Military Radio - Pat, KFØOYS
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KiØKK)
Pat, KFØOYS presented a talk on Military Radios for the SFTARC July 2026 Tech Night.He presented details for a simple radio made from readily available parts.
Kansas QSO Party Signup
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- Written by: J Darby (KSØJD)
Good Day to the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club. It is that time of year again for the Kansas QSO party. I am Jeff Darby, KSØJD, and I will be scheduling the operation of the club call sign, KSØKS, and the special event 1X1 call WØE.
The times are listed below:
QSO Day 1 party starts on 29-Aug-206 at 9:00AM CT (1400 UTC) to at 9:00PM CT (0200 UTC) on 30-Aug-2026.
QSO Day 2 party starts on 30-Aug-206 at 9:00AM CT (1400 UTC) to at 3:00PM CT (2000 UTC) on 30-Aug-2026.
There is a new sign up process for both call signs. It can be accessed at www.ham-qtv.com. You will have to create a login and I will have to approve your membership. This ensures that only SFTARC members will be operating under these call signs. Once you are logged in you can select by hours and mode the times you would like to operate.
The web page is a little tricky. The event is two days and there are two days (8/29 and 8/30 available to select. Since the timing of the event is scheduled by UTC the first 10 hours of the day 1 (8/29) are on page 1. The remaining 2 hours of day 1 can be selected on the day 2 (8/30) tab. All time for day 2 (8/30) can be selected on the day 3 tab (8/30).
Website location:
If you have any questions please contact me:
Jeff Darby - KSØJD
FD in Clolorado - Ex Honeywell-Olathe Hams
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KiØKK)
Several retired Honeywell-Olathe employees now live in Colorado and belong to their local Chaffee Lake Amateur Radio Association. The local paper wrote up this very nice article on their Field Day event. There is a link below to Arc Valley Voice newspaper web site article or click on the Vimeo video preview below.
Introduction to Grounding for Ham Radio
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- Written by: Trig Morley (KC0RPY)
At our April 30th, 2026, tech night, George McCarville, WB0CNK, covered essential grounding techniques for ham radio, focusing on safety, lightning, and RF grounding. Key points included bonding metal components, maintaining a unified grounding system, and using protective devices. Watch the video to learn how to ensure safe and effective grounding in your setup!
Field Day at a Ham Radio Landmark
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- Written by: Greg Wolfe
Brian, WQØA, presented a video on his YouTube channel titled "Field Day at a Ham Radio Landmark | Ensor Museum, Santa Fe Trail ARC & More". The video started with an interview of Trig Morley (KCØRPY) , one of the SFTARC 2026 Field Day Coordinators. A tour of the SFTARC Field Day site followed the interview. Brian also did a tour of the JCRAC, WØERH, Field Day site.