Joint Club Meeting With RACES
Our regular meeting has been rescheduled to avoid the Thanksgiving Holiday. Join us on November 20th for a presentation from the National Weather Service on "Winter Weather Readiness".
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Ham Radio History - an Overview, Part 1
Fulton ARC is privileged to have many new members; some young, some not so young, some seasoned hams and some who are fairly new to the hobby.
Perhaps a look back is in order. Wednesday's program will be the first installment of a two-part series: an overview of the History of Amateur Radio.
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September 2013 Meeting Topic: RF Safety
As responsible amateurs enjoying extensive radio privileges it is beholden on us to maintain our stations in a safe condition, for ourselves as well as for our families, neighbors and the general public. Part of this responsibility is to assure that personal exposure to our Radio Frequency emissions is maintained within established guidelines as mandated by the FCC. This month's program topic will be RF Safety. Join us!
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Fulton ARC May Meeting - Wednesday, May 22 at 7 PM
This month's meeting will be dominated by planning for our Field Day Outing on June 22-23, 2013. W2CXV will be QRV as 1A WNY from the Scriba Volunteer Fire Department on Route 104 in Scriba (just East of Oswego).
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Amateur Radio on the Internet
Following the general club business meeting, Ben Townsend AK2X will give a presentation on Amateur Radio on the internet.
Topics will include:
- Registration for and use of the Fulton Amateur Radio Club Website.
- Spotting Networks and Reverse Beacons
- Echolink
- ARRL's Log Book of the World and eQSL
- Tips on keeping you and your computer safe on the internet.
Bring your questions!
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Feedline Loss
Presentation by Redd Swindells, AI2N on different types of feedline.
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Video Tour of ARRL HQ
The next meeting of the Fulton ARC will be on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 pm. This month's program will feature a video tour of The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Headquarters in Newington, CT. The ARRL is the largest organization of ham radio enthusiasts in the USA.
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Slow Scan TV (SSTV)
Analog SSTV – the popular visual mode for hams.”
FARC President Dave Granoff, K3AS, will discuss the basic theory of soundcard digital mode transmissions, and focus on how to set up a station that can successfully send and receive Slow Scan TV. He will also go over the etiquette and graphic design concepts that are applied along with the popular MMSSTV v1.13 software in order to generate standard images.
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