On Saturday, November 8th, at 10am we will hold an additional training session for the W2ZQ HF Station Equipment.
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Nano VNA Workshop Saturday October 4th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Many hams have questions like these:
- How do I know if my dipole/vertical antenna is too short or too long?
- What is its resonance frequency?
- How does putting a balun in front of the antenna change it?
- Why do some antennas at some frequencies don’t tune properly?
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Antenna Committee to hold construction event, September 6th at 10am at the W2ZQ station
Construction and testing of a 40 / 20 meter trapped dipole will be performed utilizing an antenna trap kit from Sotabeams. The activity will start with a brief explanation on the design, operation and construction of wire antennas, followed by the construction and tuning of the antenna. A limited number of trap kits are available upon request.
W2ZQ HF Station – Equipment Training Session – Sept. 13th, 10am
On Saturday, September 13th, at 10am we will hold an additional training session for the W2ZQ HF Station Equipment.
W2ZQ HF STATION – EQUIPMENT TRAINING and VHF/UHF DEMONSTRATION
On Saturday, June 14th, we will hold the second W2ZQ HF Station Equipment Training at 10am.
Sitting down in front of the W2ZQ station for the first time can be daunting – with the array of equipment, controls and antennas. Participants will learn how to operate and control the station with the focus being on the equipment: radios,
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W2ZQ TO OPERATE IN THE UPCOMING ARRL DX CONTESTS
The CW DX contest will be held starting on Friday, February 14th at 7pm and runs through Sunday the 16th at 7pm
Likewise, the SSB DX contest will be held starting on Friday, February 28th at 7pm and runs through
Sunday night.
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ARRL EME Contest – November 16 -17th
We had a good start in the ARRL EME Contest the weekend of October 18-19. The final contest weekend will be November 16-17. At this half-way point, our totals are 94 QSOs and 85 multipliers (number of different four-character Maidenhead locators worked). In 2022 and 2023 we made 118 and 127 QSOs,
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Join us compete in the CQ World Wide DX Contest Oct 27-28 UTC
The CQ World Wide DX Contest is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35,000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) with the goal of making as many contacts with as many different DXCC entities and CQ Zones as possible.
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Work Party at the Shack on Sat Oct 13
We are holding a work party at the shack on Sat Oct 13th from 9am – 12pm.
On the agenda is:
- Mowing and trimming
- Organizing the workroom
- Installing new door on furnace room
Remember your hat,
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Shack Operating Hours
The station maintains regular operating hours for both members and visitors. We invite the public to visit.
- Tuesdays 1 – 4:00 PM
- Tuesdays 6 – 8:00 PM
- Thursdays 1 – 4:00 PM
- Sundays 1 – 4 PM
If you wish to visit at other times,
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