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Fall Fox Hunt

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It’s time to dust off your Yagi-Uda and your favorite HT for our fall fox hunt!

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Time: 9:00am (upon conclusion of the monthly club breakfast)
Place: You didn’t think it would be that easy, did you?

This year, we’re aiming set the boundaries as wide as practical, covering the entirety of Defiance County. Listen on the local nets on Thursday evenings to see when John St. Peter (KD8JSP) will be testing the fox.

Technically, no transmitting is required to participate in a fox hunt, so even if you’re not licensed, you can still join the fun!

For more information on fox hunts, please visit the AARL website resources on directional finding.

Fests and Swap Meets

Upcoming Hamfest: NIARA – Auburn, IN

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The Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association is having the Auburn Hamfest Saturday, July 19, 2025, and it will run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. It will again this year be at the Auburn Cord Deusenberg Museum, 1600 S. Wayne Street, Auburn, IN 46706.

There is no admission charge and there is free parking.

More information can be found at:

https://www.w9ou.org

Hamfest vendors planned at this time are:

  • C3 Electronics from Weyouwego, Wisconsin offering bandpass filters
  • Dit and Dash (Joe Feminella, W9LNQ) from New Lenox, Illinois offering radio accessories and antennas

Hamfest tables are $10 each with a free table for clubs. Registration for tables can be made online or by mail. (Applications are available via the W9OU website.)
Outside spaces are 1-raffle ticket per space.

Raffle tickets are $5/each or 3-tickets for $10.

Please mention our Hamfest to your fellow hams, at your meetings, in your newsletter, or on your local nets?

John, W9GOO
Auburn Hamfest Chairman
Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association

Buy/Sell/Trade

Lots of Equipment For Sale!

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(My apologies to Al for taking so long getting this listing online. Note that these items may or may not still be available.)

Older Solid state KUHNE 1296 500w solid state amplifier, plug and play. $1200

W6PQL LDMOS 902 600w amplifier almost new. $2800 plug and play.

Beko LDMOS 432 1500w amplifier very low hours $4600 plug and play.

BEKO LDMOS 222 1000w amplifier low hours $2800 plug and play

BEKO LDMOS 144 1000w amplifier low hours $2800 plug and play.

All the above amplifiers have a LONG wait time as in MONTHS. They are all rated for FT8 at rated output.

RF2K-S LDMOS 160-6m 1500 watt amp. Slightly less on 6m. ZERO HOURS $5000.  See specs on Island Amplifiers website.

Has 2 LDMOS each rated for 1700 watts.  Has internal antenna tuner and power supply weighs 35 lbs. VERY QUIET

After  these are sold I will have an ICOM IC9700 with Leo Bodner QPS CLOCKED. It is on freq within 1HZ all bands

Reach out to Al [K9FW] for more information.
Contact information is up to date on QRZ.com

Club News & Events

Northwest Ohio Amateur Radio Testing: May Schedule

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If you’re in the northwest Ohio area, here’s the next scheduled testing information:

Where:
PeopleWorks
3440 County Road 9
Bryan, OH 43506

When:
Saturday, May, 31 2025 @ 9:30 AM

To register, contact:
Ben Murray (KD8JBS): 419-630-3547
Matt Keck (KE8YDW): 419-553-6976

All levels of testing are available (Technician, General, or Extra Class).

A donation of $15.00 is appreciated.

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