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Unexpected passing of our President Don K2DEG
I am shocked and sad to have to report that Don, our club president, has joined the silent keys on the other side of the DX. Don passed on 26th December 2022 from complications recovering from COVID. None of us anticipated losing Don so suddenly and I am sure many of us would have wanted
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First Public Display of the WEARC Satellite Tracker
Our satellite tracker has finally come of age. It made its first public appearance during Field Day 2022. After some last-minute upgrades, the project was considered deployable and set to work tracking satellites for real. After a night research we were armed with a list of potential targets. The list was short, only 14 possible
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“Flying Solo”
I’ve been out a number of times with the guys running portable, but always using all or mostly their stuff. I was hemming and hawing over batteries and first portable antennas. But sooner or later you just have to jump in. I recently purchased a Bioenno BLF-1212A and made a 20M dipole. I chose the
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WEARC Parks on the Air Activation of Wawayanda State Park – 10/16/2021
Had a Great time at our Park’s on the Air Activation of Park K-1636 Wawayanda State Park. Thanks to Matt Kaufman, K2ATV, Metin Serdar Serbetci, KD2UAF, Rich Kopelaw, KD2WJR, and Stan Rogacki, K2EXX. And we even had our newest Member Max, K9D0G show up!! LOL!! Forecast was supposed to be rain all day, but it turned
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2021 ARRL Field Day Event
West Essex Amateur Radio Club’s 2021 ARRL Field Day Event. Thanks to all that showed up to make this event a memorable one. Special Thanks to all my Friends from the Montclair University Repeater Group! You guys are awesome. More pictures and videos to come. We had a great turnout of Club Members for this
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2021 Field Day
Come Join Us!!! We at the West Essex Amateur Radio Club, will be having a Field Day Event at Rockpoint Community Church, 400 North Haledon Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508 starting at 2PM Saturday, June 26th, and continue through the night for a full 24 hours, until 2PM Sunday, June 27th. All are invited!! Come
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New Operator Considers HF Antenna Options
For someone that has no technical background in engineering or electronics, getting started in amateur radio during a global pandemic presents some unique challenges over and above that which would normally be faced by such an individual. This blog post will chronicle one man’s journey through the uncharted waters (for him) of getting started in
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Neither Cold, Nor Snow, Nor Howling Winds!
That’s right! Neither Cold, Nor Snow, Nor Howling Winds, will keep these Hams from going out and testing their gear and making contact. The same held true for a couple of us WEARC Club Members. Lou Mercado – KD2TSC, Wayne Oshin – KD2UXU, and Metin Serdar Serbetci – KD2UAF. This past Saturday we packed our
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2021 Winter Field Day – The Rookie’s First
Winter Field Day 2021 was a new experience for me in my Ham Operators Journey. This was my first Contest that I ever participated in. Had no idea what to expect. Except, that I was going to have a Blast! While no Records were broken, Lessons were Learned. New Friendships were started. Old Friendships were Fortified. And the
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Starting a New Life for the Clubs Donated IC-701
Long before I joined the club a couple of years ago, a club member, now a silent key, donated his IC-701. He was Harold K2IBM an active member who recently went silent key. Since we have been getting some new club members there is a need for a “loner HF station” so a new member
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