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  • Lawrence, KS
  • Douglas County
  • 38:58:18 N / 095:14:06 W
  • Grid square EM28jx

 






Field Day 2007
Was held in Building 2 at Douglas County Fair Grounds
More Pictures




Regular Club Activities


Saturday Coffee:

HyVee on Sixth St. at the intersection of Monterey Way, at 7am.


Ladies Luncheon:
See Club Newsletter or listen to FM Phone Net Announcements for time and place.
Questions? Call Dottie Olson at 842- 0707

Tuesday Lunch:
Dairy Queen, 19th and Massachusetts, 1130am to 1pm.

DCARC Monthly Meeting:
2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00pm Central Time.

Normally held at:

Douglas County Fairgrounds, Building 1, 21st and Harper (click for directions). Folks often start gathering at 6:30pm. Click here for the
Upcoming Meeting Program.


W0UK 2 Meter Net:

Tuesdays, 8:00pm Central Time, 146.76(-) MHz. Amateur Radio News is broadcast for the 1/2 hour prior to the net. Click here for a list of recent check-ins. Click here for the Sample Preamble for net control stations.

If you can hear the 2 Meter Net but can not checkin via radio you can check in via Internet by Emailing "DCARC at W0UK Dot NET"

RACES Net:
Douglas County Auxilliary Communications Team Meets Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:05pm Central Time, 147.03(+) MHz Repeater

ARES Net:
The Douglas County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Meets Weekly on Sundays, 8:00pm Central Time, 146.76(-) MHz Repeater.

DG-ARES Organization & Checkins

ARES Net Script in Word Doc

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New Announcements
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September 1 Rocket launch and weiner roast at Critter Fox Farm -
activities begin at 10 am, lunch at 12 noon.

September 29 Project Day at Fairgrounds Building 2

October 13 Special event station at Nowhere

November 14 Chili cook off at meeting

December 12 Christmas party in place of regular meeting


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Tail Gate party on Sept 1st at 10am at Paul & Nancy's,critter fox farm , look up map on website at critterfox.com , tail gate and rocket launch, rc airplanes ,etc, lunch at 12,hots etc,bring a dish to pass and a chair to sit on,fun for all,cu there ,tks ,Jim kc0idf

Location: 259 N.1250, Go West on 6th street to Stull then South to N.1250 and then East.
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Next mo's mtg in aug on the 8th at 630pm,will be held at bill (n0tgn)and dee's(kc0pwc) farm north of lawrence,there will be no program,there will be hots and drinks and fixins,provided by the club and u are asked to bring a dish to pass and a chair to sit on,u can also donate money if u like too?come one and all and have a good time?tks JIM kc0idf
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ICOM IC-2100H Manual .pdf

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Programing the ICOM IC-V8000
IC Manual
.pdf
Easy Programing

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Jim Bird, W4LLY & Field Day

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Ken Olson, AF3RM
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jun/21/hams_share_tricks_their_trade/

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SS-64
Microminiature CTCSS Encoder

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ARRL-VEC test session New hams
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Ensor Museum

This season Ensor is open 4 months of the summer. May-June-September-October.
So far the scheduled events are: June 2nd Swap Meet, Field Day June 23-24, The "Quilt Gals" Quilt Show Sept. 15 or 16 (date unsure), and the JCRAC 4th annual Ham Auction on Saturday Oct. 6th -9 till 1PM.
73 to all,
Larry Woodworth W0HXS
Ensor Museum Mgr.
913-681-0373


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List of the Ships with Ham Radios
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International Space Station at
http://www.heavens-above.com/

The International Space Station will be visible over Lawrence at the
following times (weather permitting).
at the following Times

Have fun...73, Bob Drake, N0TFU

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Welcome to the Xtal Set Society

Crystal Set Projects from the Xtal Set Society Newsletter
$15.95 plus $4.95 S&H

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High Speed Tech Ham Classes

http://www.ks0jc.com/hamclass

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Yes, there are VE test sessions in Topeka or
Overbrook each month. There is also one in
Johnson county the 3rd Saturday of everymonth. Look up JCRAC
http://www.qsl.net/w0erh/
on the internet for the
Johnson County Radio Amateur Club website for further information.
Our group plans to have a full testing session in late April or early May.

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AM-FM Radio Locator
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Local Gas Prices $$

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K0KN/r Repeater is Officially on the Air !!!
902.7125 Input & 927.7125, Tone =151.4 Hz
Located at the Shawnee Medical Center, Shawnee, Kansas

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US Government at its Best !!

Building Fire Alarm Foaming Gone WRONG !!!(SNAFU)_

You need MS Power Point and a Broadband connection to enjoy it! 3.65 megs
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Bud Waugh, N0APJ, Receives Award.

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Echolink: http://www.echolink.org/
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The Lawrence Free Internet

www.lawrencefreenet.org


March 2007, Freenet has moved to 4105 W. 6th Street

The first Node is up at 28th and Kasold

11-19-05 Companys Goal Free Internet Down Town

11-7-05 St. Joseph News Press

8-1-05 Group aims for free Internet.

8/17/05 Lawrence City Commissioners agree to help Freenet.

10/26/05 City hatches agreement with Internet provider.

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Web Cams
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Microsoft has come up with its own spy ware, you might want to check it out.
Microsoft Spyware

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New 51.21 Repeater ( 6 Meter ) is up in Topeka
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New 6 Meter Repeater up in Louisburg on 53.13 output/ 52.13 input
400ft Elevation.


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