Upcoming: 2022 ARRL Field Day
Black River Radio Ops will once again be active for Field Day June 25-26 2022 from Elyria Township, Ohio. Find us on the ARRL Field Day Locator. NW8S will be …
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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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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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2019 WW-Digi DX Observations
For a brand-new contest, activity seemed to be good, but given that this contest utilized two of the most popular digital modes in HF today, that is to be expected. …
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Ohio QSO Party 2019
Black River Radio Ops was QRV for the 2019 Ohio QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club. We had two stations going for the entire event, one CW …
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NW8S Field Day 2019
NW8S operated 5A OH for the 2019 ARRL Field Day, to great success. For the first time, a full-time FT8 station was set up. Many contacts were made, and many …
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