- KD9AUP Bill’s Magnetic Loop for 40m/30m/20m
- ARRL Field Day 2019 – June 23rd/24th
- Independence Day Parade 2019 – Hoffman Estates, IL
- SARC in the Park – July 13th, 2019
- Volunteer Opportunity – Schaumburg Triathlon
- Technician License Training Class – Fall 2019
- Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Board of Directors Meeting July 3rd, 2019
- Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Business Meeting July 18th, 2019
- From the President July 2019
- Reminder: W9DXCC Scholarship Applications Due
From the President July 2019
From the President,
There is not much to report on here in Wisconsin, hopefully the new home of my ham-shack soon. I was unable to get to the July meeting due to unforeseen physical issues that just won’t go away. However, there is good news for all of us HF radio geeks. On the face of the sun this week, the first sunspot of the new Solar Cycle 25 was detected. This was a small sunspot located, in a high latitude, and it had the magnetic polarity to give an indication that this was the first spawn of the new cycle. Why is this important?
Courtesy of SolarHam – http://www.solarham.net
Why does anybody care? The reason this is special is because it is a year or two early. This was completely unexpected as we have not hit rock bottom of solar cycle 24 yet. So, we can expect to see cycle 24 and 25 sunspots interspersed on a gradually increasing scale going forward. This could mean that we may see more sunspots than in Cycle 25 than we did in Cycle 24. Fingers crossed.
Geoff Stevens
KA9QGH
Technician License Training Class – Fall 2019
The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club will be holding entry level Technician Class License training sessions at the Schaumburg Township District Library – Hoffman Estates Branch, starting on Saturday, September 7th 2019 from 10:15am to 12:15pm.
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Volunteer Opportunity – Schaumburg Triathlon
This public service event is the largest one that the club handles each year. We are the eyes and ears on the course for the Schaumburg Park District during their annual Triathlon. Fifteen to Twenty members are needed to cover the 12 mile bike route and the 5k run. A fully charged HT is sufficient for this event, which makes use of the club’s repeater to help cover the entire course.
Club members should monitor SARC-ALL for details on signing up.
Location
The location shown below is our meeting point before the event begins. Please meet here and you will be dispatched to your point along the route.
SARC in the Park – July 13th, 2019
By: Mike Griffiths, KD9KMV
On Saturday July 13th, the weather was perfect for playing radio outside, with blue skies and sun. Some of the Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club members made the most of this great weather and met for another SARC in the Park, held at the Schaumburg Community Recreation Center.