Jul 09

147.105 Repeater Currently Off-Air

The 147.105 KD4NEC repeater is currently off the air due to a power supply issue. Initial assessment is there was probably a lightning strike during last week’s outbreak of storms which damaged the power supply. (We’re seeing the same symptoms we saw from it last year when it had to be repaired after a lightning strike.) Plans are to remove the power supply this evening (once it cools down enough to touch) so that it can be repaired and put back into service as soon as possible.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Jul 05

July Emergency Services Net Calendar

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The July Emergency Services Net Calendar can be downloaded at the link below:

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Jun 30

Cleveland ARC to Offer Introductory Class for Morse Code

morseStarting next Monday, July 6, 2015, The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will be offering an introductory class for CW (Morse Code). This class is designed for Amateur Radio operators wishing to begin in CW operation. If you are an experienced CW operator feel free to join in as well. If you are interested in participating in this class please contact Ron Akers (W8BF) at W8BF@charter.net or Reggie McCarn at rgmccarn@gmail.com for complete details. Class will begin at 6:30pm at the Clubhouse located at 560 Johnson Blvd.

Jun 25

EchoLink Fixed

It was brought to my attention during Tuesday night’s meeting that the EchoLink node was not working properly. (Thanks to Steve, KA4ELN, who was not at the meeting for sending me an SMS while I was there letting me know!) Turns out someone had installed an external sound interface on the EchoLink computer, and evidently it had taken over EchoLink’s audio input/output.

As of Tuesday evening I did some tweaking within the EchoLink software itself to select the very specific sound card that it should be using. EchoLink was then tested and working fine again. If you had tried to use it recently and it did not work, it should be fine now.

Don’t forget this evening (Thursday, June 25th) we will be testing radios and such at the clubhouse for Field Day. If you’d like to help, feel free to show up. Buddy Kimsey will put you to work!

Jun 24

Field Day – Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28

Come join the  Cleveland Amateur Radio Club for the annual Field Day communications exercise. It starts promptly at 2 p.m. Saturday and will  end 24 hours later on Sunday afternoon. Field Day is an opportunity to showcase to the public what we do as communicators during severe weather events and other situations that disrupt normal communications that rely on commercially produced electricity.  The CARC clubhouse / communications is located at 560 Johnson Boulevard on the east side of Cleveland a short distance off the city bypass, APD 40. Listen here to our radio spot.

 


 

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