Jefferson ARC W5GAD

Jefferson Amateur Radio Club, VEC, ARRL Special Service Club, Special events, D-STAR and Yaesu System Fusion repeaters. 1521 Palm St. Metairie LA 70005

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Katrina-Ida Event at the club. Come for dinner 6pm August 28. One the air at 7pm. Return on the 29th at 7:30am till 7 pm. Donuts AM and pizza for lunch. Great way to make lots of contacts

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

The Slidell Ham Fest, sponsored by the Ozone Amateur Radio Club, is September 13 & 14. Information about times, parking, etc. is here: https://t.co/535MGp7wJI

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Come talk on the radio with other Lighthouses and Lightships all over the world!

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Join the Jefferson and Ascension ARC's Saturday 8/17 from 10am to 2pm at the New Canal Lighthouse (https://t.co/ubVSZwonCB) We set up a remote station for the annual International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Speaker change tonight. John Portune - W6NBC will talk about An Inflatable Magnetic Loop Antenna for Portable Operations: a high-efficiency experimental 10-40m fold-up, blow-up magnetic loop made from a mountain bike inner tube and electrically conductive fabric.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

@bchalstrom Terrific article about the history and culture of ham radio from MIT Press: https://t.co/UIY6w6bHvr

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Terrific article about the history and culture of ham radio from MIT Press: https://t.co/UIY6w6bHvr

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

License exams at the club next Monday -- DSTAR net Tuesday night -- JARC net Wednesday night -- Open House Thursday night

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Jefferson ARC Wires-X Net tonight, Tuesday, July 9th at 9pm. Held in the W5GAD Wires-X room, number 45584. You can only get to the W5GAD Wires-X room through the JARC 147.240 repeater or through a Wires-X node. Make sure you connect to the W5GAD Room before the net starts.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Field Day has been a huge success! Picked up by WDSU-TV and Fox8. Lots of people came to see what we do. Officials from Jefferson Parish and Louisiana government attended. Thanks for all who participated

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

FIELD DAY starts TOMORROW. Did you know: radio waves only move in STRAIGHT lines. So how do we talk with Australia? The straight waves reflect on the atmosphere and the earth to “hop” around our CURVED planet.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Only 2 days til Field Day. Did you know the word "telegraph" was coined in 1791 to mean a non-electric semaphore system. That's why we have a "Telegraph Hill" in many cities.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Only 3 days til Field Day. Ham radio is FUN! - not just about emergencies. Lots of opportunities to learn new things, build your own equipment, and compete in contests with people all over the world!

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

@w5gad Only 4 days til Field Day. With potential Tropical Storm Alberto in the Gulf, it's a good time to sharpen our skills and tune up our equipment.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Jefferson ARC (https://t.co/R5Vtyqkgd4) Thursday 5/23 7PM: member Mike Saladino, WB5LLI, will tell us about a unique, small, portable transceiver kit he built and demonstrate it using a club antenna.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Terrific video from Dayton Hamvention 2024. Very tricked out mobile shack for emergency work from Stephen Smith WA8LMF with a focus on APRS. https://t.co/rZEy6FYKGB

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Jefferson ARC will do a POTA activation this Sunday April 7, 2024 at the Maurapas Wildlife Management Area 9 am. Become a member and join us for POTA and lots of other activities we host. https://t.co/R5VtyqjInw

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

Happy Louisiana QSO Party Day. Contest starts at 9am local. Jefferson ARC members will be on in JEFF Parish using W5GAD, in WFEL using KJ5BYZ, and maybe others.

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

@1donwilbanks Don, check out our Field Day activities posted on our website blog and event calendar. Would love to have you drop by, have some fun and see the gang again. -Ron KG5LQ

[Jefferson ARC W5GAD @w5gad]

We had a great turn out of @w5gad members at an informal dinner at New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co. tonight. The @w5gad Social Committee organized the dinner before our monthly General Meeting. Everyone had a great time eating and socializing. #JARC #AmateurRadio