Cortland Hamfest - Sat. 6/14/25

 The 43nd annual Cortland Hamfest and Technology Fair will take place on Saturday June 14th at the Cortland County Fairgrounds , 4301 Fairgrounds Dr. in Cortland. 7am-1pm

Admission: $6.00 per person, under 12 free. Outdoor Flea market is free with admission. There are 25 indoor flea market spaces with electricity available for $10.00 per 10' length, first come first served. BYO Table.

VE tests will be available off site beginning at 9 AM. Directions will be provided.

Breakfast will be provided by the Cortland County 4-H

Travel Directions: I-81 to exit 54; follow signs to Ithaca and Route 281. Turn left on to Route 281 South. In 8/10 mile, turn left on to Fisher Ave, then right on to Fairgrounds Drive.

From Ithaca: Route 13 North to Route 281 North. Drive past all the car dealers and fast food places etc. Turn right onto Fisher Ave, then right on to Fairgrounds Drive.

For your GPS: 4301 Fairgrounds Dr. Cortland, NY 13045

 We hope to see you there!

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Andrew Slaugh KB2LUV
Secretary, Skyline Amateur Radio Club
Owner of the 145.490 PL 71.9 Repeater in Cortland, NY

More info: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/hamfest-technology-fair

Rochester Hamfest - Sat. June 21, 2025

 

More info at: https://www.rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm

Lockport Hamfest -June 7th, 2025

 

Another interesting Amateur Radio publication

We stumbled upon another intersting monthly club publication this week.

Check out the Logger's Bark, the newsletter & magazine of W7DK, The Radio Club of Tacoma! You can read about the club at www.W7DK.org and if you're ever in Tacoma, WA on a Saturday, the club holds open house almost every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and all are welcome. Full details at the link here: https://www.w7dk.org/images/rct_bark/bark_2025_05.pdf

In this month's May 2025 issue of The Logger's Bark magazine:

- Lamptenna 3: CQ WPX 2025 using SSB with nothing but a FLOOR LAMP for an antenna!

- Numbers Stations: All about them and "are they still a thing"?

- The Japanese WOODEN CubeSat satellite - first wooden satellite ever built!

- Hands-on review of the RTL-SDR V4 receiver dongle

- History of DPRK DXpeditions

- Kits Corner: Great beginner's kit - the Elenco AM-780A build and review

- Review: Wouxun KG-935H tri-band HT that includes the 1.25m band

- How FT8 Works: Love it or hate it, FT8 is here to stay. Here's how it works

- Look Back at the Knight Kit T-60 CW & AM Transmitter

- 2025 W7DK Field Day Plans coming together - see the site layout plan

And a whole bunch more - photos, tips, tricks, blurbs, puzzles, all about amateur radio and NEVER any ads!

Check out the clubs web site at: https://www.w7dk.org/

Thousand Islands Hamfest - Sat. 5/17/25

Get the details at:  https://www.tirepeaterclub.com/

Interesting Amateur Radio publication

We recently stumbled upon this interesting Amateur Radio publication. The Communicator is published by Surrey Amateur Radio Communications group. The group seems to be very active. The Communicator is over 100 pages and has interesting articles, along with regular columnists.

Now read in over 165 countries, the May-June issue brings you 120+ pages of Amateur Radio content from the Southwest corner of Canada and around the globe. With less fluff and ads than other Amateur Radio publications, you will find Amateur Radio related articles, projects, profiles, news, tips and how-to's for all levels of the hobby.

Check it out here: https://ve7sar.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-communicator-may-june-2025.html

SARC (Surrey Amateur Radio Communications – formerly “Club”), with 140+ members, is one of the largest and most active amateur radio organizations in Canada, offering a wide variety of ham-related activities, training opportunities and mentoring, all by volunteers dedicated to technical proficiency and service to the community. Learn more about SARC here: