Repeater Roundabout on November 22 & 23

Posted on 2025-11-10 by Tom
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The Mason County Amateur Radio Club is participating in the Repeater Roundabout on November 22nd and 23rd. 

The N7SK repeaters will be available during the event to help people make contacts in the Roundabout.

When?

The Repeater Roundabout takes place November 22 and 23rd. 

What is the Repeater Roundabout?

  • The Repeater Roundabout is a fun and friendly contest over FM repeaters in the Pacific Northwest, taking place in the last full weekend of November. It’s great for both hams new to contesting, and for experienced operators. It requires nothing more than a handheld radio. See repeaterroundabout.com for more details.
  • The goal is for hams to make as many contacts as possible with new people, on new machines, in order to introduce them to their local repeaters and clubs. The Repeater Roundabout has brought a lot of attention to repeaters all over the area.
  • The Repeater Roundabout folks provide files to program your radios, a list, and a map of all participating repeaters, a Discord chat for live skeds and help, and an automatic scoring system. Everything is on the Repeater Roundabout website.

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Club Meetings Change in February 2025

Posted on 2025-01-17 by Tom
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Beginning in February 2025, the Mason County Amateur Radio Club will meet on the third Saturday of each month at the Mason County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) at 100 W Public Works Drive, Shelton, WA 98584. The meetings begin at 9:00 am. Click here to see the location map.

Please contact an officer of the North Mason Amateur Radio Emergency Services Club for current meeting information.

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Mason County Amatuer Radio Club Prepping For Weekend Showcase

Posted on 2024-06-19 by Tom

Jeff Slakey (KMAS and Tracing the Fjord) talks with the President of the Mason County Amateur Radio Club, Ben Hicks, who is preparing for an event that serves both as a gathering for enthusiasts and a practical test of equipment for emergencies. Ham Radio is important in emergencies, particularly when other communication systems fail. The upcoming 24-hour event at Sanderson Field aims to educate the public, demonstrate radio operations, and encourage new members to get licensed.

Find Jeff’s interview with Ben AB7I at: https://share.transistor.fm/s/632f251b

For more about Field Day, visit the Amateur Radio Relay League at https://www.arrl.org/field-day

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Tonight’s massive solar storm could disrupt communications and GPS systems

Posted on 2024-05-10 by Tom

On Thursday, the US government issued its first severe geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years, advising the public of “at least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections” as well as sunspots covering an area 16 times wider than the earth itself. A severe geomagnetic storm, or G4, is the second-highest grade in the US government’s classification system.

Radiation from this activity will begin to hit Earth’s magnetic field on Friday and last through the weekend, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

NOAA’s severe space weather watch suggests the storm could trigger numerous effects for life on Earth, possibly affecting the power grid as well as satellite and high frequency radio communications. Here’s what that means for technology users.

For more, visit: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/business/sunspots-disrupt-phones-gps-scn/index.html and https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/severe-geomagnetic-storming-likely-continue

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SOLD: Kenwood TS-450S AT, price updated!

Posted on 2024-04-02 by Tom

4/8/2024: This item is no longer available!

KENWOOD TS-450S AT ,With KENWOOD MC-80 Mic, YK88C-1 CW Filter, $450.
With box, Manuals, hand mic. Bracket, power cord has Power Pole connector.
HF 100 watts . See https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/ts450s.html
As is, No Returns because of parts swappers.

Contact K7WG for more information. Please be sure to read the disclaimer about the Swap & Shop!

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