BRRO Monday Packet Net
We are beginning a new net on Monday’s to facilitate more packet traffic in the region, give amateurs the ability to test their gear, and to identify opportunities for over-the-air …
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NW8S WPX RTTY 2021 Recap
Finally! The WPX RTTY contest we’ve been trying to have! In 2016, KB8O, KM8V (then N8USK), and AB8M operated our first multi-op / 2 transmitter CQ WPX RTTY contest from …
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Roundup of the January ARRL RTTY Roundup
The first weekend of the year always starts off with one of the more fun and active RTTY contests, the ARRL RTTY Roundup. This year was no exception, but it …
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Contests you say? We’ve got contests…
Winter blues coming around? Luckily we’re in the thick of contest season to go along with being stuck at home while everything is closed. The past two weekends have hosted …
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FT Roundup Thoughts – 2020
Black River Radio Ops were on the air for the 2020 FT-Roundup. For those not familiar with the FT-Roundup contest, it is essentially the same rules as the ARRL RTTY …
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Ohio QSO Party 2020
The Ohio QSO party this year was again a great event. The activity was solid the whole 12 hours. We operated 2 stations with some new equipment this year and …
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NW8S Field Day 2020
Another field day is in the books. The abundance of 1Ds and the ability for them to work each other certainly changed the dynamic of the event. It was more …
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June VHF Contest in the Books
Hope everyone had a good time with the June VHF contest this weekend. What started as a part time “we should put a little bit of time into it this …
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ARRL Handbook Giveaway
Enter to win an ARRL Handbook!
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Northeast Ohio Packet Testing
Black River Radio Ops (NW8S) and OhioAPRS (K8UI) are experimenting with (re)building a VHF packet network in Northeast Ohio, including providing Winlink RMS gateways. Current operations are on 145.01mhz, with …
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