Author: Matt Walsh

Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Board of Directors Meeting February 6, 2019

February 28, 2019
Leo Ribordy N9NBH Chairman opened the meeting at 7:00 PM. Attendees Leo Ribordy N9NBH Dirk Smith W0RI Cliff Sowka K9QD Frank Giampa N9QPD John Zietlow K9WIC Geoff Stevens KA9QGH Edward Lishka AC9SD Chris Brewer AC9GN Peter Maziuk N9POL Treasurer’s Report Chris Brewer AC9GN reported current financials: Beginning Balance           $5,133.26 Income                                 $              0 Expense                               $   106.97  … Continue reading "Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Board of Directors Meeting February 6, 2019"

Winter Field Day Deployment

February 13, 2019
By: Mike KD9KMV On January 26th 2019, aka Winter Field Day, I decided to deploy a portable station at the Moraine Hills State Park, in Illinois (map). I chose this location because, as a bonus, it is also a Parks On The Air (POTA) recognized location, so I would be able to take part in … Continue reading "Winter Field Day Deployment"

SATERN Net Monday Nights

February 8, 2019
By: Leo N9NBH The Salvation Army has started to use our repeater on Monday evenings at 7 PM for their weekly net. The name of the net is SATERN. It stands for Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network. This net lasts about 15 minutes. You do not have to be a member of the Salvation … Continue reading "SATERN Net Monday Nights"

New Web Page Features

February 7, 2019
The end of the month publishing of the RHG is not the only time the web site is updated. We post articles throughout the month and combine them into the RHG. Sometimes these are timely notifications about events such as Winter Field Day, and it’s unfortunate cancellation due to cold weather. If you’re not visiting the … Continue reading "New Web Page Features"

From the President January 2019

January 27, 2019
So, this is my first president report as the New Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club President.  Not much to report yet. We had a wonderful Christmas/Holiday party on the 17th. Raffled prizes were won by new members and old members alike. I have already missed my first board meeting as was pointed out to me by … Continue reading "From the President January 2019"