South Carolina QSO Party:
Local Clubs:
York County Amateur Radio Society
Dutch Fork Amateur Radio Group
Columbia Amateur Radio Club Facebook Page
Charleston Amateur Radio Society
Charleston Amateur Radio Society Facebook Page
Trident Amateur Radio Club Facebook Page
Greenwood Amateur Radio Society
Contest Clubs:
The Society of Midwest Contesters
CW Practice:
CWops Weekly on the air mini tests and a world-wide CW contest called the CW Open to help you improve your code efficiency and have a great time doing it as well! CW ops also offers membership and a CW academy to help you improve your skills.
Learn CW Online (LCWO) At LCWO you can learn Morse telegraphy (CW) online in your browser. You don't need to install a program on your computer, and you always have your personal settings available, from any computer on the globe with an internet connection. You can also easily track your progress by means of different statistical functions.
All About the Telegraph & Morse Code Text This site was recommended to our club by Matt Kelly who is an Assistant Scout Master of his son Blakes Boy Scout troop. At the time of this writing, Blake is working on getting his Signs, Signals, & Codes Merit Badge. The site offers up a good historical reference on the emergence of the Telegraph, Morse Code, Samuel Morse, Multiplex Telegraph, Teleprinters, and other advancements over the years.
Scouting:
Boy Scouts of America Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience where boys and girls can have their share of adventure in the great outdoors. Develop a love of service by volunteering in your community, boost your leadership shills through fun and exciting challenges, and create memories of a lifetime with no prior Scouting experience required!
J.O.T.A. (Jamboree-On-The-Air) Jamboree-On-The-Air, or JOTA is the largest scouting event in the world. It is held annually on the third full weekend of October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link scouts and hams around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. This Jamboree requires no travel, just a trip to a nearby amateur radio operators ham shack. Many times you can find that the hams will come to you and set up a station at your scout camporee, at the park down the block, or perhaps a ham shack already set up at your councils camp.
Signs, Signals, and Codes Merit Badge Here scouts will find the requirements and rules about earning your Signs, Signals, and Codes Merit Badge.
Member sites:
SFCG groups.io reflector Please Note: You must be a SFCG member to access this reflector
NJ4F Dave's Webpage Have QSL's that you would like to be checked for an award? Dave has recently been appointed as an Official ARRL SC QSL card checker.
WB5NHL Dave's pages on Antennas in an Antenna Restricted Community
Informational sites:
Arizona Outlaws Resources Page
Average PEP power foldback video Peak power meter and SWR caused transmitter power reduction. The first part of video shows two power meters indicating average power output from an HF transmitter. Then one meter is switched to indicate peak power. The second part demonstrates the same transmitter at 50 watts with a low SWR. A tuner is adjusted to cause an increase in SWR which can be seen on the crossed needle power meter. As the SWR approaches and exceeds 2:1 the transmitter senses the higher SWR and begins to reduce output power to protect the amplifier circuitry.
D.A.R.C WAE: Demistifying the QTC Here is a video from the N1MM+ help files explaining how to send and receive QTC's in the WEA contests. QTC's can be exchanged with stations on other continents for extra QSO points in all three WEA contests, CW, SSB, & RTTY.
EI8IC website- Contesting operating tips
EI8IC website- How to be competitive
EI8IC website- How to search & pounce
EI8IC website- Low profile contesting
Getting started on RTTY A tutorial on how to get started operating RTTY using MMTTY as the primary program to begin your RTTY operations By Don AA5AU
The Sprint Survival Webpage This page was put together by some of the sprint veterans as an introduction to this very unique contest. The information here will make it easy for you to enjoy your initial sprint experience at whatever operating level you are comfortable with. We will also provide tips which will result in improving your score over time.
WRTC World Radio Team Championship
Software
Hamcap HF propagation tool for amateur radio
MMTTY EXTFSK file Used for FSK keying with USB to serial port converters Note: file is located at the bottom of the page.
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Ed Kucharski K3DNE President
Dave Edmonds WN4AFP Vice President
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