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Stars Radio Club Meeting Recap: A Look at Drones in Amateur Radio and Beyond

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Last night’s Stars Radio Club meeting was both enlightening and entertaining, thanks to a fantastic presentation by club member Jose Arrom, KE9ANL. Jose explored how drones are being used in amateur radio and beyond, and it was clear that he has a real passion for the subject. His presentation highlighted… Read more »

November Meeting Vote

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As we approach our November meeting, we have an important decision to make: we need to vote on changing the start time for our meetings in the new year. A proposed start time of 7:00 pm could significantly improve our ability to accommodate future presentations and make our meetings even… Read more »

Upcoming Hamfests

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HRO Superfest September 20-21, 2024Ham Radio Outlet Milwaukee5710 W. Good Hope Rd.Milwaukee, WI 5320110 AM-5:30 PMTalk-in 145.130 MHz pl 127.3 CFMC Radio Expo 2024 September 22, 2024Boone County Fairgrounds8791 Illinois Route 76 Belvidere, Illinois 610086 AM-3 PMTalk-in 146.760 MHz pl 107.2 WA9ORC

Skywarn Basic Spotter Training Opportunity

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The Hamfesters Radio Club will conduct Skywarn Basic Spotter Training at their monthly meeting on April 5, 2024. This class is usually well attended. Please visit the Hamfesters website for additional details as they become available. After receiving your basic training, you can get advanced training at NWS State College… Read more »

STARS is looking for program ideas

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We are looking for ideas for the remainder of this year and planning for next year’s calendar.  If you have any ideas for projects or presentations at a meeting or events that the club can attend or assist with, please bring them up at our next meeting.

STARS 2M repeater is on Echolink

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The STARS 2M repeater offers Echolink! We are excited to support this mode. There is no excuse not to check in to the nets while traveling. The callsign is W9SRC-R and will appear in Echolink’s repeater section. For reference, the Node ID is 763923. Please try it out and let… Read more »