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NIARA receives ARRL Special Service Club Award

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The Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association received the ARRL’s Special Service Club Award.

ARRL  Special Service Club Award

A club that exists to go above and beyond for their communities and for Amateur Radio is what defines a Special Service Club (SSC).  They are the leaders in their Amateur Radio communities who provide active training classes, publicity programs and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities.

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Congratulations to Jeff KB9QG the ARRL’s 2023 Technical Service Award Recipient

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Word has been received that Jeff DeLucenay, KB9QG is the ARRL’s 2023 Technical Service Award Recipient. This award and other awards were decided at the ARRL Board Meeting in Windsor, CT late in July. Recognition for Jeff can be found on page 65 of the October, 2023 QST magazine. The Technical Service Award is given annually to a licensed radio amateur or to individuals who are licensed radio amateurs whose service to the amateur community and/or society at large is of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio technical activities. 

Jeff is currently Vice President of the Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association. He is the ARRL DeKalb County Technical Specialist, VEC, NIARA Station Trustee, and develops and coordinates technical presentations, as well as numerous other activities.

In 2021, Jeff was was named Radio Amateur of the Year Runner-up by the Indiana Section ARRL.

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Getting Started with Pi-Star

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GETTING STARTED WITH A PI-STAR

The easiest and quickest way to get started is to use the ZUM Radio Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot Kit Mini UHF Hotspot With 1.3 OLED ZUMspot Fully Assembled Kit in my opinion. You can purchase this at Ham Radio Outlet. https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-017832 if you prefer a bigger screen https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-017504 Both are ready to go with the image written on the sd card that is included.

The next step would be to setup the pi-star on the digital format you choose, DMR, D-STAR, WIRESX(ysf), P25, NXDN or M17.  The pi-star is capable of cross modes too being if you have an Yeasu(ysf) FT3 or 5 you can bridge to DMR, thus you are talking into a ysf reflector and it is coming out D-Star. Icom, Anytone and others can do this also. Before you start you need to determine which mode you want by the radio you have or are going to purchase, Yeasu, Icom, Anytone or others that are capable of digital. In our area you will need to program a frequecy between 433.100 and 433.900 for the radio to talk to the pi-star. The pi-star must have the same frequency which you can program in. Here is a link to give you an idea on how to setup a pi-star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQGSwKl8fY If you need help on deciding or have a Handheld radio, get in touch with JD, KD9QDL, kd9qdl@gmail.com or Jeff, KB9QG, jdeluce@frontier.com .

 

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Jeff KB9QG’s Antenna Analyzer class on June 16, 2023 at 1st Christian Church in Auburn

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On Friday June 16 th at 6:30 PM Jeff, KB9QG held a class on tuner and antenna analyzer atthe 1st Christian Church (910 N. Indiana Ave, Auburn In). This was a hands on event to learnhow to use tuners and antenna analyzer in preparation for Field Day. Jeff showed how to use the antenna analyzer and William, AE9EC got to try his hand at it. He also showed how touse the tuner to match the radio to the antenna. Want to thank Jeff for putting this on and Dave, KC9YY, William AE9EC and JD KD9QDL for attending.

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