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New Repeater Update,

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Timothy Smith

All, As you know the new W9ANL repeater was finally put online last Wednesday, Aug. 24th.  It got off to a rocky start with periods of dropping in and out during QSOs frustrating those of you who were enthusiastically trying … Read More »

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New Repeater Online,

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Timothy Smith

This afternoon at lunch time several of us, Tim Szymanski – KC9POS, Rich Vitt – N9KKF, Bob McComb – N9MBR and myself, successfully put the new repeater on line and interfaced the Echolink computer to it.  We will be monitoring it … Read More »

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New Repeater and EchoLink Integration,

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Timothy Smith

All, Several of us are heading up on the hill to the repeater site this morning to try and determine what we need to tie the EchoLink system into the new repeater.  I’ve obtained a cable with the right connector … Read More »

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Argonne Clubs Fair Success,

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Timothy Smith

Today, despite a mix-up in the building number I posted in the last post, we had a great turnout at the Argonne Amateur Radio Club’s table in the cafeteria, not building 212.  We had the new repeater on display which … Read More »

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New W9ANL Repeater,

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Timothy Smith

All, This morning I’ll be bringing the new Yaesu DR-2X repeater on site in preparation for setup and testing.  It looks like a smart unit capable of both analog and digital operation and it is dual band capable.  The Board … Read More »

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Argonne Activities Fair May 25th 2022 – 11:30-12:30

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Timothy Smith

All, On Wednesday, May 25th, the lab is hosting an Argonne Club fair in building 212 from 11:30 to 12:30 in the main training room ( where they do CPR training at the far end of the main corridor ) … Read More »

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Repeater Update,

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Timothy Smith

The W9ANL repeater went down several weeks ago after it was found unplugged. When it was once again plugged in it was noted that the output was less than 1 Watt. The vice president Rich, N9KKF, took it home and … Read More »

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2019 AARC Membership Applications

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Richard Vitt

  Well, here we go with another year for AARC.  This year we marked our 60th anniversary as a club, a new echolink computer upgrade and the first silent auction in years.  Thanks to all of you who helped out … Read More »

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Amateur Radio Club marks 60th anniversary

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Richard Vitt

Jay VonOsinski spent his entire three weeks of vacation in 2005 performing volunteer damage assessment for the Red Cross in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Argonne’s Amateur Radio Club marks its 60th year in 2018. The club’s transmitter shares space … Read More »

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Update on adding a PL to the 145.19 repeater

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Robert McComb

Hi Everyone, Well we were ready to add the 107.2 PL to the repeater. When I got an email letting me know that many years back when the club tried using the 107.2 PL. There was a conflict with another … Read More »

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