SFTARC on the Prairie
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- Written by: Jim Andera
KRØUT Provided the Radio for the 40m Station and Operated SSB
Gusty winds, 90+ degree temperatures and deteriorated ionospheric propagation made the May 6th POTA operation from the National Tallgrass Prairie Preserve a bit of a challenge at times. In spite of the challenges, SFTARC members made about 85 contacts from this historic site in the Flint Hills of Kansas, just north of Strong City.
Club Well Represented at Hambash
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
At least 16 members of the club found their way to the Ararat Shrine Activity Center in Kansas City, Mo., the morning of Saturday, April 15, for Hambash 2023, which was hosted by the Ararat Shrine Amateur Radio Club.
President Jeff Darby, KSØJD, former President Greg Wolfe, KIØKK, Secretary-Treasurer Marty Peters, KEØPEZ, and Howard Cripe, NØAZ, manned the two tables the club had reserved for the event. They were used to display both various items associated with Ensor Park and Museum and an array of items that were for sale.
Club Apperal Selection
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- Written by: Jeff Darby - KSØJD
Over the last few months we have gotten requests to see if we could make jackets available with the club logo. I have asked our embroiderer to provide a selection of jackets as well as an approximate price. Please review the selections below. Also take into account this price is for a one off. If we can contain our selections to one type or brand we might get a break on shipping and a discount. There maybe be charges for shipping and the embroidery as well. Please let Jeff Darby or Marty Peters know your preference
Club Achieves a Kansas First
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
Ron Cowan (Center) presenting the ARRL Special Service Club Award to Jeff Darby (Club President) & Marty Peters (Club Sec-Treas)
The Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club, the first amateur radio club in Kansas to attain Special Service Club status, was recognized as such the morning of Saturday, July 9, at Perkins Restaurant in Gardner.
Ron Cowan, KBØDTI, Kansas section manager for the American Radio Relay League, did the honors, presenting Jeff Darby, KSØJD, the club president, with a certificate designating the club as an ARRL Special Service Club during the club's monthly business meeting at the restaurant.
New-Look Trailer Serves Club Well at Ensor Event
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
Del Sawyer, foreground, and Marty Peters in action
A Special Operating Event at Ensor Park and Museum marking the 81st anniversary of the presentation of the 1940 Paley Award to Marshall Ensor, W9BSP, brought several members of the club to the site Saturday, June 4.
But the "star of the show," if you will, may well have been the club's mobile trailer, which has undergone some important changes in recent weeks thanks to Greg Wolfe, KIØKK, former club president, and others who have helped him with the project.
Before club members Marty Peters, KEØPEZ, secretary-treasurer, Del Sawyer, KØDDS, Bob Shaumeyer, KCØTZX, and Robert Orr, KCØKDG, ever took to the airways in search of contacts using Marshall's pre-World War II call sign, W9BSP, they were given a tour of the new-look trailer by Greg, who basically showed the operators and/or loggers what had changed on the interior and how they could best go about using the available space to their advantage.
Over a period of approximately three hours or so, our hams made 20 single-sideband contacts in the U.S. on 20 and 40 meters, and Del hooked up with two European special-event stations on 15 meters, one in England and another station in Italy.