We are in the middle of our elections process. Nominations are now closed and ballots should be emailed out on the first November. To make sure you receive your ballot, log on to HamClubOnline.com to verify the email address you have registered with the Superstition Amateur Radio Club. Be advised, Do Not Publish (DNP) entries […]
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Thank you for your past members’ support of the Radio Society of Tucson (RST) Hamfests. As you probably know, the RST radio club conducts two major hamfests a year. Our next one is on October 5th. The RST hamfests are growing both in the number of attendees and tailgating sellers. Also growing is the number
In the August meeting we were treated to a talk on Meshtastic. Our VP Dave, KC7MAD introduced Matt Fiscus, KK7MNZ who explained what Meshtastic offers for a mesh network. Matt passed around several mesh nodes and other related items so the membership could get a good idea of what’s involved. These represent a low-cost and
The Superstition ARC VE Team held a session on August 24. It was at a new location, Mesa Fire Station 202, 830 S Stapley Dr, Mesa, AZ 85204. We had seven applicants which produced four new Techs and three upgrades to General. Congrat-ulations to all of our successful candidates. New Technicians Simeon Kotsailidis, KK7VAW Steven
We were treated to one of our best presentations at the May meeting. Chris Heavens, W7AMD told the story of his career working for Cable and Wireless, Ltd., a part of British Telecom. We learned a great deal about telegraph cables under the oceans which allowed worldwide telegraph messages, a system sometimes referred to as
The April meeting was our annual Junque Auction, which is one of our most popular meeting programs. It’s always a great way to clear out the clutter in the shack, and generate some income in the process. This year’s auction generated quite a bit of interest among buyers, but seemed to be a bit overlooked
The picnic was held on Saturday, April 6. Unfortunately I was unable to attend due to a schedule conflict. I hear that I missed an excellent catered lunch. Several members camped out overnight. Some stations were set up for HF operating, and there was a campfir ein the evening. Some exploring of the area turned
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The March meeting program was all about AllStarLink. Dave, KC7MAD started things off by teaching us about classical phone system PBXs and how modern IP-based systems replace them. Telephone switching for a business that used to require a room full of equipment and wires can now be handled by a small computer on the network.
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