146.76 MHz repeater temporarily requires CTCSS for access
Due to some unknown input noise issues, the FWRC 146.76 MHz repeater needs to have a 141.3 HZ tone on the input to bring up the machine. We are working… Read more »
Author Archives: Steve Nardin, W9SAN
On-air Field Day planning meeting June 22
To better prepare for the upcoming Field Day (FD) operation this coming weekend (June 26 and 27) and to discuss possible QRP night operation on Friday, there will be an… Read more »
May meeting date correction
The Fort Wayne Radio Club May meeting will be next Wednesday, May the 19th. We had mistakenly listed the meeting as May 12 in the editorial of this month’s Hamsplatter…. Read more »
Trine University students join fox hunt
Normally, we start the fox (hidden transmitter) hunt season on the first Sunday in February, but sadly this year one of our enthusiastic hunters, Don Glick, K9LI, passed away suddenly… Read more »
2021 fox hunt season begins
The Fort Wayne Radio Club will kick off its 2021 fox (hidden transmitter) hunting season Sunday, March 7, at the Corbin Park trailhead, 742 N. Coliseum Blvd., near 24/30 Surplus…. Read more »
CTCSS requirement removed from 146.76 MHz repeater
The 76 repeater is back on the air and the input PL tone has been removed. We still do not know what the noise was on the input over the… Read more »
Fox (hidden transmitter) hunt Aug. 2
The Fort Wayne Radio Club will hold its August fox (hidden transmitter) hunt Sunday, August 2 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Hunter meet at in the parking lot of 24/30 Surplus… Read more »
July fox hides along orphaned roadway
The weather was rather threatening looking in the early afternoon of July 12th as we drove to the southwest side of Allen County Indiana to set up our Fox station…. Read more »
FWRC cancels April fox hunt
Unfortunately, the FWRC fox (hidden transmitter) hunt for April is cancelled. We are looking into ways that we can run a fox hunt in May, without the need to get… Read more »
March fox hides near huge hole
March 2, the Fort Wayne Radio Club once again prepared to hold its monthly fox (hidden transmitter) hunt, starting at 1:30 p.m. local time. Since the winner of the previous… Read more »