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HacDC ARC Again in Partnership with National Park Service Through Use of Amateur Radio at Public Event – May 19, 2017
Fort Hunt Day Flyer The HacDC ARC is very pleased and honored to announce that we will again be in partnership with the National Park Service through use of amateur radio technology at a public service event. The George Washington Memorial Parkway Section will be hosting the, “History and Heritage Day at Fort Hunt Park” … Continue reading
***POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER / SPECIAL EVENT FOR MAY 6, 2017 / 1400 HRS (1800 HRS UTC)***
The Special Event and Presentation scheduled for today, Saturday, May 6, 2017 starting at 1400 HRS (1800 HRS UTC) at Rock Creek Park, featuring Stuart Thomas, KB1HQS, has been postponed due to rain local to the event that appears will not clear on time for needed advance set-up. A rain-date will be established and published … Continue reading
MAY 10, 2017 / 7:30 PM MEETING MOVED FOR SPECIAL EVENT ON MAY 6, 2017
In lieu of the normal “second Wednesday of the month” club meeting scheduled for May 10, 2017 at 7:30 PM, we will be having a SPECIAL EVENT PRESENTATION occurring on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Rock Creek Park. Stuart Thomas / KB1HQS will be our very special guest. During the 2016 ARRL … Continue reading
Coming to the DC Area? Suggested Frequency Listing
If you happen to be traveling to the DC area for any reason, we are providing the attached frequency list as a courtesy reference for hams who may be frequenting the popular tourist area of the National Mall and want to know what frequencies work in the area. Our own club’s repeater (W3HAC) has only, … Continue reading
Meeting Presentation Announcement – April 12, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Some of our members recently purchased a solar powered, Arduino programmable, weather station kit from Karl, W4KRL at the Winterfest in Annandale, VA. Due to popularity of this kit, I invited Karl to come to our next club meeting to give a presentation all about it’s development, how the station works, etc. Karl has graciously … Continue reading
Grabbin’ the Tiger by the Tail…
Many thanks to Arthur Feller – W4ART, who led our first successful group build on the evening of March 22, 2017, of “Tiger Tails”, an antenna accessory to an HT transceiver that greatly improves transmit and receive performance. This is the first of what are planned to be several “practical application” events. In these events, … Continue reading
W3HAC and Members Heavily Involved in Inaugural Events in Washington, DC
The ARRL today published a story on their news page about the efforts of W3HAC members during the events of the Inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington. A link to the story can be found here: http://www.arrl.org/news/npota-participation-leads-to-inaugural-communication-detail-for-national-park-
W3HAC Club Members Finish NPOTA Initiative With Rare Activation
On 12-31-16, several members of the HacDC ARC activated the highly sought after “Sewell-Belmont House” in Washington, DC to finish off the ARRL’s year long “National Parks on the Air” (NPOTA) initiative. This initiative was run in tandem with the Centennial celebration of the National Park Service. By encouraging use of amateur radio operations from … Continue reading
[W3HAC] 10/15 Spaceblimp Launch at 09:00 EDT
Hello friends of HacDC and HARC. We are finally launching our first high altitude balloon in several years with callsigns W3HAC-11 & W3HAC-12 on ARPS 144.390@500mW and 433.500@1W respectively at 9am. W3HAC-12’s frequency may change the day of due to conditions which we will announce. There should be a digipeater on W3HAC-12 for the duration … Continue reading
All For One…and One For The Mall
Please join HacDC in a National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) activation…with a twist! Question: How do you activate the National Mall without stepping foot on the lawn? Answer: By activating a unit maintained by the National Mall park! You are invited to join the HacDC Amateur Radio Club (W3HAC) as we take amateur radio … Continue reading