Greetings from the North Shore, all!

It’s the final day of the “Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald” Special Event. Team WØJH will be on the air today Oct 31. Catch us on 75 meters (3.860 MHz) and 40 meters (7,260 MHz) and other bands throughout the day.

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 have 2 stations on the air from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, operating SSB primarily ~3.860MHz, 7.260MHz, 14.255 MHz, 18.140 MHz, & 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’re operating from the Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Trail Center today, Sunday, Oct. 31 (~9:30am; take-down ~6:00pm).

This year has been an opportunity for some newer members to get some great experience. If you’re in the upper Midwest, look for us early particularly on 75m as well as 40m.We have spent far less time on 20m than usual, due to contest activity, but have had some nice runs on 17m as well as a pipeline into South America yesterday afternoon on 10m.

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.

Technical Topic Thursday

Technical Topic Thursday returns on November 4th via the SARA Webex room. This will be an Open Forum / Ask The Elmers session. This is your chance to share your recent project, ask that question, and share your knowledge.

The December 2nd session will feature Dr. Bob Heil K9EID live with a presentation on audio in ham radio.

If you have a suggestion for a technical topic, contact Mike KFØCCL via email at kf0ccl at protonmail dot com. We’re always looking for ideas for technical topics.

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 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.