Union County Amateur Radio Club

The 2025 CQ 160m SSB contest is this weekend, Feb 21, 22, 23 . Information about the contest can be found here https://cq160.com/rules/

 We will be operating at EMA station 720 as a multi-op high power station starting at around 6pm on Friday Feb 21st. We will stop operating sometime late or may operate until Saturday morning, take a break then resume operating Feb 22nd around 6pm Saturday evening until late or early Sunday morning. Operating end times  will depend on operator participation / availability.  
Please bring snacks/food, etc you may need while you are there.  

Location:
Marvin C. Gilbert EMA Operations Building - EMA Station 720
20900 Northwest Parkway.
Marysville, OH 43040

Google Maps Link:
https://goo.gl/maps/9hT7PZfubpR2

I hope you will participate in our fourth annual MUD (Madison, Union, Delaware county) QSO Party on Saturday March 8th, from Noon to 3 pm.

This will be a fun 'VHF and up' contact event to meet our neighboring club members on the air.  In this event, you can...

  *   Work from home, or go mobile / portable if you like.
  *   Contact anyone in any location (including within DELARA) but the main goal is to meet members of the Madison and Union county clubs.
  *   Make contacts via FM Simplex on various bands - so see how far out you can reach with your station.
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Use any of our 3 club repeaters to make contacts (work the same station again, and log another contact)
  *   Try any simplex mode - FM, SSB, AM or digital voice modes (DMR, DSTAR, Fusion).
  *   Any mode or band 6m and up is allowed, but the suggested frequencies / modes should help improve your chances of making a contact.
  *   Submit a log, and compete on points for awards (optional, but encouraged).

It was good to see everyone at the annual Club Dinner on Jan 5th. We enjoyed good food with good conversation. 

The results of the election are as follows
Club President - Ed Liddle KE8ANU
Vice President - Roger Shaull W8KSH
Secretary - Chris Hallock  W8RNO
Treasurer - Frank Reed KD8UFE 

Big THANK YOU to Chris, W8RNO for coordinating the work day for the radio room at EMA Station 720, Paul N8IG, Nick KE8VIX, Frank KD8UFE, and Ed KE8ANU for helping remove the desks/cubicle furniture and setting up the tables in the radio room, and also Ron NQ8W and Ed KE8ANU for picking up the tables in Toledo.  
We have some more work to do. We still need to setup the radio equipment, hook up antennas, computers, etc.