The 103-Degree Telegraph Office
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- Written by: J. Andera (KØNK)
It was hot on Sunday, August 25th, at the Hollenberg Pony Express Festival near Hanover, KS--103°F hot to be precise. However, festival visitors still got to witness a working “Telegraph Office” in the form of a ham radio HF station operating the under a shade tree and using the callsign of KØASA. This Telegraph-Office display was just one of many displays at the festival depicting life in early America.
The Hollenberg Pony Express Station is the only Pony Express station in the nation that has been preserved and left on its original foundation. KFØIKQ photo.
Jim uses a bow and arrow to launch a thin rope over the tree for the far-end support for the EFHW antenna. KFØIKQ photo.
Field Day Doubles As Club Social
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
The predicted heat that didn't disappoint and an ill-timed shower of the garden variety that shut down the regular CW station made good and sure Field Day 2024 had a down side. But on a positive note, visitor logs with plenty of names on them were proof that the annual event at Ensor Park and Museum one, fulfilled some sort of a need, and two, certainly brought people together over a 24-hour period.
Field Day GOTA Station
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KIØKK)
A video of George and Eric operating SSB on the GOTA station.
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Field Day - Setup
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KIØKK)
SFTARC ready for Field Day 2024 with our new trailer mounted crank up tower.
Join us for Field Day at Ensor Museum and Farmstead on Saturday or Sunday.
Field Day 2024 - Come Be Radio Active With Your Club
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- Written by: George McCarville
For many Amateur Radio Operators, Field Day is a highlight of the year
Peg KDØVQO and Ed KUØRTZ Operating Field Day If you haven't had your share of HF radio activity at home this year, this is your chance to "Be Radio Active". This year, we want members who have not been as active as they'd like to be to join in setting up and running the stations. ARRL Field Day is one of the largest operating events for amateur operators and radio clubs across America, with some contacts in foreign countries. It has been an annual event since it's start back in 1933, and provides an opportunity to practice emergency preparedness skills aimed at supporting the public in times of disaster when normal communications infrastructures fail. SFTARC has made it essentially a yearly event since the club was founded. In the earlier years, it was set up in various parks; however, since the 1980s, it has been held at the Ensor Park and Museum.
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