Greetings, all!

It’s the “Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald” Special Event week. Team WØJH will be on the air Oct 29 – 31 for the 17th consecutive year with a return to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park ENE of Two Harbors, MN.

SARA holds on-air ragchews every day of the week. Details can be found in the “This Week’s SARA Activities” section below.

The weekly Eyeball QSO Party is at the Stillwater Public Library except the 1st Thursday of the month.

17th Annual “Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald” Special Event Station October 29 – October 31

We will have 2 stations on the air from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, operating SSB primarily ~3.860MHz, 7.260MHz, 14.255MHz, & 21.360MHz + or – depending upon band conditions. Once established, one of the stations will likely remain on 20m due to the expected activity, and the second station will likely primarily spend most of the time on either 40m, or 75m, but may show up on 15m, 17m, or even 10m, depending upon conditions and activity. We may also have a station in the park dedicated to digital operation.

While there will be no CW operation from within the park, some of our club members may not be able to participate from the state park site, so we anticipate some off-site “distributive” digital and CW operation. For CW, look ~3.560, 7.050, 14.050, 18.080, & 21.060MHz.

We’ll be operating from the usual facility, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Trail Center, per the following:

2022 SARA Member Dues

Membership in the Stillwater Amateur Radio Association runs from Jan 1 – Dec 31. You may renew or extend your membership at any time.

Annual Dues are $20/year for a regular membership, and $10/year for associate membership. Family memberships begin at $30 for two family members and $10 for each additional family member.

There are 3 ways to pay your dues, in person at a SARA meeting, via postal mail to the club address, or online via PayPal (there is a small surcharge to cover transaction costs). You can begin the membership renewal process here: radioham.org/sara-membership-application-renewal-page/. Please select your renewal option to be directed to the proper form. If you are a current member and have a new callsign, have moved, change an email address or phone number, please “update” option. Once you have completed and submitted the form, you will go to a page with the payment options. If you choose to mail your dues, the club’s mailing address is provided.

Eyeball QSO Party at the Stillwater Public Library

The Thursday Eyeball QSO Party is held at the Stillwater Public Library conference room. Sessions are booked for Oct 28; Nov 11, 18, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30, Jan 13. Reservations can only be made 90 days in advance per Library policy.

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