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Welcome

YRCWe're glad you found us. Please take the time to explore what we have to offer. We encourage you to become a Registered User (we suggest using your call sign as your login name) and to submit your favorite web links, questions for our FAQs, etc.

 
Swap And Shop

Swap 'n Shop

Al (WA9APL) has for sale a Hammarlund HQ 170A general communications receiver. Recently recapped & tuned, with external speaker, this unit is in excellent + condition. He's asking $325.00; click HERE for a good picture of the unit.

 
DX Code of Conduct

DX Code of ConductIf you use the HF bands at all, you probably know that the rules of common courtesy occasionally take a beating there. Thanks to Gehl, KB9DVC, for reminding us of the DX Code of Conduct website . This site is the result of a world-wide effort to get all hams to operate in a manner consistent with the highest levels of proficiency, with proper consideration for others using the amateur radio bands. The need for this effort was first brought into focus by an article in the March 2010 issue of QST; perhaps you read it.

At any rate, it makes interesting and thought-provoking reading and the site is worth a visit; after this article expires you will still find the link in our "Links" section in the menu at left.

 
What Do Amateur Radio Operators Do?

MicrophoneTelegraph Key Hamming is Adventure! 

Ham radio operators use two-way radio stations from their homes, cars, boats and outdoors to make hundreds of friends around town and around the world. They communicate with each other using voice, computers, and Morse code. Some hams bounce their signals off the upper regions of the atmosphere, so they can talk with hams on the other side of the world. Other hams use satellites. Many use hand-held radios that fit in their pockets.

Hams exchange pictures of each other using television. Some also like to work on electronic circuits, building their own radios and antennas. A few pioneers in Amateur Radio have even contributed to advances in technology that we all enjoy today. There are even ham-astronauts who take radios with them on space shuttle missions and thrill thousands of hams on earth with a call from space!

Using even the simplest of radio setups and antennas, amateurs communicate with each other for fun, during emergencies, and even in contests. They handle messages for police and other public service organizations during all kinds of emergencies including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and floods, motorist accidents, fires and chemical spills, and search and rescues. They help organize parades and other local events... the list goes on and on.

The above was adapted from "Hello Radio " on the ARRL web site. Give them a visit... there's lots of interesting stuff there.

 
Meetings

Executive Board — THURSDAY, June 6

The Executive Board will meet at 7:30 PM, at Elmhurst Fire Station #1, in the basement conference room. All Executive Board members are requested to attend; any interested club member may attend. Click the "Maps" link in the top menus for a map to the meeting place. 

Note that all Board meetings for the rest of the year will be on the first Thursday of the month.

Regular Meeting — Friday, May 17
Join us at 8 PM in the upstairs meeting room at the Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 W Butterfield Rd. Click the "Maps" link in the top menus for a map to the meeting place.
Program topic: DuPage ARES presentation by guest speaker Mike Shulz W9MJS. 
As usual, we will be holding VE testing for all amateur radio license elements at 7PM in the same location. For more information call Mark (708) 562-6027 or email him (kb9tvd [at] arrl [dot] net)
 
Net Control Assigments

This is a temporary Net Control Assignment schedule pending the formal update of the Weekly Nets section of this site:

 

Monday 2m net Wednesday 70cm net
       
05/06/2013 N9ZE 05/08/2013 WA9APL
05/13/2013 K9BFU 05/15/2013 W9WOX
05/20/2013 WD9HDT 05/22/2013 KC9WPR
05/27/2013 NA-Holiday 05/29/2013 KB9TVD
06/03/2013 N9ZE 06/05/2013 WA9APL
06/10/2013 K9BFU 06/12/2013 W9WOX
06/17/2013 WD9HDT 06/19/2013 KC9WPR
06/24/2013 K9BFU 06/26/2013 KB9TVD
07/01/2013 N9ZE 07/03/2013 WA9APL
07/08/2013 WD9HDT 07/10/2013 W9WOX
07/15/2013 N9ZE 07/17/2013 KC9WPR
07/22/2013 K9BFU 07/24/2013 KB9TVD
07/29/2013 WD9HDT 07/31/2013 WA9APL
08/05/2013 N9ZE 08/07/2013 W9WOX
08/12/2013 K9BFU 08/14/2013 KC9WPR
08/19/2013 WD9HDT 08/21/2013 KB9TVD
08/26/2013 N9ZE 08/28/2013 WA9APL
09/02/2013 NA-Holiday 09/04/2013 W9WOX
09/09/2013 K9BFU 09/11/2013 KC9WPR
09/16/2013 WD9HDT 09/18/2013 KB9TVD
09/23/2013 N9ZE 09/25/2013 WA9APL
09/30/2013 K9BFU 10/02/2013 W9WOX
10/07/2013 WD9HDT 10/09/2013 KC9WPR
10/14/2013 N9ZE 10/16/2013 KB9TVD
10/21/2013 K9BFU 10/23/2013 WA9APL
10/28/2013 WD9HDT 10/30/2013 W9WOX
11/04/2013 N9ZE 11/06/2013 KC9WPR
11/11/2013 K9BFU 11/13/2013 KB9TVD
11/18/2013 WD9HDT 11/20/2013 WA9APL
11/25/2013 N9ZE 11/27/2013 W9WOX
12/02/2013 K9BFU 12/04/2013 KC9WPR
12/09/2013 WD9HDT 12/11/2013 KB9TVD
12/16/2013 N9ZE 12/18/2013 WA9APL
12/23/2013 K9BFU 12/25/2013 NA-Holiday
12/30/2013 WD9HDT 01/01/2014 NA-Holiday