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REPEATER & LINK STATUS:

W4CN 147.180 Repeater: UP       
This is a dual mode (analog and digital) Yaesu Fusion Repeater.  Digital Mode (C4FM) connects to multiple local area repeaters through CQ-Lou WIRES-X Room.

WIRES-X CQ-Louisville Network Connections:
Click HERE for info on CQ-Louisville WIRES-X and usage.

  • WIRES-X Room (CQ-Louisville 21014): UP            
  • W4CN WIRES-X Node - Access to CQ-Louisville: UP  
  • US-KY-CQ-Louisville YSF Reflector (42274): UP           
  • W4CN Link to US-KY-CQ-Louisville YSF Reflector: UP

EchoLink Access to 147.180 Repeater: 

  • Analog FM Mode (W4CN-R 425970): UP
  • Digital C4FM Mode (KE4JVM-R 634824): UP

ALLStarLink:  Access to Analog FM Mode (Node 632280):  UP

DMR Access: To Analog FM Mode (Talk Group 3214251): UP 
  (BrandMeister Network) 

ARTS Newsflash

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  1. It is with great sadness we annouce two ARTS members who are now Silent Keys; Eddie (K4EDH), and Jim (K4TXJ).

  2. Next Club Meeting - Thursday, July 10th, 7:00 p.m.  Board Meeting same day at 6:30 p.m.  More info HERE.

  3. Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air Special Event has completed - check https://lctota.org/ for more info.
    Thanks Greg (WX8V) for coordinating this for our club!

For info on local Ham License Testing, click HERE.

ARTS Slide's

Setting Up Tower with Yagi Antenna
ARTS Club Summer Field Day
POTA General Butler State Park
AG4EP, Mike, Operating CW Station
Antenna Build and Fox Hunt
KC4ZMZ, Bill; KO4SWB, Keith; and KN4YMJ, John cutting metal tape to be used as Yagi antenna elements
Island Expedition Station
ARTS Club Embry Island Expedition, QSO Party - US Islands Awards Program (1st Place 2016 & 2nd Place 2020)
Summer Field Day
WX8V, Greg operating CW Station
Antenna Build and Fox Hunt
KN4YMJ, John; K5BWJ, Barney, and KO4SWB, Keith cutting boom sections for fox hunt antennas
Summer Field Day
N9PMI, Paul operating FT8 Station
Winter Field Day
KC4ZMZ, Bill; WX8V, Greg; and N9PMI, Paul at operating stations
Winter Field Day
AC4HI, Alan operating SSB Station
Winter Field Day
W4AKY, Phil, running FT8 Station

The term SK is another bit of ham-speak that is not obvious to new or prospective radio amateurs and you should know what it means.

While widely used in ham circles, SK has two differing meanings.  Specific to CW work, SK is a Morse code procedural signal (pro-sign) for indicating a final transmission in a message or QSO.

More generally, SK means silent key, a term of respect for a deceased ham.  It’s a classy way to denote the loss of a member from the radio amateur community.  Hams will sometimes give tribute to SK's in their biographies as Influencers or Elmerss.

Silent Key is a dignified term going back to wired telegraphy, adopted in the early days of ham radio when only Morse code was used to honor a CW operator whose key will not be heard again.  This tradition has carried over into modern times when voice, video and data have been added to the amateur radio repertoire.  Considering the pro-sign SK as “end of transmission,” the double meaning of SK is very fitting.