Douglas County (KS)
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HR 3794
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Callsign Lookup:

QRZ Database

Geographic Locator Info:

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

 








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 First Tuesday of every Month, 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

Blank RadioGram

ACT application

New to Amateur Radio? Click here to learn more!


New Announcements
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Pony Express Special Event Station
Aug 31, 2008
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Repeater Update 7/30/08
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APRS Map

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New Ham Classes
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New 440 Repeater

http://web.mac.com/n0mjs/N0MJS_Repeater/



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4/15/08
Report concerning the 2 meter Repeater W0UK
W0UK Repeater is back in Service and should be working fine.
The New Antenna is up and working.
W0UK Repeater Trustee"


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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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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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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 Net

New Goal for Lawrence Free Net Jan 23rd, 2008

www.lawrencefreenet.org


http://digg.com/tech_news/Municipal_Wireless_Kicking_Tail_in_Kansas

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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Future Hints and Kinks

Send me some to post!


Series-Pass Power or Keying Circuit by W0XI
Cable Impedance calculations.

For Custom made Tower Bases and House Brackets at reasonalbe rates
see Lee Zimmerman at Zimmerman Steel. Ph. 785-843-2912

 

   

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