The SFTARC is Recognized by the National Park Service
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- Written by: Jim Andera (KØNK)
Every year, just like clockwork, the SFTARC has brough a little bit of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to the rest of the amateur radio world. At the same time, we have brought the amateur radio into the public view. Those efforts have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. As proof, the National Park Service has presented the SFTARC with a Volunteers-In-Parks Certificate to recognize our club's efforts for our May 2023 operation from the Tallgrass.
Some years the KS0KS call sign is used from the Tallgrass as a Special Event Station, with times and frequencies published in QST Magazine
Read more: The SFTARC is Recognized by the National Park Service
Come One, Come All, to the Tallgrass Prairie
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- Written by: Jim Andera K0NK
Experience the fun of participating in a mini-DXpedition.
- Destination: The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 100 miles SW of Olathe near Strong City.
- When: Saturday, April 27th.
The plan is to depart Gardner at 6 am and arrive at the Tallgrass around 10 am. We will return to Johnson County in the late afternoon.
Morse Code Class Successfully Completed
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- Written by: Jim Andera
Technically speaking, the SFTARC’s 2024 Morse Code classes were completed on Saturday, February 24th. In reality--the learning of the Morse code never stops.
Party Time! KQP
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
Everyone loves a party - right? - and a party in the form of the annual Kansas QSO Party (KQP) will give members of SFTARC a chance to come to the so-called Sawyer Memorial Antenna Farm in Edgerton the weekend of Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27.
The schedule for the 2023 Kansas QSO Party calls for on-the-air operations to begin at 9 a.m. on the 26th and continue until 9 p.m. that day. More of the same is planned for the 27th, but the final portion of the party will be an abbreviated one, as the search for contacts far and wide will start at 9 a.m. and conclude just six hours later at 3 p.m.
Check out the club calendar for additional event instructions and a link to the signup sheet:
https://sftarc.org/index.php/calendar-jevent/eventdetail/113/-/kansas-qso-party-day-1
Operators and loggers are needed, so those who have a little time on their hands are encouraged to drop by Del Sawyer's vintage camper - party attire not required but always welcome - and do what they can to put the spotlight of attention on Kansas.
For event rules see the Kansas QSO Party Web Site: https://ksqsoparty.org/
Field Day Deemed "quite successful"
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- Written by: Rick Nichols
The impressive collective skill set and know-how of club members was much in evidence the weekend of June 24 and 25 as they participated in ARRL Field Day 2023 at Ensor Park and Museum and elsewhere.
View event pictures at: About Us / Picture Gallery / Field Day
The theme for this year's event was "Celebrating Amateur Radio Excellence," a nod to the many highly-competent hams across the United States who continue to serve their communities in various ways and stand ready as always to lend their technical talents in an emergency to help with the communication needs of others.