Matthew Crook W1MRC

08/16/2026

On the Air LIVE is back on August 25 at 8 PM Eastern:
👉ARRL National Traffic System

What if you need to send a message from a disaster area, but all forms of communication are down? The ARRL National Traffic System could be your tool to get the message out. Join ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, and learn about the history of the National Traffic System, how it works, and how you can become a regular user and be prepared to send and relay traffic.

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08/08/2026

Cq cq all hams remember the up coming W4CHR tailgate on August 22 At 8 am . 73 from Kf4thl

08/06/2026

BREAKING NEWS: The took action today against a regional linked network, stating the system violates FCC rules. The action seems to be the first against systems that tie together repeaters in a region or nationwide. Read for free: NatComMag.com.

07/22/2026

ARRL Affiliated Club Spotlight!🔦
Trident Amateur Radio Club (TARC), N4EE

▪️Founded: 1973
▪️Members: 102
▪️ARRL Section: SC

👉TARC, is a South Carolina-based ham radio organization dedicated to fostering a friendly, supportive environment for amateur radio operators of all skill levels. The club focuses on hands-on, community-driven experiences, including quarterly Parks on the Air outings, Winter and Summer Field Days, and public service emergency communications. TARC offers extensive services such as license classes, testing sessions, mentoring for new hams, and repeater maintenance, while specializing in everything from contests and digital modes to youth outreach.

📍Find a club in your area: arrl.org/find-a-club

07/21/2026

We went to Pine Island State Park to operate the CQ WW VHF Digital ...

07/16/2026

This weekend is all about exploring the high-reward world of digital contesting—the perfect entry point for curious operators!

Two major events are running simultaneously to give you the ultimate digital weekend:

📊 North American QSO Party (RTTY)
The Setup: 100W low-power limit keeps the playing field perfectly level.
The Experience: Relaxed, 12-hour format on HF. Perfect for small stations and wire antennas to work the continent.
⚡ CQWW VHF Contest (Digital)
The Setup: Focused entirely on 6 meters and 2 meters using FT8, FT4, and MSK144.
The Experience: Peak summer propagation means weak signals bounce incredible distances. Fire up WSJT-X and start hunting rare grid squares.

How to dive in:
Configure your logging software for RTTY or fire up WSJT-X, watch the exchange flow for a few minutes, and let the software handle the heavy lifting while you manage the strategy.

06/20/2026

On the Air LIVE is back on June 23 at 8 PM Eastern:
👉Portable Antennas

Join ARRL's Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, as he compares the most popular portable antennas, including the ubiquitous end-fed half-wave, random wire, linked dipole, and the 17-foot vertical. We will compare performance and packing tradeoffs and deployment requirements. Whether you are headed to a park, going on a hike, paddling a canoe, or just in your backyard, this session will help you choose an antenna that fits the operating conditions.

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06/07/2026

Please join us for the Roanoke Town Hall tomorrow June 8th at 8PM!

ARRL South Carolina Section We will have all Section Managers along with Division Director N2ZZ and Division Vice Director N2COP. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63935035... The South Carolina Section of the ARRL TThank you for your interest....

05/12/2026

Meet at 2026 Dayton ® in Xenia, Ohio, May 15-17, 2026! Come see all the ways ARRL and our member-volunteers are developing the next generation of operators! Our large exhibit area includes a showcase of exhibits, activities and program representatives, celebrating the very best of …

* ARRL Youth Rally (Saturday)
* Resources for Radio Clubs
* ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program
* ARRL VEC (help renewing your license!)
* Meet ARRL authors and including Salty Walt K4OGO
* ARRL Education and Learning
* ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service
* ARRL Lab (get your handheld radio tested!)
…AND MORE !!

See the full run down at www.arrl.org/expo and hamvention.org