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REPEATER & LINK STATUS:

W4CN 147.180 Repeater: UP       
This is a dual mode (analog and digital) Yaesu Fusion Repeater.  Digital Mode (C4FM) connects to multiple local area repeaters through CQ-Lou WIRES-X Room.

WIRES-X CQ-Louisville Network Connections:
Click HERE for info on CQ-Louisville WIRES-X and usage.

  • WIRES-X Room (CQ-Louisville 21014): UP            
  • W4CN WIRES-X Node - Access to CQ-Louisville: UP  
  • US-KY-CQ-Louisville YSF Reflector (42274): UP           
  • W4CN Link to US-KY-CQ-Louisville YSF Reflector: UP

EchoLink Access to 147.180 Repeater: 

  • Analog FM Mode (W4CN-R 425970): UP
  • Digital C4FM Mode (KE4JVM-R 634824): UP

ALLStarLink:  Access to Analog FM Mode (Node 632280):  UP

DMR Access: To Analog FM Mode (Talk Group 3214251): UP 
  (BrandMeister Network) 

ARTS Newsflash

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  1. It is with great sadness we annouce two ARTS members who are now Silent Keys; Eddie (K4EDH), and Jim (K4TXJ).

  2. POTA Event! - Saturday Morning, July 19th - Blackacre State Nature Preserve - Contact Keith, KO4SWB, and Mike, AG4EP for more info.

  3. CREATE AND JOIN DISCUSSIONS! - Check out our Discussion Board!

  4. Next Club Meeting - Thursday, August 14th, 7:00 p.m.  Board Meeting same day at 6:30 p.m.  More info HERE.

  5. Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air Special Event has completed - check https://lctota.org/ for more info.
    Thanks Greg (WX8V) for coordinating this for our club!

For info on local Ham License Testing, click HERE.

ARTS Slide's

Setting Up Tower with Yagi Antenna
ARTS Club Summer Field Day
POTA General Butler State Park
AG4EP, Mike, Operating CW Station
Antenna Build and Fox Hunt
KC4ZMZ, Bill; KO4SWB, Keith; and KN4YMJ, John cutting metal tape to be used as Yagi antenna elements
Island Expedition Station
ARTS Club Embry Island Expedition, QSO Party - US Islands Awards Program (1st Place 2016 & 2nd Place 2020)
Summer Field Day
WX8V, Greg operating CW Station
Antenna Build and Fox Hunt
KN4YMJ, John; K5BWJ, Barney, and KO4SWB, Keith cutting boom sections for fox hunt antennas
Summer Field Day
N9PMI, Paul operating FT8 Station
Winter Field Day
KC4ZMZ, Bill; WX8V, Greg; and N9PMI, Paul at operating stations
Winter Field Day
AC4HI, Alan operating SSB Station
Winter Field Day
W4AKY, Phil, running FT8 Station
On Nov 5, 2022 ARTS held our first club POTA activation operating under the W4CN club call sign.  Several of us made the trek up to K-4191 Clark State Forest in Henryville, IN.  We braved some adverse conditions which in hind sight, were in the spirit of portable operating and prepardness.  

The event was attended by my self N9PMI, Don (K2KFE), Mike (AG4EP), Greg (WX8V), Keith (KO4SWB) and Scott (K3SDM).  While up at the park, we battled with 40+ mph winds and spitting rain.  We had no major issues other than my tripod holding my EFHW toppled over.  That was solved by adding some counter weigh.  While there we operated on multiple bands and multiple modes including SSB, FT8 and CW.  We made 184 contacts and of that 24 were Park 2 Parks.  A good day in the activating world considering weather conditions.

ARTS is planning on making club activations a regular monthly even happening on the 3rd Saturday of every month.  We will post information to the club mailing list and the website.  

This link will let you download a copy of the slide show from my presentation at the 11-10-22 ARTS General meeting.  In there is good information on Parks on the Air (POTA)  You may also go to https://parksontheair.org.

Thanks to all of you who make this a success.