Air Force Marathon 17 Sept 2022

September 17 @ 5:30 am – 3:00 pm The 2022 US Air Force Marathon will be held on Saturday, 17 September 2022Volunteer Registration is now open on the USAF Marathon websiteOnce on the site, click on the “Sort By Job” button and then choose Amateur Radio Operator.Fill out all of the required fields and then click on “Sign Up to Volunteer) at the bottom of the page.There are over 60 slots to be filled at this event. If you have any questions contact Bob, N8ADO at n8ado@arrl.net

Tour de Donut 27 August 2022

August 27 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm August 27, 2022 Tour de DonutBicycle event using 4 routes in eastern half of Miami County.8am-approx. 3pm- depending on placement on course.VHF communications primarily on W8FW repeater 145.230- (100hz pl)To volunteer contact Scott Swink/KB8JOY….9372601978 voice or text…… Soundguy1@woh.rr.com.Notification & follow-up communication will be via email.

Holiday At Home Parade 5 Sep 2022

Hams wanting to volunteer are now able to register for the Holiday at Home Parade taking place on Monday September 5, 2022. Positions assignments start as early as 7 am and end by noon.https://forms.gle/sBjcpRDaeeB9qW7f7POC is Shawna, N2TUJ, sjcollins@woh.rr.com

What is CAPSTONE?

Website link A microwave oven–sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit as part of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE). As a pathfinder for Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost that is part of NASA’s Artemis program, CAPSTONE will help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies and verifying the dynamics of this halo-shaped orbit. The orbit, formally known as a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO), is significantly elongated. Its location at a precise balance point in the gravities of Earth and the Moon, offers…

2022 Field Day Results

Call Used: W8XRN GOTA Station Call: W1QFB ARRL/RAC Section: OH Class: 3F Participants: 44 Club/Group Name: Xenia Weather Amateur Radio Net Power Source(s): Generator, Battery, Solar Power Multiplier: 2XPreliminary Total Score: 3,870 Bonus Points: 100% emergency power 300 Media Publicity 100 – Documented by media.jpg Public location 100 Public information table 100 Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC 100 Natural power QSOs completed 100 Site visit by invited served agency 100 Educational activity 100 Youth participation (7 x 20, max of 100) 100 Social media 100 GOTA Station 200 Entry submitted via web 50Total bonus points 1,450 Score Summary: (Cabrillo log/dupe…