News – W7SAA

Repeater Site Electric is Almost Done

Mike Reed — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:36:15 +0000

Thanks to Jay WB6RDV we now have power and lights at the site. One more outlet to wire and we are done. We should have it all wrapped by end of next week. Here are some more pictures of the progress. We thank Jay for all the work he is doing it looks great.

Jay WB6RDV wiring an outlet.

Finished Outlets

Jay WB6RDV Lighting the new site up.

More Progress on Repeater Site

Mike Reed — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 04:18:03 +0000

This week we made more progress at the repeater site. As you will see from the pictures below all but the last section of the tower is up (Thank You Mark Doucette – KI7FZV). The building is in place and we have it insulated with OSB on the walls and just need to complete the OSB on the ceiling. Next week we are hoping to get the electric installed. We will post more on the progress as it happens.

Carl – KF7BBR and Mike – KJ7BRF picking up tools after getting the inside walls done.

Looking at the front of the site while work in progress.

Back of site showing the last section of tower ready for some antennas.

Chris – KJ7UYT admiring his handy work.

Insulation being installed in the ceiling.

Tower Foundation Poured!

KJ7UYT — Fri, 05 May 2023 22:21:01 +0000

Progress has been made at the repeater site. The foundation for the new tower has been poured! Thank you goes out to everyone involved with the club that has had a hand in keeping this project moving along.

Special thanks goes to Mark and his wife Vikki, to Carl and to Jay for being available to go on site the day of the pour!

Club Members Hitting the Summit!

KJ7UYT — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:55:55 +0000

KJ7UYT and K7AVG were out operating in an area northwest of Dallas on the 27th of March. They were operating on various bands and were later joined by KK7DCV and KK7DCW. KK7DCV was able to activate the summit that they were at. It was his first activation. DCV is one of the clubs youth members so it was very exciting us all to watch as K7AVG taught him how to perform a SOTA activation!

K7AVG operating his KX3 and FT-2DR out of the back of his SUV

K7AVG set up his telescoping mast and end fed random wire antenna along with a roll-up J-pole for VHF operation.

KJ7UYT set up his FT-891 to run the FT8 mode from the back of his SUV powered by a LiFePo4 battery.

KJ7UYT had his 4BTV set up on a homemade base mount.

Club members portable!

KJ7UYT — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:04:42 +0000

A few of us from the W7SAA club went out to a location northwest of Dallas this morning and set up for a quick portable operation. Had a great time with the four of us. It was Chris KJ7UYT, Andrew KJ7ZYM, Patrick KK7DCW, and James KK7DCV! Chris was heard all the way in North Africa with just 20w from his FT-891 and a Hustler 4BTV vertical antenna. Patrick ran a 53′ end fed wire with his Yeasu 991A powered from his truck batteries.

KJ7UYT working 15m on his FT-891

KK7DCW and KK7DCV working on 20m with a 53′ End Fed Wire antenna

Donated Radio Gets a Home

W7SAA — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:05:16 +0000

A new Yaesu FTM-7250DR was donated to SARC in 2021 from Gerry – W6COU for a youth member. We are happy to report that this radio has found a home! James, KK7DCV, received his technician license at our last VE Testing session. Congratulations to him and we all hope he gets a lot of use out of the radio!

“That is an Awesome Donation to James. I’m so Happy & Pleased that my Yaesu FTM-7250D radio that I won as the Grand Prize at he Catalina Amateur Repeater Association CARA Picnic, and thus, then Donated that radio to the Salem Ham Club W7SAA. Nick K7DSG continued the Great Donation into the hands of that New Ham Technician – James”. – Gerry W6COU

Pictured – Nick, K7DSG after James received his radio. Chris, KJ7UYT presenting the radio to James.