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DHS SHARES LF Beacon
There is an LF beacon operating in the Columbia area. It can be received out to about 200 miles via groundwave – much further with skywave. This station is operating as a proof of concept Low Frequency alerting station, as part of a DHS SHARES trial program. Our Amateur HF community knows that long-range emergency communications can …
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RMS Titanic Radio Room
We all know on April 15 1912 in the early morning hours the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. This is a picture of the Titanic radio room, it has been colorized but other then that it is a real picture.
Can you identify ANY of the radio equipment ?, not looking for …
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Area Nets
KU5N Charles McKinnis, Net Manager
Daily Nets South Carolina Single Sideband Net: 7:00 pm at 3.915 LSB (scssb.net) Coastal Carolina Emergency Net: 7:00 pm 3.907 LSB (ccen.blogspot.com) The Carolinas Slow Net (CSN): 8:00 pm on 3.695 CW Southcars: 8 a.m. to 1 pm, 7.251 LSB (southcars.com) 7240 Club: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to noon …
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Roster
Every effort will be made to post the club roster twice each month, once on the first of the month and then again on or around the 15th. Please wait until the newest roster has been posted to see your name or updated info. If you have a question, feel free to send an email …
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FT4
FT4 is an experimental digital mode designed specifically for radio contesting. Like FT8, it uses fixed-length transmissions, structured messages with formats optimized for minimal QSOs, and strong forward error correction. T/R sequences are 6 seconds long, so FT4 is 2.5 × faster than FT8 and about the same speed as RTTY for radio contesting.
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1/2in Type M Copper Tubing Slim Jim VHF/UHF Antenna
Click on the picture for the full report.
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