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  • First Public Display of the WEARC Satellite Tracker

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    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 satellites and only three with FM transponders. The majority, and current trend is inverting linear transponders. When you take out paths that were not…

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  • “Flying Solo”

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    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 battery mostly due to its max continuous current draw of 20A which I figure will cover just about anything I might do. With that…

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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 out to be a Totally AWESOME DAY! Looking forward to seeing more Members on the next Activation. Lou, K2TAC. The Parks on the Air…

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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 years Field Day.  We were able to utilize the grounds at the Rockpoint Community Church, in North Haledon, NJ.  Several of the Pastors from…

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  • 2021 Field Day

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    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 see us operate, learn more about how you can get involved, and even make contact with other operators both here in the US, Canada,…

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  • New Operator Considers HF Antenna Options

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    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 amateur radio. As background, I spent my entire professional career in corporate finance. As such, I am far more comfortable discussing the capital asset…

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  • Neither Cold, Nor Snow, Nor Howling Winds!

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    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 gear and went to Eagle Rock Reservation, in West Orange, NJ to test out our gear. KD2UXU has just upgraded to General Class, and…

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  • 2021 Winter Field Day – The Rookie’s First

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    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 Hobby was well promoted to those that dropped by to see what it was that we were up to. Only had four hours to…

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  • Starting a New Life for the Clubs Donated IC-701

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    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 who has not yet invested in a rig can get on the air. In the past these members would have used the Club Station,…

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  • How to Set-Up and Test Your Station

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    A beginners guide to practical testing, setting up your equipment and how to start at Homebrew. This is a blog of the first run of this presentation captured from a Skype Club Meeting held Wednesday January 27th, 2021. The recorded video and a downloadable set of slides are below.  Part One – How to set-up and test your station • We review typical buy / make decisions for radio equipment • Go over the basic test equipment needed to…

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