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[Note: Updated with correct time.] The Defiance County Amateur Radio Club will be joining the Friends of Independence Dam State Park for the “Walk Through History” event in August. John (KD8JSP) will be spearheading our portion of the event, providing…
By WZ8Q
· July 16, 2026
Amateur Radio News
HamVention is over, and the “release” of Icom’s “new” X-026 radio has been, in this writer’s opinion, a major disappointment.…
By W8NI
· May 26, 2026
Fests and Swap Meets
HamVention 2026 is over, and for me, it did not disappoint. The main reason I attend each year is to…
By W8NI
· May 20, 2026
Amateur Radio News
This week, more than 30,000 ham radio operators will descend on Xenia for the Dayton Hamfest — better known as…
By W8NI
· May 11, 2026
Builds
There’s been a surge of new antennas hitting the market lately—many of them verticals. And in my opinion, vertical antennas…
By W8NI
· May 5, 2026
Field/Mobile Ops
Imagine you’re going on an adventure. A little out of state excursion, where nature abounds and state parks are plentiful.…
By WZ8Q
· April 30, 2026
Field/Mobile Ops
To say this has been a difficult solar cycle feels like an understatement. Not that I claim to be an…
By W8NI
· April 20, 2026
From the Shack
Even as I typed this title, I remember back to my years as an ISO auditor. There was a saying…
By W8NI
· March 30, 2026
Builds
[Note: updated from original with corrected mailing address and additional information] We will also be conducting testing at the build…
By KD8JSP
· March 9, 2026
From the Shack
Do you find digital modes boring? Does FT8 seem to drag? FT4… faster but still… Well, if that is how…
By W8NI
· March 1, 2026