Build – 2020
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…
Drone Fly-by at the GCARC Field Day
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…
Station of the Month – AF5VA – July 2020
The July Station of the Month is a mobile station belonging to Roy Reed (AF5VA). Geared for emergency weather and response, Roy’s mobile shack includes a Kenwood 710 G dual band radio, as well as 4 Handy talkies. These are set up with a 300 amp alternator, a 100 amp hr Deep Cycle Battery, and…
Station of the Month – K5XBP – June 2020
Our June Station of the month is a mobile station owned by Bill Pierce (K5XBP) outfitted with a Yaesu 891 HF, all band radio as well as a Kenwood 710G, with vhf, uhf, APRS and Winlink data. Bill does a lot of his ham radio work from his mobile units. This is partly because he…